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Film Review: “Lo and Behold” — Oh, Werner!

August 19, 2016
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We’re very fortunate that this kooky cinematic icon finds the internet interesting; this film is one of the most interesting documentaries of the year so far.

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Book Review/Interview: “Listen, Liberal” — What’s the Matter with the Democrats?

August 19, 2016
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Bay Staters, take heed: according to Thomas Frank the problem isn’t just with the Party, but with the reliably blue states as well.

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Fuse Book Review: Novelist Jay McInerney — Nimble Chronicler of America’s Upper Class

August 18, 2016
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Jay McInerney’s characters may live on exotic mixed drinks and fine wines, but they still suffer moral dilemmas and have consciences they cannot silence.

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Fuse Film Review: “The Witness” — A Brother’s Search to Expose the Myths of Kitty Genovese’s Murder

August 18, 2016
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The quest for answers about Kitty Genovese’s murder is really just a red herring for a much more personal journey.

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Jazz Performance and CD Review / Commentary: Jane Ira Bloom’s “Wild Lines” and “Early Americans”

August 17, 2016
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Exposing the jazz impulses in Emily Dickinson’s poetry is not an agenda for the novice.

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Fuse CD Review: The Black Crowes Take Flight — Separately

August 16, 2016
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There’s one thing both Robinson brothers lack outside of The Black Crowes: creative tension.

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Visual Arts Review: Renaissance Sculpture — Colorful for Five Hundred Years

August 15, 2016
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I used to be skeptical of della Robbia sculpture but, after taking in the recently opened exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts, I changed my mind.

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Book Review: Photographer Diane Arbus — Lingering Mysteries

August 15, 2016
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“A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you, the less you know,” Diane Arbus said. Her biographer notes that observation. Hard as he tries, many secrets remain.

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Theater Review: “And No More Shall We Part” — Facing Mortality

August 14, 2016
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This is a beautifully acted but grim 70 minutes of theater, a no-frills look at the dynamics of a struggle about life and death.

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