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Fuse Book Review: Cynthia Ozick — The Value of “Exaggerated Contempt”

July 20, 2016
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For Cynthia Ozick, critics connect the dots; they inform us about what kind of culture we’re living in.

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Jazz CD Review: The Fred Hersch Trio — A Memorable “Sunday Night at the Vanguard”

July 19, 2016
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Time has only made the members of this trio more adventurous as well as accomplished.

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Theater Review: “The Last Schwartz” — Family Matters

July 18, 2016
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Yes, The Last Schwartz is a family drama through and through, but it is well crafted and touching.

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Fuse Television Review: “O.J.: Made in America” — Postmodern “Othello”

July 18, 2016
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The trajectory of O. J. Simpson’s life eventually touched on almost every aspect American society.

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Fuse CD Reviews: Jan Vogler plays Tchaikovsky, Benjamin Beilman’s “Spectrum,” Kenneth Woods conducts Elgar

July 18, 2016
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Spectrum is a stylish, intelligent, and enjoyable disc played by a couple of musicians from whom we can expect big things.

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Film Commentary: In Defense of Woody Allen

July 18, 2016
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A response to Ty Burr’s column called “Here’s why Woody Allen is overrated”in yesterday’s Boston Globe.

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Theater Review: “Cuisine & Confessions” — A Delicious Spectacle

July 17, 2016
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The 7 Fingers can be depended on to fill everyone’s belly with spectacle.

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Theater Review: “Oh God” — An Audacious Israeli Comedy

July 17, 2016
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Anat Gov’s play about wrestling with life and God is an outrageously provocative script that showcases the best of contemporary Israeli art.

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Concert Review: Bob Dylan on Tour — No Nostalgia Allowed

July 15, 2016
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The set proved that Bob Dylan remains, among many other things, one of music’s great contrarians.

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Visual Arts Review: Norman Rockwell Takes On Abstraction

July 15, 2016
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What is so intriguing about “The Connoisseur” is wondering how Rockwell did it.

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