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Book Review: “Vilna My Vilna” — A Moving Memorial to the Lodestar of Yiddish Culture

January 2, 2016
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Abraham Karpinowitz offers a salutation of the heart to his beloved city of Vilna.

Fuse Film Commentary: Guilty Displeasures — The Hated 8

January 1, 2016
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Are people more desperate or deluded or have my own critical faculties narrowed and deteriorated?

Theater Review: “Arabian Nights” — A Fabulous Fantasy for All Ages

December 31, 2015
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The actors’ infectious energy and absolute dedication to imaginative play-acting help make Arabian Nights spellbinding.

Album Review: Weather Report — Definitively Live

December 29, 2015
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These live recordings capture Weather Report’s sound during its most celebrated years.

Book Review: “The English and Their History” — A Panoramic View of the Past

December 29, 2015
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With this excellent volume, Robert Tombs offers further proof that there should be no variance between good history and good writing.

Book Review: “The Comedians” — A Compelling History of America’s Jesters

December 28, 2015
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I loved this book, and it will hold a cherished place on my comedy book-shelf.

Film Reviews: Let’s Get Physical — “Concussion” and “Point Break”

December 27, 2015
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Concussion butts heads with the NFL; Point Break is pointless.

Film Review: “Joy” and “The Danish Girl” — Gratification Limited

December 26, 2015
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The unimportance of being too earnest.

Movie Review: “The Big Short” — Capitalism Gone Wild, Made Entertaining

December 25, 2015
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The Big Short is a deftly sardonic piece of doomsday economic diagnosis that is as entertaining as it is alarming.

Theater Review: “The Winter’s Tale” — A Problem Play, Solved

December 24, 2015
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The ASP’s superb production of The Winter’s Tale provides a unusually deft fusion of tragedy and comedy.

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