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Every piece here seems to play by its own rhythmic rules, and yet nowhere does the music sound academic or formal.
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Freed from the pressures of recording for a major label, Kacy Hill has created an album that feels surprisingly personal.
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Practical handbook, compendium of theory, or history of an American tradition? A little of each… but enough of any?
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The Painted Bird is a coming-of-age story populated by the worst of humankind.
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If the first set was all about reminding us the breadth and depth of the talent in Billy Strings’ combo, the second set was all about dynamics and power.
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Roy Cohn was much more pernicious than Joe McCarthy because he was far more adept at undercutting the relevance of so-called American values.
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These days, I worry that David Mitchell is losing touch with reality.
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To its credit, this “true crime” documentary treats the tragedy of each victim with empathy and respect.
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With its many virtues, Flannery isn’t the perfect film biography. It’s a shoot-by-the-numbers conventional PBS American Experience.
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Critical/Theater Commentary: Slapping Sleeping Media Outlets A “Woke”
Taking action on even a modest number of these suggestions will undoubtedly shake up the current puerility of much of American theater criticism.
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