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Book Review: “The Art of Classic Planning” — How to Build Beautiful and Enduring Communities

April 1, 2020
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By so memorably reestablishing the fundamentals of urban design and planning, The Art of Classic Planning will be a strategic addition to any architecture or urban planning library.

Arts Commentary: Pestilence on Stage, Part One — Karel Čapek’s”The White Plague”

April 1, 2020
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The White Plague uses dread to shock us into empathy for ourselves, to be alarmed by the fragility of our bodies as well as the resources and ethics of the medical system.

Opera CD Review: A Tenor as a Villain? Donizetti’s Unusual Two-Tenor Opera Gets a First — and Fine — Recording

April 1, 2020
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An 1829 opera about Elizabeth I and her supposed lover — enlivened by underhanded threats, virtuous resistance, remorse, and an attempted poisoning — proves well worth reviving.

Book Review: “Franci’s War” — A Very Relevant Holocaust Memoir

March 31, 2020
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Here we have the story of a young Czech woman who could not only take a piece of fabric and shape it into a gorgeous dress, but could also take her experiences during WWII and shape them into a compelling memoir.

Film Review: “Vivarium” — Sheltering in Place

March 31, 2020
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Vivarium offers such a completely well-thought out narrative that it hardly matters whether we are dealing with magic realism or a satirical fable.

Visual Arts Feature: Go Out There and Shred the Vote!

March 30, 2020
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Andrew Child pictures the candidates riding a skateboard, each in a slightly different pose and dressed in slightly different cool gear.

Visual Arts Review: The Art of Kara Walker — A Mix of Cozy Charm and Historic Horror

March 30, 2020
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How, as an African-American visual artist, do you represent something that no one wants to think about, much less look at? Kara Walker’s solution is ultimately an aesthetic one.

Film Review: Recommendations — Architecture and Design Documentaries for the Housebound

March 29, 2020
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Films for those who practice — or are just interested in — design, architecture, and urban planning

Music Interview: Mike Mattison Supplies a Powerful “Afterglow”

March 28, 2020
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The new album demonstrates just how versatile a singer/songwriter Mike Mattison really is.

Literary Reconsideration: A.S.Byatt’s “Possession”

March 28, 2020
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Tour de force? Not quite. Joycean? Perhaps in the way contemporary individuals overlap with ancient, mythical counterparts.

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