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Theater Review: “Disgraced” — Relevant, But Soap Opera

January 15, 2016
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Given the rise of radical Islamic terrorism, Disgraced is nothing if not timely.

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Film Remembrance: Alan Rickman — An Actor who Embodied Evil, Heartbreak, and Mystery

January 15, 2016
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Rickman was that rare actor whose low-key intensity was punctuated with just enough hilarity or insanity to make his characters unforgettable.

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Theater Review: “The White Chip” — An Ambitious Primer on the Woes of Alcohol

January 14, 2016
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Sean Daniels displays a fearless desire to share his own battle with alcoholism, a disease that nearly destroyed his career and his life.

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Film Review: “Troublemakers” — Aesthetic Agitation on a Gargantuan Scale

January 14, 2016
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Land art is an outgrowth of the rebellious ’60s; radicalism taking the form of ambitious topographical rearangment.

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Fuse Remembrance: Bowie on Film — Ageless Enigmas

January 14, 2016
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Bowie the Legendary Rock Star and Bowie the Fashion Chameleon were flashier, bolder, than Bowie the Cinematic Iconoclast.

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Theater Review: “Citizens of the Empire” — A Copycat Cosmos

January 14, 2016
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It is strange that Citizens of the Empire is so weirdly underdeveloped, given that it has been in development for quite a while now.

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Arts Remembrance: Appreciating David Bowie — A Virtuoso of Intimacy

January 13, 2016
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I trust Bowie, the way I trust Stevie or Miles or Aretha or Duke or Bach or Debussy or Ornette or Rahsaan or the recently departed Paul Bley.

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TV Commentary: The Golden Globes — Reliably Disappointing

January 13, 2016
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The Golden Globes Equation: Glitz + Glamor + Action = Win.

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Music Interview: Tim Jackson — on Robin Lane, The Band That Time Forgot, Johnny D’s, and the End of an Era

January 12, 2016
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“I hope that these new venues still want to book the occasional seasoned musician, because audiences of all ages still love rock and roll.”

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Visual Arts Remembrance: Industrial Designer Richard Sapper

January 12, 2016
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Steve Jobs approached Sapper about heading up design for Apple. Politely, he declined the offer because he was too busy at the time.

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