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Stage Review: A Not-So-Perfect “Future Perfect” at SpeakEasy Stage

January 15, 2015
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Playwright Ken Urban doesn’t seem to have a strong point of view about his thirtysomethings-in-a-muddle; neither does he allow them to change or grow.

Classical CD Review: The Schneider Quartet — Heavenly Haydn

January 14, 2015
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Despite the monaural sound, these gloriously performed string quartets remain my favorite Haydn recordings.

Arts Interview: Scott Timberg Looks at the “Culture Crash” Square in the Eye

January 13, 2015
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“It’s not depressing to be told that writers and artists are getting screwed. It’s our daily reality.”

Book Review: “Culture Crash” — The People Who Followed Their Bliss Off a Cliff

January 13, 2015
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Truth is, the fraying of the middle class is not just something that has happened to creatives.

Book Review: Miranda July’s “The First Bad Man” — Transforming the Ordinary into the Extraordinary

January 13, 2015
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Miranda July’s originality of vision rests on an acute (and astute) awareness of the cosmic and the quotidian.

Visual Arts Commentary: The Telling Anonymity of Political Street Art

January 12, 2015
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Highlighting the identity of artists is essential in art world journalism, but it appears to be unimportant when reporting on the artistic contributions to political street demonstrations.

Arts Commentary: On Michel Houellebecq, Islamophobia, and “Charlie Hebdo”

January 12, 2015
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It is unlikely that those who turned automatic fire on the staff of Charlie Hebdon ever read Michel Houellebecq.

Fuse Concert Review: “Hot Stove, Cool Music” — A Salute to Boston’s Vintage Years

January 12, 2015
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Intentionally or not, much of the “Hot Stove, Cook Music” concert was flashback to the Boston scene 20 years ago .

Concert Review: Yevgeny Kutik and the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra’s “Russian Portraits”

January 12, 2015
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Violinist Yevgeny Kutik delivered a performance of the Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto that mined the piece’s subversive character but never shied away from its extroverted nature.

Film Review: “The Imitation Game” — A Delicate Balance

January 11, 2015
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The Imitation Game is a movie that should have made us angry, but it merely makes us sad.

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