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Rock Interview: Nils Lofgren — Being “Blue With Lou”

May 16, 2019
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“Since the late ‘60s I’ve been up and down the Northeast corridor, and Boston’s always one of our favorite stops.”

Theater Review: BalletX — Plenty of Spunk

May 15, 2019
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Here was another (all-too) typical example of ballet companies reinforcing a patriarchy that hardly reflects the number of women in their ranks.

Arts Fuse Podcast #15: REE-AL-O-TEE!

May 15, 2019
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The boys (Lucas Spiro and Matt Hanson) are joined once again by Arts Fuse editor-in-chief Bill Marx.

Book Review: “Accounting for Slavery” — Plantation Roots of Scientific Management

May 14, 2019
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In this valuable study, Caitlin Rosenthal isolates an assortment of business practices and technologies that reflect the sophistication of New World plantation economies — dispelling myths of their romantic crudeness.

Book Review: “The Feral Detective” — Strictly From Hunger

May 14, 2019
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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.

Theater Review: “black odyssey boston” — An Electrifying Epic Journey

May 14, 2019
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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.

Film Review: “Tolkien” — Too Little Darkness

May 13, 2019
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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.

Music Review: New Singles of 2019 — The Rise of Country-Rap

May 12, 2019
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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.

Theater Review: “Cry It Out” — The Power of Friendship

May 10, 2019
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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.

Opera Review: BLO’S “Handmaid’s Tale” — Sublime Dystopia

May 10, 2019
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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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