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Farcical fight and sex scenes might be forgivable, but the “mystery” is so barely there it utterly fails to engage — and that’s lethal to a novel in this genre.
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black odyssey boston is a fearless, funny, and fraught reimagining of Homer’s Odyssey as the story of the African-American diasporic experience.
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As readers know, a thread of melancholy runs through Tolkien’s masterwork, deepening and informing his achievement. It should, by rights, have its place in any depiction of his life.
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This month focuses on contemporary country-rap. It’s high time we take note of a fledgling genre on the verge of mass popularity.
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Cry It Out is a well-done dramedy that suggests that we try harder to let life’s sweet moments linger.
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The perversity of The Handmaid’s Tale oppressive allegory lends itself well to opera, and Boston Lyric Opera makes the most of the material’s emotional heights and depths.
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Zhang Yimou’s return to form is a story of doubles, duplicity — and zithers.
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“I saw it coming three years ago, when there was a frenzy of development in the Fenway. Now the neighborhood looks like a corporate mall.”
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The White Crow, wisely, offers up no easy answers regarding why Rudolf Nureyev defected.
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A landmark concert from 1992 is a chance to rediscover Betty Carter’s greatness, to appreciate again how this artist was special to the very essence of her soul.
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