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Book Review: A Chance for Peace—”Killing a King”

November 8, 2015
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People like [Yigal Amir] emerge in many social movements, people who regard protest within the bounds of democratic process as insufficient.

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Music Review: Bluesman Buddy Guy at 79—Born to Play the Blues

November 7, 2015
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Today, Buddy Guy’s vocals are as fresh and project as strongly as on any of his classic recordings.

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Theater Review: “Beautiful”—A Joyous Musical Bio of Carole King

November 7, 2015
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What comes through clearly in Beautiful is the joy Carole King and the other writers took in putting together the songs that captured our hearts.

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TV Review: “The Knick”—Rewarding, But Not for the Faint of Heart

November 6, 2015
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Cinemax’s The Knick is gruesome, grim, and certainly not for the faint of heart.

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Film Review: Boston Jewish Film Festival — A Powerful “Bulgarian Rhapsody”

November 6, 2015
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The history lesson embedded in Bulgarian Rhapsody is subtle yet also packs a wallop.

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Classical Album Review: Tenor Jonas Kaufmann’s “Nessun Dorma”—Puccini Sung Right

November 4, 2015
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If you like good, smart singing, tenor Jonas Kaufmann’s Nessun Dorma:The Puccini Album disc is for you.

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Fuse Film Review: At the Boston Film Festival—A Delicious “Dough”

November 4, 2015
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Dough contains plenty of tasty charm and passion.

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Concert Review: Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra at Symphony Hall

November 3, 2015
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By any measure, this is an impressive orchestra, as technically accomplished as any number of professional ensembles, domestic and international.

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Film Review: “I Smile Back”—Becoming Undone, Memorably

November 3, 2015
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Sara Silverman throws herself into depicting Laney’s mental illness and out-of-control life.

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Film Review: A Blazingly Good “Spotlight”

November 3, 2015
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Given the precipitous Internet-driven decline of print journalism over the past decade, Spotlight vividly reminds us of the clout of a local newspaper speaking truth to power.

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