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Rock Concert Review: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds Live at Boston Opera House

June 12, 2015
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The highlight of the concert came at the midway point, when Noel Gallagher started strumming an acoustic guitar as a tambourine tapped behind him.

Concert Review: More Masterly Monteverdi from the Boston Early Music Festival

June 11, 2015
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The Boston Early Music Festival’s production of Monteverdi’s final opera, L’incoronazione di Poppea, is not to be missed.

Fuse Visual Arts Feature: The Pentalum at Lawn on D — A Marvelously Trippy Light Show

June 11, 2015
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“Pentalum” is an example of soft, temporal architecture: its geometric sculptural forms push against the boundaries of an interactive environmental art installation.

Film Review: “Archie’s Betty” — A Charming Documentary about Comic Book Americana

June 11, 2015
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Here is a terrific documentary that will appeal to people who grew up in the mid-20th century and also their children and grandchildren.

Film Review: “Heaven Knows What” — Hitting the Mean Streets For Real

June 11, 2015
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The Safdie brothers are willing to look at hard truths, creating a movie that retains the immediacy and the tragedy of addiction.

Fuse Theater Review: “The How and the Why” — The Science of Being Human

June 10, 2015
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It is worth your time watching Shakespeare & Company’s two fine actresses come to an understanding that is cathartic and real.

Concert Review: Boston Early Music Festival’s Ulisse Hits the Mark

June 8, 2015
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Sunday’s performance of Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria—by a company whose members know each other’s abilities, voices, and personalities well—gave every indication of an extraordinary week ahead.

Book Review: “The Book of Beginnings” — Vive les indifférences!

June 8, 2015
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This study is an attempt to “enter” a foreign way of thought and to study the “possibilities” and, by extension, “potential mindsets” of the human mind.

Film Review: “The Water Diviner” — Starts Out Well But Takes a Dive

June 7, 2015
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Actor Russell Crowe’s directorial debut is visually gripping and very well acted — but its ending is disappointingly hokey.

Film Review: “Love & Mercy” – A Compelling Life of Brian

June 6, 2015
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Paul Dano invests the younger Brian Wilson with focused ecstasy, especially during his creation of the landmark album, Pet Sounds.

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