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Visual Arts Review: Otto Piene’s Sketchbooks at the Harvard Art Museums

July 6, 2022
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MIT’s loss is Harvard’s gain.

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Book Review: “Claude McKay: The Making of a Black Bolshevik” — The Evolution of a Radical Thinker

July 6, 2022
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A powerfully relevant study about an iconoclastic Black thinker and poet who was dedicated to economic reform as well as the eradication of racism.

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Book Review: “Coffee, Shopping, Murder, Love” — Homicidal Buffoonery

July 6, 2022
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Coffee, Shopping, Murder, Love is a delightful beach read, a lampoon of American culture that provides plenty of suspenseful fun.

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Theater Commentary: What’s a Fringe Theater in Boston to Do Today?

July 5, 2022
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My point is obvious: real estate is key to the survival of the small theater scene.

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Film Review: Claire Denis’s Furious “Both Sides of the Blade” — Electricity Run Amok

July 5, 2022
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In a world riven by war and flirting with Armageddon you’d be forgiven for wondering how the microcosmic hothouse of Fire could command your attention. The answer: director Claire Denis’s artistry.

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Jazz Album Review: Steve Davis’s “Bluesthetic” — Swinging Oh-So Comfortably

July 5, 2022
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Trombonist Steve Davis says he never strays very far from the blues, and he proves it with this fine album.

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Film Review: “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On” — Respecting a Child’s Sense of Wonder

July 5, 2022
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Marcel the Shell with Shoes On is a work of depth as well as inspired silliness, structured with moments of quiet contemplation in between the laughs.

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WATCH CLOSELY: “The Staircase”

July 4, 2022
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This series presents a compelling perspective on the relativity of determining crime and punishment.

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Film Review: At the 2022 Provincetown Film Festival

July 4, 2022
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This year, I decided to skip gay films altogether. I got tickets instead for two promising lesbian-themed feature documentaries. An excellent decision.

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July Short Fuses – Materia Critica

July 3, 2022
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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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