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Album Review: Canadian Singer/Songwriter Marc Jordan — An Elegant Discovery

May 11, 2023
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Singer Marc Jordan has earned his voice the hard way, trekking through the music business for 50 years, and there’s a weathered honesty in his music now.

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Television Review: “Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV” — An Artist Who Humanized Technology

May 10, 2023
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An avant-garde iconoclast, Nam June Paik once said “It’s an artist’s job to think about the future.”

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Weekly Feature: Poetry at The Arts Fuse

May 10, 2023
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This week’s poem: Jon Woodward’s “Spare An Origami Autobiographer.”

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Book Review: “Fearless Women” — A Vivid, Rounded Portrait of the Choices Facing America’s Women

May 9, 2023
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Fearless Women is so well-written, so well researched, and so engaging that you will find it of real value even as it tells some stories you thought you already knew.

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Music Feature: “Shared Spaces” — Breaking the Silence

May 9, 2023
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So much of David Sakura’s narrative in Shared Spaces reminded me of the stories of other traumatized groups.

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Classical CD and Livestream Reviews: Mahler 2, Two Ways

May 9, 2023
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In both performances tempos are fleet but not rushed. The big moments – from the hellish apex of the first movement’s development to the screaming climax of the Scherzo and the cathartic resolution of the finale – pack heavy punches.

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Opera Album Review: A One-Hit Wonder Hits Another One Out of the Park

May 8, 2023
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A marvelous first recording of a highly engaging opera by Baroque composer Bernardo Pasquini, known until recently for a single piece: “The Cuckoo.”

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Book Review: “Soccer Grannies” — A Marvelous Book About an Amazing Woman

May 8, 2023
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Nobody reading about Rebecca “Beka” Ntsanwisi, aka “Mama Beka,” can feel anything but good. This extraordinary South African woman has built a network of soccer teams made up of grandmothers throughout her country.

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Coming Attractions: May 7 through 23– What Will Light Your Fire

May 7, 2023
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Arts Fuse 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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Film Review: “Out and About” — An Important Return to Filmmaking

May 7, 2023
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Indie films of worth made by people with talent are falling into the cracks, and that’s sadly the fate of Out and About, a smart, beautifully shot and acted movie by Peter Callahan.

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