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Children’s Book Reviews: The Natural World and Beyond

October 30, 2025
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Three beautiful new picture books for kids about nature, color, and gardening will inspire, inform, and delight.

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Concert Review: Violinist James Ehnes and Pianist Andrew Armstrong in Recital

October 29, 2025
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Both players are long-time friends and recital partners; the pair thrive on tackling big stylistic and musical contrasts that are tied together by performances that were both interpretively thoughtful and technically accomplished.

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Woodstock Film Festival, Dispatch #2: Wonder, Work, and Whimsy

October 28, 2025
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A quartet of films whose topics range from modern love and protecting animals to family dysfunction and a who-done-it with a vintage doll detective on the case.

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Concert Review: Pianist Daniil Trifonov and Baritone Matthias Goerne Perform Schubert’s “Swan Songs”

October 28, 2025
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For those who love Schubert, this was a memorable occasion indeed.

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Television Review: “DMV” — An Uninspired Sitcom Stuck in Neutral

October 27, 2025
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When will there be a sitcom worthy of Tim Meadows’ talents?

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Film Review: “Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc” — Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Girl

October 26, 2025
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Besides Chainsaw Man’s abundant visual pleasures and uncompromising blend of ultra-violence and adolescent sexuality, one of its particular draws is that it’s a cinephile’s anime.

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Theater Reviews: “Waiting for Godot” and “Art” on Broadway – More Stars at Ridiculous Prices

October 26, 2025
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Broadway is being subjected to a steady parade of Hollywood names parachuting into familiar titles, propped up by prestige directors and stratospheric ticket prices.

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Album Review/Commentary: John Scofield and Dave Holland — “Memories of Home,” and a Scofield Retrospective

October 26, 2025
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If it is possible for people to express a deep personal regard for one another through musical collaboration, that is what happens between John Scofield and Dave Holland in their upcoming release.

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Film Review: Del Toro’s “Frankenstein” — Creature Comfortless

October 26, 2025
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The monster almost comes alive. 

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Concert Review: Neko Case –Sending a Love Letter to Musicians

October 25, 2025
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There was little doubt that the singer owned every note with a pure sense of conviction — and community — that blew past rock-star trappings.

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