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Rock Concert Review: Queen + Adam Lambert — Close to the Real Thing

August 7, 2019
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Now more than ever, “the people,” of all ages, want Queen. How lucky we are that Lambert, May, and Taylor are willing and able to deliver.

Theater Review: Company One’s ‘Greater Good’ Takes Us on a Tour of Privilege. Literally.

August 6, 2019
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Greater Good is a fiercely compelling piece, confronting its audience with a complex exploration of some of the most pressing issues of our day.

Television Review: “Fire in the Maternity Ward ” — On the Knife-Edge Between Humor and Outrage

August 6, 2019
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If, like me, you tend to see laughter as a form of catharsis then a serious question is raised: is laughing at nihilistic humor all that healthy?

Book Interview: Susan Larson’s “The Murder of Figaro” — Mozart Goes Sleuthing

August 5, 2019
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Susan Larson’s The Murder of Figaro is spiced with raunch, witticisms, and behind the scenes verisimilitude of rehearsal life.

Jazz Concert Review: Newport Jazz Festival 2019 — Exalting Diversity

August 5, 2019
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“It’s not something to be tolerated,” saxophonist Kamasi Washington said. “It’s something to be celebrated.”

Film Review: “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” — Chekhov’s Flamethrower

August 5, 2019
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Quentin Tarantino delights in exhausting his audiences as much as he does in entertaining them.

Arts Fuse Podcast #18: The End of an Era

August 4, 2019
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Have no fear! The Arts Fuse podcast will be returning soon in a new format.

Film Review: “Luz” — Strangely Compelling Retro Horror

August 3, 2019
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A genre debut as self-assured as Luz is always exciting.

Book Review: “We Are All Good People Here” — From All Sides

August 3, 2019
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We Are All Good People Here is an enormously insightful examination of how dangerous suggestible people can be, to those around them and to themselves.

Book Review: “Lady in the Lake” — The Complex Tapestry of Urban Decay

August 2, 2019
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This fine novel is portrait of Baltimore as a city at war with itself.

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