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Book Review: “Small Things Like These” — Resisting Cruelty

February 13, 2022
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Claire Keegan’s novella expertly shows how the culture of idle talk in certain Irish communities is like a secret code — an intricate language that both obscures and reveals.

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CD Review: Dave Bainbridge’s “To The Far Away” — Prog Rock with Passion

February 12, 2022
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For prog fans who consider that the proof of the pudding is long, complex songs with virtuosic solos and exotic instrumentation, no fear: To The Far Away is multi-textured and musically exciting.

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Film Review: “Jackass Forever” – Bad Taste — Our Miracle Elixir

February 11, 2022
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Jackass Forever is incredibly stupid, totally irresponsible, completely juvenile, and it made me feel alive in my body for the first time in weeks.

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Book Review: All About Mel Brooks — By Mel Brooks

February 11, 2022
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This is Mel Brooks’ warm and amusing love letter to his golden years in comedy.

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Rock Album Review: Mitski’s “Laurel Hell” — The Art of Exhaustion

February 10, 2022
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At times, Laurel Hell’s withering fatigue is directed at the clash between commodification and art.

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Music Commentary: In Memoriam, George Crumb (1929-2022)

February 9, 2022
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George Crumb, who crafted some of the 20th-century’s most brazenly original-sounding and haunting music, lived his life and guided his career on his own terms.

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Visual Arts Review: Friction Among Minimalists

February 9, 2022
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Seeing Eleanor Antin’s 100 Boots all in one place is exciting — this work of “postal art” is still explosive. Fred Sandback’s minimalist pieces offer a quiet contrast.

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Jazz Album Review: Pianist Cecil Taylor — Lightning in a Piano

February 9, 2022
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“When you play with authority, then that’s what the music is about, like ooooh baby, and sing it.” — Cecil Taylor

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Short Fuse Podcast #50: The Power of Music — Living With Hope

February 8, 2022
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Host Elizabeth Howard talks to Jeannine Otis about her musical career and theater piece “Living in Hope,” developed from a writing workshop based on Otis’s book “The Gathering: City Prayers, City Hopes.”

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Film Reviews: Two Views from Ukraine at Sundance – Kids and Chaos

February 8, 2022
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With the eyes of the world on Ukraine right now, two films at Sundance came from that country, or what used to be that country.

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