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Film Review: “Every Body” — A Call for Intersexual Healing

July 2, 2023
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Every Body complicates and clarifies the gender debate.

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Visual Arts Feature: Elizabeth Waterman’s MONEYGAME — Reconsidering the Lives of Strippers through a Female Gaze

July 1, 2023
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As a fellow female artist who is working to develop her own career, photographer Elizabeth Waterman acknowledges and honors the humanity and dedication of her subjects.

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Jazz Album Review: “Thelonious Monk The Classic Quartet” — Remastered

July 1, 2023
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Thelonious Monk can sound like someone skipping (or even tripping) — and yet the swing is there.

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Classical Album Review: Playing Musical Homage to Camille Saint-Saëns — World Traveler

July 1, 2023
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The French chamber orchestra Divertimento’s debut recording, which includes “classical” and “folk” tracks, is enchanting and often thought-provoking.

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Book Review: “Poverty, by America” — Ignoring the Real Problem

June 30, 2023
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Conservatives will sneer at Poverty, by America, for all the usual reasons. But serious leftists will too — not because of the facts it presents, but because of the platitudes that accompany them.

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Film Review: “In the Company of Rose” — The Rich Life of Rose Styron

June 30, 2023
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James Lapine’s charming documentary explores the life of Rose Styron, who at the age of 96 still reigns as the undisputed queen of “The Vineyard,” as she calls it.

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Theater Review: “The Lehman Trilogy” — The Trials and Tribulations of the Mercantile Class

June 29, 2023
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The Lehman Trilogy is epic in its proportion and ambitions, so it is ironic that it sacrifices opportunities to probe troubling topics.

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Film Reviews: Tribeca Film Fest Docs 2 — A Troubled Swedish Family, Rock Hudson, and More

June 29, 2023
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More reviews of noteworthy documentaries at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.

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Theater Review: “Photograph 51” — Connecting the Dots

June 29, 2023
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Anna Ziegler’s play is based on a true story that still resonates powerfully: how science (and society) hides uncomfortable truths.

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Weekly Feature: Poetry at The Arts Fuse

June 29, 2023
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This week’s poem — Ruth Lepson’s “They Came And They Went.”

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