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Poetry Review: “Come Closer and Listen” — Is Brusque and Amusing Enough?

July 26, 2019
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In his new book, poet Charles Simic employs his customary strategies, but he seldom achieves the intensity he once did.

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Rock Concert Review: Elvis Costello and Blondie — Fun, with Some Surprising Edge

July 25, 2019
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What could have simply passed for a nostalgic classic-rock spin turned out to be an expansive smorgasbord, frustratingly uneven at times, yet given to flashes of fervor and surprise.

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Theater Review: “Steel Magnolias” — Female Bonding

July 24, 2019
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Over thirty years after it premiered, the script remains touching and funny, with the added merit that it provides a refreshing respite from the sour discourse of 2019.

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Theater Reviews: “Because of Winn Dixie” in Connecticut and “The Lightning Thief” in Boston

July 23, 2019
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Two new musicals aimed at young audiences: One sings, the other yowls

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Book Review: “The Ministry of Truth” — Writing a Blueprint for Disaster

July 20, 2019
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Words from George Orwell to live by:  “To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle.”

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Theater Review: “Morning’s at Seven” — Ensemble Excellence

July 18, 2019
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This production of Morning’s at Seven is a celebration of Peterborough’s theatrical family as much as it is the depiction of a fictional one.,/em>

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Television Review: “Right Now” — Comedy in Jeopardy

July 18, 2019
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Aziz Ansari does get laughs throughout his set, but the tone of Right Now begins and ends on a note of sobriety.

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Poetry Review: “Frozen Charlotte” — Plenty of Pleasure

July 17, 2019
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In Frozen Charlotte, Susan de Sola provides readers with enough aesthetic pleasure and thoughtful commentary about today’s world to remind us of just how good — and necessary — poetry can be.

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Classical CD Review: Bravo Leoš Janáček — A Marvelous Serving of his Vocal Music

July 16, 2019
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This album led me to choose, for a summer project, to listen to all of the music of Janáček — and it has been a complete delight.

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Book Review: Unburied

July 16, 2019
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David Treuer’s expansive new history of native America from 1890 to the present looks with skeptical, Indian eyes from inside simplistic American symbols and narratives.

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