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Music Review: “Sugar Man” Rodriguez — The (Finally Famous) Mexican-American Singer-Songwriter from Detroit Comes to Boston

May 15, 2014
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Whether it was intended or not, Searching for Sugar Man did more than delve into the past of Sixto Rodriguez; it created his future.

Film Review: “Locke” — Hell on Wheels

May 15, 2014
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All that WASP self-reliance and fortitude, and I, the Jew, am thinking, “Isn’t anyone getting hungry? Doesn’t anyone want to use the potty?”

Concert Review: Television — Still in its Own Orbit After Thirty Years

May 14, 2014
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The band was still Television and often as not, still magnificent.

Poetry Review: Translations of Two Wild Russian Poets, Their Flair Restored

May 14, 2014
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New translations of Soviet-era poets Vladimir Mayakovsky and Vladislav Khodasevich ask us to restore them to their rightful places in Russian and international literature .

Theater Review: “Sontag: Reborn” — A Song of Herself

May 13, 2014
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Dramatically speaking, Sontag: Reborn fails to treat a flawed iconoclast with the necessary creative playfulness. Hush, Saint Susan Aborning!

Visual Arts Review: A “Street Talk” That Stresses Harmony Rather Confrontation

May 13, 2014
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Chris Daze Ellis takes a serious risk. If you hang your work next to Berenice Abbott’s, it had better be as brilliantly framed, as firmly direct, and as perfectly focused as hers.

CD Reviews: James Brawn’s Beethoven Odyssey (volumes 1 and 2) and In Recital (MSR Records)

May 12, 2014
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In a world populated by talented pianists, James Brawn is a standout. He’s not just a virtuoso, but also a probing, thoughtful musician with strong, creative programming instincts.

Dance Review: Boston Ballet’s “Pricked” — Building Blocks

May 12, 2014
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Carrying cacti around the stage in boxes and placing them on their heads and in predictably suggestive positions, the Boston Ballet dancers looked like they were having a blast

Film Review: “The Lunchbox” — One of the Year’s Best Films

May 12, 2014
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The Lunchbox is that rare film experience that stays with you, makes you think about its multi-layered, subtle performances and storyline, and forces you to see it again.

Theater Review: “On the Verge” — Linguistic Playfulness to a Fault

May 12, 2014
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The conceit of “On the Verge” is fascinating, inviting us, as all first rate speculative or science fiction does, to see our past through different lenses.

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