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According to Shelby Steele, white liberals “dissociate” themselves from the past sins of white America by subscribing to the “poetic truth” that the United States is “characterologically evil.”
Pascal Garnier’s characters slip through cracks, cross borders, pass through the thin mirrors of the self, and commit irreparable acts.
Saturday’s was the most electrifying, exciting, spontaneous-sounding, inevitable performance of this warhorse (Beethoven’s Violin Concerto) I’ve heard.
For all the attention it receives and the level of cultural relevance it assumes House of Cards ought to be a much better series than its aggressive promotion makes it out to be.
At a mere 1 hour and 34 minutes, Chuck Workman’s documentary about Orson Welles is rushed and sometimes choppy, leaping through the filmmaker’s bountiful life.
Club Passim’s vegetarian days are over — the new menu is all about “globally inspired New American cuisine.”
More composers who followed their own distinctive paths when they incorporated jazz into their piano concertos.
Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s superb production of God’s Ear honors this beautiful text.

Theater Commentary: The Irrelevance of ‘Relevant’ Theater
Where are the theaters that are bold enough to stage challenging and risky dramas about race? Not just talk the talk.
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