Review

WATCH CLOSELY: Netflix’s “Dark” — Childhood Horrors, Revisited

August 20, 2018
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Dark is not a German version of Stranger Things; its historical vision is distinctive.

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Jazz CD Review: Pianist/Composer Satoko Fujii at 60 — Full Speed Ahead

August 20, 2018
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From intense solo recitals to big band rumbles, Satoko Fujii can not only be counted on for exploratory zeal — she also has the chops to pull off whatever she attempts.

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Book Feature: Joan Nathan — Sitting at “King Solomon’s Table”

August 18, 2018
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There are 170 recipes in King Solomon’s Table . Joan Nathan, a sort of culinary archeologist, tracks down the details of their origins to Biblical times. 

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Book Review: “Lost Empress” — A Novel That Takes Chances

August 18, 2018
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Lost Empress’ ambition is admirable, and while the over-the-top style gets away from itself, it’s lively and sometimes entertaining.

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Film Review: “Pal Joey” — A Memorable Rita Hayworth

August 17, 2018
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In 1957’s Pal Joey, Rita Hayworth makes an indelible impression as a screen siren, as sexy as in her ’40s heyday.

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Theater Review: “We The People,” “The Member of the Wedding,” and “Creditors”

August 16, 2018
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Three theaters in the Berkshires offer differing views of the past.

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Theater Review: “The Man of Destiny” — A Shavian McGuffin

August 16, 2018
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George Bernard Shaw’s The Man of Destiny could be an evening of delight with a frisson of cerebral exercise.

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Concert Review: Kurt Elling at the Shaolin Liu Performance Center

August 15, 2018
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Although his choice of material doesn’t always work for me, for my money, Kurt Elling is the most important jazz vocalist of the last twenty years.

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Film Review: “Nico, 1988” — Starlight Fades

August 14, 2018
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Nico, 1988 lays bare the ravaged body and brooding soul of a woman who may yet be remembered as among the most iconic musicians of the twentieth century.

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Book Review: “Spinning Silver” — Rumplestiltskin, Reimagined

August 13, 2018
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This is a winning book, conveying a strangely believable fantasy about three strong young women in a world not that far removed from our own.

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