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Why democracy cannot escape elites—and how they quietly reshape power from within.
Stark prairie lyrics of survival, memory, and reluctant belonging.
A fractured childhood remembered through a lens of distance and grief
Reviews of a pair of documentaries and arts-themed shorts at the IFFBoston.
The Neave Trio’s new album is as well recorded as it is programmed and played.
Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
D. H. Lawrence’s final poems confront mortality with mysticism, sensuality, and hard-won clarity.
Dan Simon’s debut novel blends polyphonic storytelling with keen attention to the natural world and its emotional echoes.
Arts Commentary: The Boston Symphony’s New Humanities Blueprint Makes Sense
Why festival programming—and humanities partnerships—can help the BSO.
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