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Book Review: “Journey into the Land of the Zeks and Back” — “Jews, Write and Record.”

October 8, 2020
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An unabridged text of an incisive, harrowing, and absorbing eyewitness account of the Gulag has finally been published in English translation.

Rap Album Review: Action Bronson — The World’s Rapper?

October 8, 2020
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In Only For Dolphins, Bronson serves up his usual brand of excessive escapism, but it is offset by just enough emotional depth to suggest that he is maturing as a person and an artist.

Television Review: “Emily in Paris” — Sacré Bleu!

October 8, 2020
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This is clearly a version of Paris written by ignorant Americans for ignorant Americans.

Arts Remembrance: Eddie Van Halen

October 7, 2020
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Not since Jimi Hendrix had there been such a game-changer for the electric six-string.

Pop Album Review: A.G. Cook’s “Apple” — Half-Baked

October 6, 2020
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A.G. Cook’s undeniable talent shines through in spots, but the record suggests that the celebrated producer has a ways to go before stepping into his own as a solo artist.

Film Review: “Save Yourselves!” — A Very Likable Sci-Fi Screwball Comedy

October 6, 2020
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I am a champion of “C” movie effects, the cheaper and clunkier the better. So huzzahs for Save Yourselves! and its tacky monsters from another planet.

Jazz Album and Concert Review: The Sylvie Courvoisier Trio — A Tight-Knit and Adventuresome Threesome

October 5, 2020
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Serious but not somber would be a succinct way to describe this trio’s work as heard on disc and in a powerful recent live performance.

Film Review: “The Ground Between Us” — A Way Forward?

October 4, 2020
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Pitched in this era of hyper partisanship and sharp division, The Ground Between Us is notable because of the weight and balance it gives to the issues at stake.

Film Review: “On the Rocks” — Snooping Among the Upper Class

October 2, 2020
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Sofia Coppola’s flawed characters are part of the real world, engaged in authentic relationships struggling with universal dilemmas.

Book Review: The Threat of Thought — The Rise and Fall of the Vienna Circle

October 2, 2020
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The pathway to tyranny is paved by encouraging people to believe in the uselessness of science, logic, and expertise.

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