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Book Review: “The Swells” — Expertly Cruising Through Satiric Waters

February 22, 2022
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Is it possible that adventurous readers have a better feel for the virtues of this zany, demanding satire than fuddy-duddy critics?

Author Interview: Jan Brogan on a Revelatory Murder in Boston’s Combat Zone

February 22, 2022
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The Combat Zone is more than simply a captivating exposition of legal proceedings and adjacent matters. It is an incisive, vivid, jarring, and meticulous account of — as the subtitle says — “murder, race, and Boston’s struggle for justice.”

Rock Concert Review: 2022’s Fear Inoculum Tour — Peak Tool

February 22, 2022
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Wading in the deep end of the Tool pool.

Jazz Album Review: Corina Bartra’s “Amber Light” — Unlistenable? Or Genius?

February 22, 2022
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Others may hear a painfully flawed Latin jazz album, but what I heard was a brilliant postmodern ironic jam session in the mode of Ornette Coleman. I’m probably wrong, but I don’t care, because this album is a blast.

Theater Review: “People, Places & Things” — Grappling with Addiction

February 21, 2022
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People, Places & Things memorably tackles the insidiousness of addiction.

Visual Arts Remembrance: Artist Ashley Bryan

February 21, 2022
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Ashley Bryan was a remarkable artist and legendary figure in Maine and New York who passed away at the beginning of February.

Television Review: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” — Time for a New Set

February 21, 2022
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This season The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel must confront a considerable challenge — Midge must not be allowed to tell the same tired jokes as her male counterparts.

WATCH CLOSELY: HBO’s “Landscapers”

February 21, 2022
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Landscapers is a true crime series that compellingly weaves together dream and reality.

Book Review: “Crown & Sceptre” — A Quick Walk Through the British Monarchy

February 21, 2022
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Crown & Sceptre is generally amusing and it has the instructional benefit of helping readers keep the Williams, Henrys, Edwards, and Georges who have occupied the ancient throne straight.

Jazz Album Review: Oscar Peterson Quartet — “A Time for Love”

February 21, 2022
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Oscar Peterson always seemed at his best live, which is how we find the pianist in this beautifully recorded, newly issued set.

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