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Book Review: A Forceful History of America’s Unfinished Reckoning

May 30, 2026
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In a sweeping account of the nation’s anniversary milestones, Eddie Glaude Jr. shows how whitewashing and racial exclusion have shaped America’s self-image from 1826 to 2026.

Book Review: Unreliable, Unapologetic, Unforgettable — “Murder Bimbo” Cuts Deep

May 29, 2026
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Rebecca Novack’s debut blends murder mystery and social satire in a sly, shape-shifting narrative driven by a sex worker who may be telling us exactly what we want to hear.

Film Review: “Miss You, Love You” Brings Jim Rash to HBO

May 29, 2026
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Allison Janney and Andrew Rannells star in a bittersweet new drama about grief, love, and second chances.

Weekly Feature: Poetry at The Arts Fuse

May 28, 2026
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This week’s poem: Lisa J. Sullivan’s “Nocturne”

Arts Remembrance: Sonny Rollins, Jazz’s ‘Saxophone Colossus,’ Dies at 95

May 27, 2026
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To appreciate Sonny Rollins is to marvel at the casual ordinariness of his blazing genius.

Theater Review: “The Maids” and “Kenrex” — A Tale of Two Theatrical Experiments

May 27, 2026
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“The Maids” uses video and fantasy with purpose, while “Kenrex” turns a grim murder story into empty showmanship.

Concert Review: Bruce Springsteen’s Gospel of Resistance

May 26, 2026
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In Boston, the Boss fused crowd-pleasing anthems with a forceful anti-Trump jeremiad—raising questions even as he roused the faithful

Film Review: In Radu Jude’s “Kontinental ’25,” There’s No Room at the Inn

May 26, 2026
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Radu Jude’s latest begins in Ken Loach–like realism before veering into a savage, cine-literate black comedy about complicity and conscience.

Book Review: The Roots of the Thin Blue Line — How Slavery Created American Policing

May 25, 2026
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A powerful new book exposes how the fear of Black liberation shaped the American legal order—and how the legacy of the slave patrol endures today.

Coming Attractions: May 24 Through June 8 — What Will Light Your Fire

May 24, 2026
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Our expert critics supply a guide to film, visual art, theater, author readings, television, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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