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Jazz CD Review: Miles Davis at Newport — Indispensable

August 19, 2015
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Miles Davis at Newport, 1955-1975 has its drawbacks, but I wouldn’t want to be without this four-disc collection

Theater Review: ‘Hands Off’ to this “Titus Andronicus”

August 19, 2015
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A lazy night of Shakespearean mayhem in New York’s Riverside Park.

Visual Arts Review: Design Biennial Boston 2015 — The Future? Or a Short-Term Exercise?

August 18, 2015
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Current Mayor Marty Walsh has justifiably called for better design for Boston’s new structures.

Concert Review: Wunderkind Joey Alexander at the Shalin Liu Performance Center

August 18, 2015
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Joey Alexander is more than a mere prodigy; he is closer to a freak of nature, a fully formed jazz virtuoso.

Theater Review: Double Edge’s “Once a Blue Moon” — Water Worlds

August 17, 2015
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What sets Double Edge Theatre apart from other troupes is that it has always forged an intimate link between the world of physical theater and the world of literature and ideas.

Fuse Theater Review: BSC’s “His Girl Friday” — Fast Action on the Chicago Beat

August 17, 2015
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His Girl Friday is a stirring celebration of the power of journalism that not only amuses but manages to be troubling as well.

Fuse Theater Review: Shakespearean Sublimity — “Red Velvet”

August 16, 2015
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As an aged Ira Aldridge, John Douglas Thompson creates a spellbinding picture of vulnerability and strength.

Book Review: The Resilient Wisdom of Tony Judt – For the Ages

August 15, 2015
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Tony Judt is an American treasure, in time he may prove as great to our country as George Orwell and Albert Camus are to theirs.

Film Review: “Ricki and the Flash” — A Damp Squib

August 15, 2015
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Ricki and the Flash is a film that is bad enough to hurt a lot of reputations.

Theater Review: “Blink” at the Chester Theatre Company — Anything But Fleeting

August 14, 2015
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Technology is the gimmick in this two-hander, but what makes Blink absorbing is the writing, teamed with excellent acting and directing.

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