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Film Review: “Pal Joey” — A Memorable Rita Hayworth

August 17, 2018
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In 1957’s Pal Joey, Rita Hayworth makes an indelible impression as a screen siren, as sexy as in her ’40s heyday.

Food Feature: Liquid Relief for the Dog Days of Summer

August 16, 2018
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A local company has come to the thirst-quenching rescue with DRINKmelon, the industry’s first pure watermelon water.

Theater Review: “We The People,” “The Member of the Wedding,” and “Creditors”

August 16, 2018
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Three theaters in the Berkshires offer differing views of the past.

Theater Review: “The Man of Destiny” — A Shavian McGuffin

August 16, 2018
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George Bernard Shaw’s The Man of Destiny could be an evening of delight with a frisson of cerebral exercise.

Remembrance: William Corbett — A Poet of Landscape, Weather, and Consciousness

August 16, 2018
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Some people fled William Corbett’s bravura; others stayed, laughing.

“Write Your Own Damn Book” : Remembering Bill Corbett

August 15, 2018
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I think of Bill when I hear from struggling young writers, desperate to get it “right” – and to be accepted and published and make a living in a ridiculously difficult field.

Concert Review: Kurt Elling at the Shaolin Liu Performance Center

August 15, 2018
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Although his choice of material doesn’t always work for me, for my money, Kurt Elling is the most important jazz vocalist of the last twenty years.

Film Review: “Nico, 1988” — Starlight Fades

August 14, 2018
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Nico, 1988 lays bare the ravaged body and brooding soul of a woman who may yet be remembered as among the most iconic musicians of the twentieth century.

Theater Commentary: Can Audiences Rescue Theater Criticism?

August 13, 2018
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Will working with audiences encourage stage companies and theater artists to go beyond the status quo? Or just cement them into their sweet spots?

Book Review: “Spinning Silver” — Rumplestiltskin, Reimagined

August 13, 2018
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This is a winning book, conveying a strangely believable fantasy about three strong young women in a world not that far removed from our own.

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