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Book Review: Donna Leon’s “Give Unto Others” — The Cost We Have All Paid

March 19, 2022
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Even as an entry in such an idiosyncratic (and appealing) series, this case is one of the most personal our protagonist – a thoughtful, compassionate man – has faced.

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Poetry Review: Max Heinegg’s “Good Harbor” — Singing of Blueberries

March 18, 2022
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In Good Harbor, poet Max Heinegg draws on his gift for lyricism as he considers his family, love, school, and the places he has been.

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Classical Album Reviews: “Reflections: Scott Joplin Reconsidered” and New York Youth Symphony plays Price, Coleman, and Montgomery

March 18, 2022
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Two first-rate albums: pianist Lara Downes successfully reconsiders Scott Joplin and the New York Youth Symphony plays Florence Price and others with panache.

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Film Review: “The Outfit” – (The Cutter’s Way)

March 18, 2022
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A subtle, elegant noir mobster film that maintains an aura of tranquility — until the violence begins.

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Television Review: “Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives” — Of Cons and Cults

March 18, 2022
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Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives. falls short because it is designed to be entertaining rather than useful.

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Film Review: “The Spine of the Night” – The Rape of the Land

March 17, 2022
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Recommending The Spine of the Night depends on how much you’d like to see things like head decapitations, eye-gouging, and people being disemboweled in your high-fantasy animated features, in which case Spine is everything you could hope for and a whole lot more.

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Concert Review: Billy Strings Blesses Roadrunner, Memorably

March 17, 2022
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Where Roadrunner goes from here remains to be seen, but Billy Strings did his part to open the room with a bang of a blessing.

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Listening During Covid, Part 9: Intriguing New Works and New-Sounding C. P. E. Bach

March 17, 2022
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A varied buffet of fresh musical experiences from recent decades and from the mid-1700s.

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Theater Review: “Ocean Filibuster” at A.R.T. — Surfing the Waves of Immersive Science and Art

March 17, 2022
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Ocean Filibuster draws on a marvelous fusion of myth, song, free verse, and science to explore why we are standing at the frightening edge of the cliff of our planet’s survival.

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Arts Commentary: Containing Multitudes — Five Shows Explore the Intersections of Identity and Performance

March 16, 2022
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In dealing with the turmoil of ‘real’ life, the art of illusion found in cinemas, theaters, and museums will help us regain a sense of who we are as communal beings.

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