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Poetry Review: A.E. Stallings’ “Like” — Good and Clever

September 22, 2018
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Despite its occasional confusions, this is poetry I will return to — to re-experience A.E. Stallings’ wit, wisdom, and word-smithing.

Jazz CD Review: Cécile McLorin Salvant’s “The Window” — A Very Beautiful View

September 21, 2018
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The Window contains an inspired pairing — between singer Cécile McLorin Salvant and pianist-organist Sullivan Fortner.

Book Review: “Heavy Duty: Days and Nights in Judas Priest”

September 20, 2018
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K.K. Downing does not trash Judas Priest or its legacy, but he gives, from his perspective, an honest and believable assessment of the group and his role in it.

Music Feature: The Power of Boston Disco — Celebrating an Era

September 19, 2018
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Disco is back in town! DJ Joey Carvello returns to Boston and the compilation Boston Goes Disco! is released.

Jazz CD Review: Tyshawn Sorey’s “Pillars” — Like Nothing You Have Heard Before

September 19, 2018
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Tyshawn Sorey flies far from his innovative masters. I hardly expected that the result would be so mesmerizing and alive.

Theater Review: “The Niceties” — The Gloves Are Off

September 18, 2018
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Eleanor Burgess’ The Niceties is an articulate, if structurally crabbed, expression of #blacklivesmatter anger as well as a millennial rebel yell.

Visual Arts Commentary: Three Temporary Public Art Pieces — A Dialogue with Art and Ourselves

September 18, 2018
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Three bold new public art installations underscore the possibilities of visual and conceptual experiences in 21st century Boston.

Theater Review: “Native Gardens” — A Flowering Feud

September 17, 2018
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The show’s attempt at satire comes off as blunt and lecture-heavy at times, but the production still manages to be an engaging comedy of manners.

Book Review: “Another Life” — Curing Writer’s Block

September 17, 2018
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This slender memoir reads like a rambling conversation with a literary stranger you meet on a train.

Film Review: “Rodents of Unusual Size” — Scary! Creepy!

September 17, 2018
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How will PC New Englanders react to seeing nutria gunned down by hunters, and some bashed on their heads to make sure they are dead?

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