Month: January 2016

Book Review: “My Brooklyn Writer Friend” — Flashes in the Gloom

January 20, 2016
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Thanks in large part to brevity alone, the way these stories work is closer to poetry than to fiction.

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Music Preview: Billy Childs Reimagines Laura Nyro

January 19, 2016
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Pianist/arranger/composer Billy Childs’s aim was to reimagine Nyro’s music.

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Book Review: Stanley Fish Invites Readers to “Think Again” — With Chutzpah

January 19, 2016
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The New York Times columns selected for Think Again are engaging, provocative, maddening, humorous, and insightful.

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Book Review: “The Butcher’s Trail” — A Masterful Account of Tracking Down Balkan War Criminals

January 18, 2016
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Anybody who has the good sense to pick up a copy of this book will find it instantly fascinating.

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Music Preview: Lettuce — Creating the Funk of Tomorrow

January 18, 2016
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Lettuce is in the midst of a headlining tour; on January 22 the group will be back on its old stomping grounds in Boston..

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Fuse Coming Attractions: January 17 through 26 —What Will Light Your Fire This Week

January 17, 2016
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, theater, dance, music, visual arts, and author events for the coming week.

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Theater Review: “Violet” — A Musical Quest for Healing

January 16, 2016
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In the theater, sentiment must be earned – Violet is moving and likable, but its pathos is only skin deep.

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Concert Review: Boston Artists Ensemble — Chamber Music Done Right

January 16, 2016
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The Boston Artists Ensemble performance was full of bravado, virtuosity, subtlety, and charm.

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Theater Review: “Disgraced” — Relevant, But Soap Opera

January 15, 2016
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Given the rise of radical Islamic terrorism, Disgraced is nothing if not timely.

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Film Remembrance: Alan Rickman — An Actor who Embodied Evil, Heartbreak, and Mystery

January 15, 2016
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Rickman was that rare actor whose low-key intensity was punctuated with just enough hilarity or insanity to make his characters unforgettable.

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