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Classical Music Review: At BEMF, Benjamin Bagby and Sequentia Seduce with Charms and Riddles

June 15, 2019
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Thanks to BEMF for once again presenting Benjamin Bagby, who seems incapable of serving up anything but a wonderfully memorable experience.

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Jazz CD Review: Yoko Miwa Trio’s “Keep Talkin’ ” — Keep Listenin’

June 15, 2019
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Keep Talkin’ further solidifies Yoko Miwa’s place on the list of pianists who can lift evolved spirits without resorting to stridency.

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Music Preview: Cellist Helen Gillet — Blending Chaos and Creativity

June 14, 2019
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Helen Gillet’s music welcomes loops of all sorts and plays with the happy accidents that create new melodies and rhythms that reach beyond borders.

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WATCH CLOSELY: Black Mirror S5: Now More Digital Than Ever!

June 14, 2019
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All three episodes have intriguing storylines, with plenty of human pathos and drama: but I admit to finding the first and third episodes a bit too digitally-focused for my taste.

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Video Game Review: “Rage 2” — Time to Rage on

June 14, 2019
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This wide-angle richness — a world filled with things to do, myriad side-distractions — is the mark of exceptional game design.

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Book Review: The Critic as Wildean Artist — Peter Schjeldahl’s Elements of Surprise

June 14, 2019
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Peter Schjeldahl debunks (and praises) works of art, while also acknowledging the strategic importance of beauty.

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Film Review: “The Complete Howard Hawks” — Making American Mythology

June 13, 2019
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Director Howard Hawks’ signature statement was the depiction of the American (or mostly American) male group with a task to accomplish.

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Concert Review: Perry Farrell at City Winery — Letting It Fly, For Better and Worse

June 12, 2019
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The guy who once seemed dangerous and mysterious as frontman for Jane’s Addiction proved earnestly accessible to fans.

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From the Editor’s Desk: We Turn Twelve — The Future of the Arts Fuse

June 12, 2019
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This funding means that The Arts Fuse will be cranking out the kind of arts coverage you have come to expect for a good time to come.

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Visual Arts Review: Jack Shainman Gallery: The School — “Basquiat x Warhol”

June 12, 2019
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Perhaps this review is an autopsy for which I offer an apology.

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