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Theater Review: Boston Theater Company’s “Romeo & Juliet” — A Romance Rife With Political Scandal

October 29, 2013
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BTC’s experiment, while not without its faults, proffers an admirable model of the sort of creative thinking that more companies should emulate when placing Shakespearean drama in a contemporary American context.

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Author Interview: Talking to Jamal Greene about How Our Demand for Rights Went So Wrong

March 17, 2021
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“‘Rightsism’ gives judges much more power than they deserve in a democracy,” Jamal Greene writes. “When U.S. judges face a conflict of rights, they cancel one right or the other.”

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Jazz Album Review: Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett — Together Again, Memorably

October 20, 2021
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Even if this is a commercial confection, it’s worth taking seriously because it is very likely to be Tony Bennett’s final album.

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Rock Concert Review: Queen + Adam Lambert — Close to the Real Thing

August 7, 2019
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Now more than ever, “the people,” of all ages, want Queen. How lucky we are that Lambert, May, and Taylor are willing and able to deliver.

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Book Review: “Refugee: A Memoir” — A Powerful Story of the Plight of Millions

June 11, 2021
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Refugee: A Memoir was not written to entertain but to outrage and activate.

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Album Review: Juan Cirerol’s “Punk Feeling” — Mexicali’s Poet of Poverty Returns

July 5, 2021
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Jaun Cirerol has been accused of idealizing desperation. He disagrees. “I am well-anchored,” he responds.

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Book Review: “Playing Changes” — Redefining Jazz

December 13, 2018
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This volume is clearly critic Nate Chinen’s resounding response to the “jazz is dead” chant.

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Fuse News: 2015 Elliot Norton Awards Announced

May 12, 2015
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Congratulations to the nominees and the awardees.

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Fuse Film Review: Running as a “Dark Horse” in the American Cinema

August 19, 2012
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Todd Solondz’s lack of commercial appeal as a filmmaker is understandable. His movies deal overtly with some of the most uncomfortable aspects of American life.

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The Arts on the Stamps of the World — May 1

May 1, 2017
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An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.

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