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CD Review: Have Mercy’s “Make the Best of It” – Best Isn’t Good Enough

May 14, 2017
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Acclaimed emo band Have Mercy doesn’t deliver much that’s new on their latest LP.

Book Review: Polish Poet Czesław Miłosz — Master of the Telling Detail

May 13, 2017
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For a reader without the reference points of mid-twentieth century Lithuania and Poland, this deeply researched biography can be a slog.

Dance Review: A Ratmansky Evening at New York City Ballet

May 11, 2017
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Two works by one of the most-in-demand choreographers of our time received powerhouse performances from the New York City Ballet.

Dance Review: Classical, Three Ways, at Boston Ballet

May 10, 2017
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All of three of these ballets adapted the classical vocabulary and demonstrated that constant evolution is what keeps classicism alive.

Theater Review: New York Stage Round-up — “Indecent,” “Sweat,” and “Bandstand.”

May 10, 2017
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Sweat and Indecent serve as forceful reminders that art matters — as if proof was needed.

Theater Review: Tennessee Williams Inspires “Desire”

May 9, 2017
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The source material  — and the skills of Tennessee Williams’ posthumous collaborators — provides an evening of compelling theater.

Visual Arts Review: “Matisse in the Studio” — Collectibles and Creativity

May 9, 2017
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We are given a priceless opportunity to see how Matisse’s mind worked and the ways his creative process unfolded.

Theater Review: “The Bridges of Madison County” — Waterlogged

May 9, 2017
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The talented SpeakEasy Stage ensemble offers enough harmonious pizazz to make up for the musical ‘s erotic fizzle.

Book Review: “Shake It Up” — Great American Writing on Rock and Pop

May 8, 2017
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On the whole, this anthology, along with igniting discussions about sins of omission, will make for entertaining browsing.

Concert Review: The Heroics of Pianist Marc-André Hamelin

May 8, 2017
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Few in the business proffer the same fusion of near-unbelievable chops/technique with an acute musical sensitivity that encourages near-miracles.

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