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The week’s poem: Kayla O’Meara’s “How to take the plunge”
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In “Problemista,” Julio Torres has managed to make the trauma of the undocumented immigrant, struggling to stay in America, as amusing as it is agonizing.
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“The hardest part of the book for me to write was the conclusion. It’s a very dark book. I didn’t want to write a dark conclusion, but I also didn’t want to be Pollyannaish about it.”
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This sweet, amusing documentary revolves around collectors (all eager males) who are crazy with nostalgia for the mainstream cinema of the late 1970s through the 1990s.
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This is a blemished set that I, a Johnny Griffin enthusiast, am glad to have.
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The Portland Youth Philharmonic’s East Coast tour allows the ensemble, whose membership is mostly drawn from the city of Portland, and its nearby suburbs, to showcase their artistry in venues that will do them sonic justice, including Worcester’s Mechanics Hall.
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“Beyond Words” tells an important story in an entertaining as well as a delightfully educational way.
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Faith is a very elusive thing in the transcendent “Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell.”
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“3 Shades of Blue” is at its most compelling seen as an extended essay about drugs, creativity, the jazz life, and the mysterious nature of musical genius.
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Music Commentary: A Mystery Solved on the 50th Anniversary of the Release of “Queen II”
It is well established that the lyrics to the song on “Queen II” that’s directly about the painting (called “The Fairy Feller’s Master-Stroke”) originate from a poem Richard Dadd wrote about his picture. What’s never been established though is exactly how Freddie Mercury became aware of this poem.
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