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Concert Review: Violinist James Ehnes and Pianist Andrew Armstrong in Recital

October 29, 2025
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Both players are long-time friends and recital partners; the pair thrive on tackling big stylistic and musical contrasts that are tied together by performances that were both interpretively thoughtful and technically accomplished.

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Arts Remembrance: Jack DeJohnette — As Much a Colorist as a Drummer

October 29, 2025
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Jack DeJohnette – who died this week at age 83 of congestive heart failure – lorded over his entire kit with loose but incisive strokes to tightly tuned drum heads and cymbals.

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Woodstock Film Festival, Dispatch #2: Wonder, Work, and Whimsy

October 28, 2025
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A quartet of films whose topics range from modern love and protecting animals to family dysfunction and a who-done-it with a vintage doll detective on the case.

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Concert Review: Pianist Daniil Trifonov and Baritone Matthias Goerne Perform Schubert’s “Swan Songs”

October 28, 2025
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For those who love Schubert, this was a memorable occasion indeed.

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Television Review: “DMV” — An Uninspired Sitcom Stuck in Neutral

October 27, 2025
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When will there be a sitcom worthy of Tim Meadows’ talents?

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Visual Arts Commentary: What Would It Be Like If Women Ruled Israel and Gaza?

October 27, 2025
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Perhaps asking that Judy Chicago’s exhibition not come was a necessary strategy in the short term, to help end Israeli brutality. But the lesson her show teaches us is necessary in the long term, so that Israelis will stop glorifying that very same brutality.

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Film Review: “Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc” — Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Girl

October 26, 2025
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Besides Chainsaw Man’s abundant visual pleasures and uncompromising blend of ultra-violence and adolescent sexuality, one of its particular draws is that it’s a cinephile’s anime.

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Coming Attractions: October 26 Through November 10 — What Will Light Your Fire

October 26, 2025
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Our expert critics supply a guide to film, visual art, theater, author readings, television, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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Theater Reviews: “Waiting for Godot” and “Art” on Broadway – More Stars at Ridiculous Prices

October 26, 2025
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Broadway is being subjected to a steady parade of Hollywood names parachuting into familiar titles, propped up by prestige directors and stratospheric ticket prices.

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Album Review/Commentary: John Scofield and Dave Holland — “Memories of Home,” and a Scofield Retrospective

October 26, 2025
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If it is possible for people to express a deep personal regard for one another through musical collaboration, that is what happens between John Scofield and Dave Holland in their upcoming release.

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