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Movie Review: “This is The End” — On the Right Side of Judgment Day

June 12, 2013
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For the band of survivors in “This Is The End,” the consideration of how to divide (or not) their only Milky Way bar becomes equal to the raging battle between Good and Evil.

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Album Review: Queens of the Stone Age Grow Up — “. . . Like Clockwork”

June 11, 2013
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The band’s personal conflict and artistic turmoil proved to be fruitful because “…Like Clockwork” is Queens of the Stone Age’s most concise and mature disc to date.

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Poetry Review: “No Hurry” — Aging Well, In Various Ways

June 10, 2013
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“No Hurry” is a book about aging: the conscious pang of the loss of past intensities, the treasuring of the quieter now, the achingly slow death of sex.

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Fuse Coming Attractions: Summer 2013 Rock Concert Overview

June 10, 2013
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Just every week this summer boasts at least one show of note at venues large and small in and around Boston. Here are ten that are worthy of a special mention.

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Fuse Film Review: “Before Midnight” — The Joys of Conversation

June 9, 2013
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“Before Midnight” doesn’t go where you think it will, nor does it end quite the way you might imagine, but the highs and lows of this one memorable night evoke the disquiet and soberness that comes with becoming an adult.

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Visual Arts Review: Seeing the Wonders of Diaghilev and The Ballets Russes

June 9, 2013
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This exhibit dedicated to Diaghilev and The Ballets Russes is well worth a trip to Washington D.C. because of the amazing objects on display.

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Book Review: “In Times of Fading Light” — A Rich Story of Divided Hearts

June 8, 2013
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Though its central events are in the past, conveyed by characters by means of often ambiguous shreds of memory and musing, “In Times of Fading Light” is a work of quiet power and beauty, dense with sorrow, telling detail, and suspense.

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Music Review: The Compelling Mystery of Dean Blunt’s “The Redeemer”

June 7, 2013
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With “The Redeemer,” Dean Blunt has yet again managed to mystify his listeners – this time with gorgeous compositions, a vague yet compelling narrative, and unprecedented honesty.

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Arts Fuse Editorial: The Magazine Heads into its Seventh Year — The State of the Fuse is Strong

June 5, 2013
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It turns out that budding arts writers are anxious to learn how to master the demanding nuts and bolts of reviewing, especially given how few examples of first-rate criticism can be found in the increasingly all-thumbs mainstream media.

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Film Review: “William and the Windmill” — Unusual and Compelling

June 5, 2013
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In the end, William Kamkwamba’s story in “William and the Windmill” is deeply inspirational. As the saying goes, talent is universal, opportunity is not.

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