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“When people ask how I became interested in history, I answer it was through an interest in popular culture and disreputable genres.”
Read MoreThe most unfairly maligned film of the year: Ridley Scott’s “The Counselor.” The most overrated movie of the year, which gave me a mammoth headache: “American Hustle.”
Read MoreCertainly part of the power of Tomas Tranströmer’s poetry resides in how, having established a jagged consciousness, he leaves us in between—in a world full of questions that are not easily resolved.
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“By cultivating our capacity for empathetic critical inquiry, Greek myths caution us against entertainers, pundits, politicians, and journalists who are trying to inflame our anger and fear.”
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Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
Read MoreArts Fuse Critics pick the best in music albums this year. Feel free to agree, disagree, and add your own favorites.
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Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
Read MoreWhat the few of us in Jordan Hall heard that night was a richly conceived and beautifully performed song cycle, mostly serious, but with some great wit in exactly the right places. It made for a fascinating and enlightening contrast to the CD version of “Vespers,” which Steve Lacy recorded in 1993.
Read MoreArts Fuse critics select the best in film, theater, music, dance, visual arts, and author events for the coming week.
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Jazz Remembrance: Tribute to Wayne Shorter
One of the true masters of jazz, Wayne Shorter, passed away during the early hours of March 2. Our writers quickly gathered to express their appreciations of Shorter’s innovations and his long life of constant creativity.
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