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Film Review: Love, Distance, and What Remains — “Father Mother Sister Brother”

January 21, 2026
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Jim Jarmusch’s films resist cliches and conventional dramatic formulas — understatement is the rule.

Concert Review: Boston Symphony Orchestra Seeks Unity in “E Pluribus Unum” Festival

January 20, 2026
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Reflecting on our divisive politics, BSO music director Andris Nelsons told the concert audience that “Every tunnel has light at the end.”

Children’s Book Reviews: Classics — New and Reissued

January 20, 2026
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Enjoy an instant classic for kids and an established classic that is newly available.

Rock Album Review: A Road-Tested Revelation — Mike Mattison’s “Turn a Midnight Corner”

January 20, 2026
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“Turn a Midnight Corner” is one of those records that has the right mix of risk and guile. It doesn’t so much tell a story as summon one, track by track.

Book Review: Medicine, Morality, and the Women of “The Double Standard Sporting House”

January 17, 2026
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For those ready to make the investment, “The Double Standard Sporting House” is a fascinating look inside a complex and compelling world.

Film Review: “Dead Man’s Wire” – Getting Even Can Be Very Dark Fun

January 16, 2026
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When big business steps on a small man, watch out!

Book Review: Imagining a World Beyond Prisons — Anna Terwiel’s “Prison Abolition for Realists”

January 14, 2026
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“Prison Abolition For Realists” makes a strong case for persevering in a contest that will probably take a long time to win.

Jazz Album Review: Kris Davis Expresses Environmental Grief Through Music in “The Solastalgia Suite”

January 13, 2026
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In its evocativeness, shapeliness, and meaningful drama, “Solastalgia Suite” is Kris Davis’s masterpiece… so far.

Film Review: “Cover-Up” Reminds Us Why Investigative Journalism Still Matters

January 11, 2026
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Given the current administration’s attacks on independent journalism, “Cover-Up” couldn’t be timelier.

Book Review: Trapped in the Present Tense — The Bleak Masculinity of David Szalay’s “Flesh”

January 11, 2026
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David Szalay’s novel focuses on a current type of western male: one whose emotional growth and adult development are stunted or limited by his inability to express himself and understand who he is.

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