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Visual Arts Review: “Persona” — The Gardner Museum’s Captivating Probe into Photographic Self-Reinvention

March 21, 2026
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Overall, the exhibit offers a fascinating look at  photography’s potential to pose challenging questions about who we are, how we are perceived, and how we can alter our self-image to interrogate our own sense of identit

Book Review: “The Cat’s Eye Charm” — Cozy, Witchy, and Wonderful

March 21, 2026
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Clea Simon’s latest is an easy-going entertainment that will be a fine introduction to those who are only now discovering the author’s uniquely enchanting brand of feline genre fiction.

Poetry Review: Matt Bialer’s “Time Is, Was, Will Be” — Love and Grief in an Eternal Present

March 21, 2026
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Matt Bialer’s long poem doesn’t see time as a clock running to zero, but as an infinite love poem.

Jazz Album Reviews: LP Reissues Spotlight the Enduring Craft of Guaraldi, Garnett, and Chambers

March 20, 2026
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Three recent high-end LP reissues that have only become more valuable over time.

Book Review: All Scorsese’s Films — An Essential Guide to a Temple Guardian

March 20, 2026
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The hefty volume is consistently engaging and informative — a lively, visually appealing guide to one of cinema’s most formidable careers.

Book Review: Will Self’s Moral Reckoning — Satire for a Decadent Age

March 20, 2026
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As is the case with effective satirists, Will Self is nothing if not provocative.

Theater Review: “Suffs” Marches On — Without the Fire Its Story Deserves

March 19, 2026
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“Suffs” bounces through a timeline of conferences, direct actions, interpersonal snits, and self-questioning over whether the entire endeavor is really worth it.

Doc Talk: “André Is an Idiot” — Death Be Not So Serious

March 19, 2026
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The documentary tries, perhaps a bit too hard, to turn the Grim Reaper into the Grin Reaper.

Rock Album Review: On “Future Soul,” Tedeschi Trucks Band Tightens the Groove and Looks Ahead

March 19, 2026
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“Future Soul” is an exercise in creating maximum accessibility without reducing the band’s extraordinary musicianship.

Television Review: “Imperfect Women” — Apple TV’s Nuanced Soap Opera Explores Female Friendships and Class Strains

March 18, 2026
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While each female protagonist makes some rough decisions, the series never pigeonholes them as villains or saints.

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