Review

Book Review: “The Hatred of Poetry” — Thinking the Worst About Verse

August 25, 2016
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The Hatred of Poetry claims to explore our culture’s rampant animosity toward the entire art form.

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Theater Review: In New York, A World of Women’s Voices

August 24, 2016
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This fledgling stage troupe aspires to raise a call to arms.

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Fuse Visual Arts Review: Todd Oldham’s “All of Everything” — Fashion, Playfully Beautiful

August 22, 2016
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There is an elemental democratic impulse in Todd Oldham’s work: for him, everyone deserves beauty and every outfit deserves to catch the eye.

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Television Review: “The Get Down” — Netflix’s Flashy Hip Hop Melodrama

August 20, 2016
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The Get Down has the tragic resonance it deserves, though Baz Luhrmann pulls back from confronting the narrative’s political implications.

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Film Review: “Lo and Behold” — Oh, Werner!

August 19, 2016
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We’re very fortunate that this kooky cinematic icon finds the internet interesting; this film is one of the most interesting documentaries of the year so far.

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Book Review/Interview: “Listen, Liberal” — What’s the Matter with the Democrats?

August 19, 2016
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Bay Staters, take heed: according to Thomas Frank the problem isn’t just with the Party, but with the reliably blue states as well.

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Fuse Book Review: Novelist Jay McInerney — Nimble Chronicler of America’s Upper Class

August 18, 2016
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Jay McInerney’s characters may live on exotic mixed drinks and fine wines, but they still suffer moral dilemmas and have consciences they cannot silence.

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Fuse Film Review: “The Witness” — A Brother’s Search to Expose the Myths of Kitty Genovese’s Murder

August 18, 2016
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The quest for answers about Kitty Genovese’s murder is really just a red herring for a much more personal journey.

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Jazz Performance and CD Review / Commentary: Jane Ira Bloom’s “Wild Lines” and “Early Americans”

August 17, 2016
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Exposing the jazz impulses in Emily Dickinson’s poetry is not an agenda for the novice.

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Fuse CD Review: The Black Crowes Take Flight — Separately

August 16, 2016
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There’s one thing both Robinson brothers lack outside of The Black Crowes: creative tension.

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