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Film Review: “Troublemakers” — Aesthetic Agitation on a Gargantuan Scale

January 14, 2016
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Land art is an outgrowth of the rebellious ’60s; radicalism taking the form of ambitious topographical rearangment.

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Arts Remembrance: David Crosby — One More Link to Rock ’n’ Roll’s Golden Era Lost

January 20, 2023
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When I glorify or romanticize an artist like David Crosby it is because the performer has a gift for alchemizing songs into something huge, powerful, spiritual, and communal.

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Arts Commentary: The Attack of the Mooninite

February 19, 2007
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Given the growing inclination, in the name of security, to regulate public expression, is it any wonder that protest art is scarce?

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Theater Review: “Plank” — A Magical Mystery Tour

September 2, 2017
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Plank is a dream play that celebrates the state of dreaming (rather than consuming).

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Film Review: “Seberg” — Starlet, Surveilled

May 15, 2020
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The enigma of Seberg’s demise hangs over this biopic, which focuses on the civil rights activism that made the actress a target for the FBI’s covert surveillance.

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Film Review: “F.T.A.” — An Anti-War Gem, Rediscovered

March 6, 2021
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Exuding a guerilla theater, agitprop vibe (with touches here and there of vaudeville and live sketch comedy), F.T.A. is a thrilling expression of pacifism and accountability directed at the military.

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Podcast Review: “The Joe Rogan Experience” — Taking Responsibility for Random Gab?

October 16, 2020
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As amusing and informative as The Joe Rogan Experience can be, a few podcast interviews doth not an actual education make.

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Film Commentary: “Between the Lines” Eulogizes the Beginning of the End of Boston’s Alt-Weekly Era

May 17, 2019
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Even 42 years ago, disillusionment was setting in among the workers at alt-weekly papers like The Real Paper and The Boston Phoenix.

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Dance Feature: Mark Morris and Ethan Iverson’s “Pepperland” comes to New England

June 21, 2018
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Pepperland serves up the expected tie-dye nostalgia, keyed to a half-dozen Beatle tunes from the classic album.

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Film Review: “Licorice Pizza” — ’70s Bliss

December 9, 2021
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Licorice Pizza, director Paul Thomas Anderson’s ninth feature film, proves that he is a purveyor of cinematic joy.

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