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Short Fuse Podcast #60: Memory. Healing. Conversation. Through Public Art

February 9, 2023
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Host Elizabeth Howard talks to Stephanie Dockery, who manages Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Public Art Challenge, about how cities across the country are making use of public art projects.

Film Review: “Close” — Feeling the Tragic Weight of the Human Condition

February 9, 2023
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Some might consider Close to be a depressing film, but its impressive understanding of human frailty and the power of forgiveness is revelatory.

Book Review: “The World and All That It Holds” — A Remarkable Achievement

February 9, 2023
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Aleksandar Hemon’s latest novel is simply dizzying, filled with texture, startling imagery, language in multiple tongues (keep Google within reach!), and it succeeds in most every respect.

Sundance Film Festival 2023, Dispatch #3: Magic Beneath the Surface

February 8, 2023
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Two horror-adjacent films at this year’s Sundance Festival — Sorcery and Animalia — were strikingly beautiful.

Film Review: “No Bears” — An Iranian Director’s Muted Act of Subversion

February 8, 2023
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Rather than coming across as angry or urgent, Iranian director Jafar Panahi’s No Bears feels muted, perhaps even subdued to the point of depression.

Film Review: “One Fine Morning” — The Ambiguities of Love

February 8, 2023
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One Fine Morning lives up to its sunny title, even if it’s a bit less optimistic than you might expect.

Folk Album Reviews: Hearing The Real Thing — Field Recorders’ Collective’s Commitment to Traditional American Music

February 8, 2023
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The Field Recorders’ Collective is dedicated to preserving and distributing non-commercial recordings of traditional American music that are not available to the general public. In January, took three gems out of the archive and made them available to stream and download.

Music Concert Preview: Where to Hear “The Place Between” — In the Months Ahead

February 7, 2023
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Here are some recommendations of concerts with hybrid works coming to the Boston area in the months ahead.

Television Review: “Freeridge” — A Winning “On My Block” Spin-Off

February 7, 2023
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Quirky and heartfelt, Freeridge is sure to please fans of On My Block as well as to make new viewers aware of the multi-cultural merits of the inner-city of Los Angeles.

Theater Remembrance: Trinity Repertory Company Director Adrian Hall

February 7, 2023
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During his career as the founder and artistic director of the Trinity Repertory Company in Providence (from 1964 to 1989), Adrian Hall achieved a lasting place in the American theater as a visionary director.

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