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Opera Review: Tod Machover’s VALIS — Futuristic Sturm und Drang

September 12, 2023
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Let’s hope composer Tod Machover, Opera of The Future, and the Media Lab have more up their space-age sleeves.

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TV Review: “Wrestlers” – An intimate Look at Some Denizens of the Squared Circle

September 11, 2023
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Pro Wrestling Company Ohio Valley Wrestling is the little train that could and knows that it can.

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Concert Preview: Tommy Emmanuel — A Guitar Player’s Guitar Player

September 11, 2023
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“I just want to fly my kite like everyone else. I’m not interested in being the greatest. That sounds like an awful ball and chain. I love the freedom that I have.”

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Jazz Album Review: Terell Stafford’s “Between Two Worlds” — A Spirited Rejoinder

September 11, 2023
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Trumpeter Terell Stafford never seems to be straining; he can be exuberant without sounding brassy.

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Coming Attractions: September 10 through 25 — What Will Light Your Fire

September 10, 2023
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Our expert critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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Opera Album Review: An Engaging Opera by an 18th-Century Black Composer

September 10, 2023
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Joseph Bologne, whose mother was a slave in Guadeloupe, proves to be as skillful in vocal-dramatic music as we have long known he was in instrumental works.

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Book Appreciation: Celebrating Kate Atkinson’s “Life After Life” –The Best Novel of the 21st Century

September 10, 2023
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In “Life After Life,” novelist Kate Atkinson has shown how boundless the imagination can be.

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Book Review: “The Secret Hours” — A Masterful New Book from Today’s Premier Espionage Author

September 9, 2023
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When “The Secret Hours” flares up ­­– notably on two separate, devastating occasions ­­­– the story delivers more emotional heft than Mick Herron’s previous books.

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Concert Review: Arctic Monkeys at TD Garden

September 8, 2023
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The band’s performance was stellar. Its setlist was on point: a bit of the new, a bit more of the early stuff, and a whole lot of “AM.” In America, in 2023, that’s just good fan service.

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YA Book Review: The Origins of the Beatles

September 8, 2023
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A new YA book about John Lennon and Paul McCartney will help fans know more about the friendship that changed pop culture.

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