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Film Commentary: The Gratuitous Comic Cruelty of “The Banshees of Inishiren”

January 6, 2023
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The island scenery is stunning and the acting is fine, but at is core Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inishiren is bitter and mean-spirited

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Electronic Music Review: Macroblank’s ANALOG レアリティ– Plenty of Scarcity to Go Around

January 5, 2023
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A commentator on Macroblank’s Bandcamp page makes this telling assertion: “AI is Macroblank. Macroblank is AI.”

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Music Interview: Blues Guitarist Seth Rosenbloom on “As the Crow Flies”

January 5, 2023
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“I always say if you want to write a blues album, have a nice bad breakup!”

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Children’s Book Reviews: A Pair of Cautionary Animal Tales

January 4, 2023
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Two books for children that address the climate crisis.

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Jazz Commentary: Billy Cobham, Then and Now — An Awesome Jazz Drummer

January 4, 2023
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Billy Cobham plays right on top of the beat, and his grooves are impeccable. Maybe he’s not the first drummer you’d call for a loose New Orleans shuffle, but if you could hire the Terminator to be your percussionist, Cobham is your man.

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January Short Fuses — Materia Critica

January 3, 2023
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Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.

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Book Review: “Way Down in the Hole” — The Agonies of Solitary Confinement

January 3, 2023
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Some readers may be surprised to learn that a high percentage of the men and women who spend time in solitary confinement have been diagnosed with severe mental illness.

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Theater Review: The Proudly Woke “Some Like It Hot” Musical Is a Genuine Blast

January 3, 2023
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Some Like It Hot is a terrifically entertaining – and thoroughly modern – reinvention of the classic Hollywood comedy.

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Book Review: A Beautiful Brick in the Wall — Asian Americans and Whites in Pursuit of the American Dream in Suburban Schools

January 2, 2023
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This is an indispensable study for anyone — including scholars, policy makers, and educators — who yearns to better understand how race and culture play out in a rarefied suburban milieu.

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Coming Attractions: January 1 through 16 — What Will Light Your Fire

January 1, 2023
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As the age of Covid-19 more or less wanes, 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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