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Shelter in Place Attractions: November 29 through December 14 — What Will Light Your Home Fires

November 29, 2020
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In the age of COVID-19, Arts Fuse critics have come up with a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, and music — mostly available by streaming — for the coming weeks. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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Book Review: “Big Girl, Small Town” – Vinegary Vignettes

November 29, 2020
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This novel’s greatest strength is its frank character sketch of Majella. The protagonist is sharply rendered through her observational, sensory navigation of the people and doings in the fictional Northern Ireland town, of Aghybogey.

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Classical CD Reviews: Mariss Jansons’s “The Final Concert,” Ravel & Debussy Orchestral Works, and “Tudor Queens”

November 28, 2020
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Mariss Jansons’ ultimate performance, taped live at Carnegie Hall, shows the maestro at the top of his game; François-Xavier Roth’s new recording of pieces by Ravel and Debussy is a bit of a hit-or-miss affair; Diana Damrau’s Tudor Queens, a survey of heroines from three Donizetti operas, is nothing short of terrific.

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Book/Music Review: “Barrett: The Definitive Visual Companion” and Pink Floyd’s “Delicate Sound of Thunder”

November 27, 2020
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For fans of Pink Floyd, the book’s first half, with its treasure trove of early Floyd photos, is the main draw; the remastered release of Delicate Sound of Thunder offers a definitive picture of what Pink Floyd actually performed during the 1987 tour.

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Classical CD Reviews: A Banquet of Beethoven from Daniel Lozakovich, Midori, and Gidon Kremer & Friends

November 27, 2020
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Nothing to recommend in Daniel Lozakovich’s take on the Beethoven Violin Concerto, but Midori’s performance of the piece is completely unpretentious, natural, and exciting. Gidon Kremer & friends serve up a terrifically flexible version of Carl Reinecke’s adaptation of Beethoven’s Triple Concerto.

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Book Review: “She Come By It Natural” — Dolly Parton, Feminist Icon

November 26, 2020
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Those looking to understand why Dolly Parton is such an icon, or searching for a thoughtful and witty alternative to Hillbilly Elegy, would do well to read this book.

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Opera Review: Galuppi’s “L’amante di tutte” — A Total Hoot!

November 26, 2020
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A delightful and compact opera — from a generation before Mozart — that cuts various social types down to size.

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Film Review: “His House” — The Intimate Horror of Trauma

November 25, 2020
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This is not your typical horror film; it thoughtfully explores how houses and people can both be haunted.

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Television Interview: Talking with John Wilson, the Mastermind behind HBO’s “How to with John Wilson”

November 25, 2020
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“I don’t want to show myself because I don’t think I’m very interesting to look at. The world is filled with so many other interesting things to look at.”

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Rock and Book Review: New Visions of Metal, Heavy, Black, and Thrash

November 25, 2020
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“I think these shots bring out the fierceness of black metal, and the models are saying, ‘We can be this.’”

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