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Book Review: “Coders” — Brave New World, Coded

April 15, 2019
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Coders had nothing in their intellectual toolbox that would help them understand people.

Visual Arts Review: “Toulouse Lautrec and the Stars of Paris”

April 15, 2019
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This crowd-pleaser of an exhibition, dedicated to an accessible, beloved artist, is a gift to the citizens of Boston and Everett, as well as to the general public.

Theater Review: “American Moor” — Lasting Impressions

April 13, 2019
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American Moor sheds considerable insight into the tension between actor vs. director, into the power play between the two, and who will ultimately prevail.

Book Review: Dancer Ray Bolger — America’s Animated Cubist

April 13, 2019
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Via Ray Bolger’s trajectory we traverse the boards of Broadway and the silver screen of Hollywood — as well as the smaller, but equally thrilling, milieux of nightclubs and television studios.

Theater Review: “The Clearing” — Timely Historical Drama

April 12, 2019
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The Clearing pulls off an impressive challenge for a historical drama: it examines humanity’s weakness in the face of prejudice in a way that is not only faithful to the time period but unmistakably timely.

Book Review: “Treading the Uneven Road” — In Search of Discovery and Understanding

April 12, 2019
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L. M. Brown writes with a sure hand about men and women beset with dreams and longings, who fall in and out of love with each other, and who harbor secrets that shape their lives in unpredictable ways.

Music Preview: Music as Metaphor — A Far Cry, a Physicist, and a Composer Reflect on “Gravity”

April 11, 2019
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The music swelled as the early universe spun …

Visual Arts Review: The Happy Place? More Like The Sad Place

April 11, 2019
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Of course, there can be no happiness in America without lots of corporate support.

Film Preview: At Somerville Theatre — Fake Bands, Real Good Movies

April 11, 2019
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Most of the films selected will be shown in 35mm, making the visual experience as invigorating to watch as the music will be to listen to.

Visual Arts Review: “Huma Bhabha — They Live” and “The Beyond — Georgia O’Keeffe and Contemporary Art”

April 10, 2019
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Pakistani-born artist Huma Bhabha is still very much at the edge of edgy; Georgia O’Keeffe much less so.

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