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Book Review: Edith Wharton and Michelle Obama — Breaking New Ground for Women

January 2, 2019
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What impressed me most about these two different women is they were both products of an America which values determination and wit and intelligence, as well as opportunity.

Book Review: “Chopin and His World”—A Kaleidoscopic View of His Works, His Life as a Polish Exile in Paris, and Even His Remarkable Hands

January 2, 2019
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Chopin and His World establishes multiple new starting points for further studies of one of the world’s greatest composers, yet it can be read with pleasure by people who merely(!) love the music.

Arts Fuse Podcast #8: New Year’s Edition — Good Riddance, 2018…

January 1, 2019
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Pull up a chair and sit with us a while. We’ll ring out this miserable year together and flip the calendar with, dare I say, some hope?

Feature: Quotes for the New Year

January 1, 2019
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Some pithy quotes to keep in mind for the New Year.

An Appreciation: Israeli Writer Amos Oz

December 31, 2018
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The late Amos Oz relished the latent anarchism in Jewish holy texts — full of debates, arguments, challenges.

Film Feature: More Top Movies of 2018

December 30, 2018
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We need Blindspotting. It’s an eye-opening, indispensable film, and the year’s crowning artistic achievement.

Film Feature: Best of the 2018 Criterion Collection Crop

December 30, 2018
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The Criterion Collection will start its own streaming service early next year, and signups for charter membership have commenced.

Coming Attractions: December 30 Through January 14 — What Will Light Your Fire

December 30, 2018
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

Theater Feature: Best Stage Productions of 2018

December 30, 2018
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Our theater critics pick some of the outstanding productions of the year.

Commentary: Best and Worst Classical Recordings of 2018

December 29, 2018
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Our critic’s year-end tally of the classical albums that, in looking back over 2018, stand tallest – plus a few that didn’t make the bar.

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