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Book Review: “This is Where the Serpent Lives” — From Favorite to Felon

March 26, 2026
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This portrait of modern Pakistan is not only wrenching, but unflinching and true.

Film Review: Christian Petzold’s “Miroirs No. 3” — Light as Air, Heavy with Secrets

March 26, 2026
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The narrative is filled with secrets and mysteries that tease and fade away — and the deepest mysteries lie within that basic social unit, the family.

Doc Talk: From Fiume to Gaza, Salem Film Fest Stares Down History

March 25, 2026
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The world almost makes sense at this year’s Salem Film Fest.

Theater Review: Eddie Izzard’s “Hamlet”: A Bare-Stage Rebellion Against a World Out of Joint

March 25, 2026
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I’m thinking that a one-person performance of “Hamlet” by a Brit transwoman might get under Trump’s necrotic skin.

Book Review: In Search of Clarity and Love — Albert Camus’s Notebooks Chronicle the Making of a Mind

March 24, 2026
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Albert Camus’ notebooks shed light on the painstaking efforts of a major 20th-century writer to archive his thoughts — his struggle to make his vision clear, his prose lucid.

Television Review: “Jury Duty: Company Retreat” — A Sharply Funny Satire of Corporate America

March 24, 2026
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“Jury Duty: Company Retreat” is an amusing lampoon with an economic message: it is is pro-small business and anti-private equity.

Visual Arts Review: Wifredo Lam at MoMA — Decolonizing the Modernist Dreamscape

March 23, 2026
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Wifredo Lam can now be seen almost in full in New York — except for his many drawings, which might get a showing soon while the public’s interest is piqued. As for the artist’s paintings in Cuba that never reached MoMA, Americans (perhaps in uniform) might have a chance to see them soon enough.

Jazz Concert Review: John Scofield Trio Trades Flash for Finesse in Regattabar Set

March 23, 2026
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The jam-rock vibes and gnarly blues licks that Scofield showcased in many of his projects over the years weren’t evident in Saturday’s laid-back final set of his trio’s two-night stand.

Opera Review: Odyssey Opera’s “The Last Savage” Finds Wit and Warmth in Menotti’s Madcap Satire

March 22, 2026
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By Aaron Keebaugh The Last Savage delivered good tunes, a delightfully twisted story, and all-around cheer. As a librettist, Gian Carlo Menotti held a critical mirror up to society, often probing the psychological fault lines of his operatic targets. Yet, though he would often question what he saw around him, his works, no matter how…

Book Review: When the Face Disappears, the Painting Speaks — Ewa Juszkiewicz

March 22, 2026
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Today, Ewa Juszkiewicz stands among the most incisive voices in contemporary art. Each work redefines how women may emerge in painting, charting new territories of meaning.

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