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Book Review: Throwing Some Shade on Shade — A Case for Sunlight

June 26, 2026
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A science writer challenges the orthodoxy on sun exposure, arguing for its benefits while downplaying its risks.

Theater Review: “The Zionists” — A Bold Debate, Blunted

June 26, 2026
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S. Asher Gelman’s script opens as a rare, bracing political drama before collapsing into conventional family melodrama.

Film Review: “Mare’s Nest” — Don DeLillo Gets Played

June 25, 2026
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This ambitious adaptation finds its power in images, not in the novelist’s dense and elusive language.

Children’s Book Reviews: Finding Home, Making Family

June 24, 2026
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From exile to everyday kindness, these picture books trace how belonging is built—through resilience, community, and imagination.

Concert Review: Jonathan Biss and the Brentano String Quartet Explore the Drama in Dvořák, Haydn, and Beethoven

June 23, 2026
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Pianist Jonathan Biss and the Brentano String Quartet animated Dvořák, Haydn, and Beethoven with emotional urgency and tonal finesse.

Festival Review: Green River Festival Hits a New Peak with Eclectic, Youth-Driven Lineup

June 23, 2026
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A record crowd for genre-blurring acts, with Geese and Wednesday signaling a shift in the festival’s identity.

Book Review: “Obstinate Daughters” — The Women Who Powered the Revolution

June 23, 2026
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Denise Kiernan’s accessible book restores the often overlooked figures who shaped America’s founding.

Film Review: Stalin’s Labyrinth — Blind Justice in “Two Prosecutors”

June 23, 2026
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The power of Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa’s film stems from its deep repugnance at an acceptance of the aesthetic and moral poverty of dictatorship.

Jazz Concert Review: The Bad Plus Winds Down, Softly

June 22, 2026
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In Groton, the veteran ensemble leans into mood and understatement as its final touring year begins.

Jazz Album Review: Clarinetist Harry Skoler’s Cautiously Experimental Sonic Experience

June 21, 2026
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“Echoes” honors jazz tradition while slipping gracefully into a modern, oblique swing.

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