Month: January 2013

Poetry Review: The Beautiful Precision of Poet David Ferry

January 14, 2013
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David Ferry’s voice is quiet but never shirks. It admits directly and indirectly that the world is a perplexing place.

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Classical Music Review: Three Autumnal Schubert Sonatas

January 14, 2013
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From the moment he began to play, pianist Paul Lewis established his authority. His performance was spellbinding and eloquent, animated by a respect for precision and rhythmic clarity.

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Fuse Commentary: The Year in Film — 2012

January 14, 2013
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Fuse film critic Tim Jackson picks the best of the past year in movies, a round-up that includes some grievously overlooked documentaries, independent, and foreign films.

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Book Review: Jane Austen’s “Emma” — Aptly Annotated

January 14, 2013
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Editor Bharat Tandon guides us expertly through “Emma,” stopping along the way to augment the text by clarifying usages, concepts, and references that may stump the 21st-century reader.

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Theater Review: Seeing the “Invisible Man”

January 13, 2013
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An adaptor has to make choices, and this theatrical version of “Invisible Man” focuses on the novel’s most straightforward narrative strand.

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Theater Feature: Searching for “Family Happiness”

January 13, 2013
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In this production, director Piotr Fomenko “wanted to explore whether family happiness is even possible, the fight to keep it and the fear of losing it.”

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Dance Commentary: Crowd Sourced Choreography?

January 12, 2013
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What kind of culture is produced by a society that lives and governs itself by opinion polls?

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Classical Music Review: Julian Rachlin and the Boston Symphony Orchestra/Alan Gilbert

January 11, 2013
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Julian Rachlin is a Romantic violinist in the best sense: he has technique to burn, but isn’t overly showy. His tone is pure, his intonation impeccable, and in his playing the melodic line is – even in the busiest solo textures – given pride of place.

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Video Game Review: Playing the “Ace of Spades”

January 11, 2013
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“Ace of Spades” is pure fun to play, but I’m not sure smashing two games together qualifies as innovation.

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Visual Arts/ Book Review: “Mute Poetry, Speaking Pictures” — A Treat for Word-and-Image Fans

January 10, 2013
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“Mute Poetry, Speaking Pictures” is indispensable reading for word-and-image freaks and a treat for fans of virtuoso scholarship.

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