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Bobcat Goldthwait and Dana Gould almost died for their comedy; then they hit the road to get laughs about it.
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As the age of Covid-19 wanes (or waxes?), Arts Fuse critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, and music. Please check with venues about whether the event is available by streaming or is in person. More offerings will be added as they come in.
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New CD releases provide splendid performances of remarkable American music, from Barber and Bernstein to recently rediscovered Black composers Florence Price and William Grant Still.
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With its wide-ranging textual and musical materials, this “church parable” stands as one of Benjamin Britten’s most striking creations.
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A three-dimensional portrait of one of the most powerful and eloquent leaders of the civil rights movement in Mississippi.
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Here are some wonderful offerings to get you through the gloomy months ahead, including under-sung and under-seen horror baubles that you may have missed.
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One of pianist Edward Simon’s strengths is his ability to be simultaneously romantic and clear-headed, precise and suggestive.
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Ruth Lepson’s poetry, at its most successful, creates the evocative and stimulating effect of a koan.
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Ludwig Hohl belongs in the line of such lucidly contentious thinkers as Karl Kraus, Pascal, and Lichtenberg, commentators whose writing oscillates between the traditions of literature and philosophy.
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The range of Kurt Elling’s repertoire is astonishing and his program at Jimmy’s was commensurately ambitious.
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Arts Feature: Best Movies (With Some Disappointments) of 2025