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Country Album Review: Tennessee Ernie Ford’s “Classic Trio Albums” — The Voice Alone

December 20, 2021
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What makes these two albums stand apart? They are content to showcase the elemental power of Tennessee Ernie Ford’s voice.

Arts Feature: My “Best of 2021” — An Operatic Cornucopia

December 19, 2021
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Here’s my list of twenty superlative operatic offerings of different kinds.

Film Review: “Death to Metal” — Heavy Metal Hijinks

December 19, 2021
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Death to Metal is the best sort of low-budget exploitation flick because its ideal balance of ridiculously excessive gore and self-aware humor makes up for its technical and budgetary shortcomings.

Theater Review: “Witness” — An Antique Virtual Voyage

December 18, 2021
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By all means, explore history’s tragedies on stage — virtual or otherwise. But always keep a sharp, invigorating eye on the present’s tragedies-in-the-making.

Classical Album Review: “Here With You” — Fitting Music for the End of a Bittersweet Year

December 18, 2021
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Johannes Brahms’s wistful 1894 Clarinet Sonatas receive fantastic performances.

Book Review: “Amoralman: A True Story and Other Lies” — A Young Magician Turns to a Life of Crime

December 18, 2021
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Magic is a performative pursuit as demanding as high-wire acrobatics — yet a vocation lacking respect, perhaps for good reason.

Film Review: “Encounter” — A Solid Genre-Spanner

December 17, 2021
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This “father and sons on the lam” film adeptly blends genres (in this case: sci-fi plus thriller). It is well assembled, emotionally compelling, and beautifully shot.

Classical Album Review: Attacca Quartet’s “Of All Joys” — Crafting a Space All its Own

December 17, 2021
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Taken together, the selections on Attacca Quartet’s latest release is something of a meditation on the human condition.

Visual Arts Review: Helina Metaferia’s “Generations” — A Story of Heritage and a Call for Change

December 16, 2021
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The social message of Generations is powerful and clear: it is time to be AWAKE + OUTRAGED.

Television Review: “1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything” — Episodes 5-8

December 14, 2021
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The series gives a fine overview of its selected artists, and it does an even better job of introducing the turbulence, torments, treasures, and trippiness of 1971 to audiences who didn’t live through it (or who can’t remember much of it, for whatever reason).

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