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Visual Arts Review: Leonard Cohen — Une Breche En Toute Chose/A Crack in Everything

December 15, 2017
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This ingenious and expansive multi-media museum production will please fans of Leonard Cohen’s art and those new to his artistry.

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Poetry Review: The Golden Age of Russian Poetry — Revisited

December 14, 2017
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Here, then, are two books that provide a fine literary introduction to one of the richest flowerings of poetry in European culture.

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Poetry Review: “A Word For It” — Poetry, From out of the Dictionary

December 14, 2017
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Warren Slesinger’s approach to poetry is experimental but skillful as well as entertaining.

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Book Review: “The Story of Hebrew” — A Surprise Comeback

December 14, 2017
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I cannot recall reading any book about Jewish history that contains so many “Aha!” moments.

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Film Review: “The Other Side of Hope” — Despair Begets Compassion

December 13, 2017
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This short film exudes a lighthearted, breezy energy that belies the seriousness of its subject matter.

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Theater Review: “Hold These Truths” — A Vital Lesson

December 11, 2017
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Hold These Truths is an invaluable reminder that alternative facts are not a new thing.

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Theater Review: New Rep’s Gritty “Man of La Mancha”

December 11, 2017
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A fresh interpretation does wonders for this stirring production of Man of La Mancha.

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Dance Review: “New Work for Goldberg Variations” — Probing the Infinite

December 11, 2017
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One fascinating aspect of this collaboration is that the dance and music harmonize but don’t mimic each other.

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Book Review: “The Golden House” — More Surreal by the Minute

December 10, 2017
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The Golden family comes by its wealth, and accrues its menacing enemies, via long and labyrinthine subplots that are hard to follow.

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Classical CD Reviews: All-star Schubert and Mozart Arias

December 9, 2017
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A hell-for-leather approach to Schubert has its drawbacks; for all the sheen of Juan Diego Flórez’s singing, he doesn’t always seem at home in the music.

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