Review

Theater Review: “Dear Elizabeth” — Letters That Celebrate Love, Friendship, and Literary Art

October 20, 2014
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Whether or not you’re familiar with Elizabeth Bishop or Robert Lowell, their worlds or their poetry, you should hasten to this show.

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Book Review: Lunacy Trumps Religion When It Comes To Peace in the Middle East

October 20, 2014
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Religion occupies pride of place in this volume. As Lawrence Wright says at the outset: “The struggle for peace at Camp David is a testament to the enduring force of religion in modern life”

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Fuse Theater Review: “King Lear” — Tragedy Served Sunny Side Up

October 20, 2014
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The tragedy of King Lear never takes hold because you know that soon someone is going to pick up an accordion and with a ‘Hey, Nonny Nonny’ dance those blues away.

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Fuse Concert Review: The Calming Artistry of Blue Heron

October 20, 2014
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Simply put, Blue Heron is one of the best perks of concertgoing in 21st century Boston.

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Fuse Concert Review: Violinist Regina Carter’s Ancestral Magic

October 19, 2014
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Violinist Regina Carter and her band drew the audience in with a sustained mood of intimacy, warmth, and unfailingly beautiful playing.

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Fuse Film Review: “Pride” — A Feel-Good Film About the Union Ties That Bind

October 17, 2014
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Pride is poignant celebration of the power of the human element, a carefully layered tale of solidarity.

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Film Review: “The Blue Room” — “Gone Girl” — French Version

October 17, 2014
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Is he a murderer? Is she? Who was the victim? His wife? The mistress? The Blue Room is Gone Girl French style, which means more sex, more art, and more enigma.

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Fuse Poetry Review: “Gabriel, A Poem” — A Terrible Beauty

October 17, 2014
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Gabriel is a searing experience to read, filled with sadness but also humor and forbearance, and may give comfort to parents who are dealing with difficult children.

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Book Review: Associate Justice Antonin Scalia — A Judge Who Refuses to Evolve

October 15, 2014
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Bruce Allen Murphy conveys the impression that Scalia knows how he feels on every issue before the briefs have been argued.

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Film Review: The Intriguing Documentary “Art and Craft” — Getting a Kick From Copying Art

October 15, 2014
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Why, when finally caught, didn’t mark Landis land in jail? Here’s the rub. He was a consummate liar and a big-time deceiver but he’s never committed a jailable crime.

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