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Visual Arts Review: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater — Brilliance Beyond Myth

August 31, 2019
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20th Century Modern Architectural Greatness

Book Review: “The Nickel Boys” — Keeping the Faith

August 30, 2019
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Colson Whitehead’s work is political in the sense that he has an incredibly keen eye for the insidious ways in which institutions and structures of power work.

Book Review: “William Walker’s Wars” — Revisiting US Slavery’s Soldier of Fortune in Latin America

August 30, 2019
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A new biography of the oft-forgotten ‘filibuster’ provides ample facts and little thesis. Is that enough — don’t we need more?

Book Review: A Memorial to Lucette Lagnado’s Two Remarkable Memoirs

August 29, 2019
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To have such a remarkably courageous voice as Lucette Lagnado’s silenced forever at such a young age is, simply, not fair.

Theater Review: “A Doll’s House, Part 2” — Soulless Fan Fiction

August 29, 2019
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When you do this kind of thing it has to be done with bravura and wit — bad poets borrow, good poets steal.

Book Review: “Underland: A Deep Time Journey” — Between Despair and Hope

August 28, 2019
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Robert Macfarlane’s ability to limn the pull between beauty and cataclysm provides a dynamism that elevates this book well above the level of simple “nature” writing.

Jazz CD Review: Jimmy Cobb’s “This I Dig of You” — A Mainstream Delight

August 28, 2019
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Nothing in this session reminds us of the age of the principals. That in itself, if not miraculous, is at least impressive.

Rock Concert Review: The Australian Pink Floyd Show — A Very Worthy Tribute

August 28, 2019
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I’m able to pull the stick out of my ass long enough to enjoy a tribute performance when it is worthy, and the Australian Pink Floyd Show is more than that.

Theater Review: “Cherry Docs” — Healing Hate

August 28, 2019
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David Gow’s earnest, intelligent drama about the fragility of identity, though somewhat glibly reassuring, generates powerful moments in this bare-bones production from the Acropolis Stage Company.

Classical Music CD Reviews: Two Refreshingly Different Takes On Mozart

August 28, 2019
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Two recordings serve up the music of Mozart in unusual packages.

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