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Richard Thompson’s memoir displays flashes of his writerly talents, but the volume feels a bit less immediate than one might hope.
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At this point in his career, Mayr is contributing to the development of the musicodramatic conventions that would set the stage for the masterpieces of Donizetti, Bellini, and Verdi.
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1971 gave us bursts of magnificent cinematic iconoclasm that had no future — culturally or politically.
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The Catastrophist is an opportunity to begin processing our experience with a pandemic that has fundamentally changed our lives in ways we cannot yet fully comprehend.
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We want to hear the music and see the show — so sharpen your pencil and get that dough.
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Two albums, from a late master and a newbie, are notable additions to the current wave of introspective solo piano excursions.
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Two pianoless quartets + two restless leaders = some of the best music of the last few years.
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Throughout these Études, Driver’s playing marries tonal warmth with textural precision.
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As an introduction to the progress of colonization and the horrors that white people have inflicted on BIPOC, Exterminate All the Brutes achieves its admirable mission.
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Book Commentary: Literary Legacies — Children’s Literature
2020 and 2021 saw the deaths of five titans of children’s and young adult literature. Here’s to revisiting old “classics” and discovering new ones.
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