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Book Review: A House of Many Doors — Gish Jen’s Tiger Writing

April 17, 2013
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Moving restlessly between independence and interdependence in style and content, the lecture captures the changeling quality that Gish Jen associates with those who must creatively manage multiple cultural influences.

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Book Review: “The Wanting” — Ambitious and Audacious Fiction about the Middle East

April 16, 2013
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There are so many characters to root for in “The Wanting” that you tend to read with your head swimming, and with an increasing sense of urgency as the senseless is revealed to have a logic of its own.

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Jazz Review: Chris Thile and Brad Mehldau At The Berklee Performance Center

April 16, 2013
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The wizards of mandolin and jazz piano were in perfect sync, blending styles and breaking barriers.

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Fuse News: In Memoriam — Sir Colin Davis (1927-2013)

April 16, 2013
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Indeed, for much of the latter part of his career, Colin Davis was that rarest of breeds, a conductor seemingly without ego, one who made music simply for the love of it.

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Fuse Concert Review: Michael McHale and the Discovery Ensemble/Courtney Lewis

April 15, 2013
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Sunday’s concert had the Discovery Ensemble and conductor Courtney Lewis playing with uncommon vigor and focus: this was one of the most exciting symphonic performances that any local orchestra has given this season.

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Fuse Commentary: What Does the End of Newspapers Mean for the Arts in Boston?

April 15, 2013
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Recent changes in Boston’s media landscape do not bode well for substantial coverage of the arts. What do those in the arts world think about what is happening?

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Book News: Forget the Insufferable “Mr. Selfridge” — Turn to Zola’s “The Ladies’ Paradise” Instead

April 15, 2013
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Mr. Selfridge drives me nuts because the storyline, the rise of a mercantile empire, calls for edgy  Darwinian conflict rather than paternal benevolence sprinkled with layers of powered soap opera.

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Poetry Review: A Profound Respect for Place — Iraq and the Merrimack Valley

April 14, 2013
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David Allen Sullivan has no combat experience here or abroad, but his verse offers a poignant vision of the sights, sounds, and passions of the Iraq War. Matt Kraunelis replicates the landscapes of his hometown, planting the reader’s feet firmly in the Merrimack Valley.

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Fuse News: Sonia and Sheryl —Tips From Successful Women

April 14, 2013
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Maybe Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg had no interest in the requirements of a good book — just its potential use as a marketing tool.

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Fuse News: What NPR’s Obit of Balanchine Ballerina Maria Tallchief Missed

April 13, 2013
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Maria Tallchief forever changed the idea of what it meant to see America dancing.

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