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Book Review: “Secrets and Shadows” — Lessons of the Past

May 25, 2018
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Roberta Silman’s engaging and deeply felt novel is a reminder of what it means to carry a historical burden on both a personal and national level.

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Jazz CD Review: “The Genius of Eddie Jefferson” — Performed by Allan Harris

May 24, 2018
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Singer Allan Harris clearly loves Eddie Jefferson’s music and performs it with sincerity and chops.

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Theater Review: “Madame Defarge” — Epic Lite

May 24, 2018
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Director Ellie Heyman and her talented cast have their hands full with this new work because it is, in some ways, a tale of two musicals.

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Theater Review: “The Last Act” — Underdone

May 24, 2018
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Joshua Sobol isn’t interested in exploring dramatic possibilities but making sure his equation about the inevitable mechanics of violence works out.

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Film Review: “Beast” — Dark Forest of the Heart

May 24, 2018
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Writer-director Michael Pearce’s debut feature is self-assured and finely-wrought.

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Visual Arts Commentary: Paying Attention to Boston’s Jewish Expressionists

May 22, 2018
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Until recently, the Museum of Fine Arts has ignored Boston’s artists of Jewish heritage.

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Book Review: “The Last Utopians” — Visions for Tomorrow?

May 22, 2018
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Do these “four late nineteenth-century visionaries” still speak to us?

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Jazz CD Review: Larry Goldings’s “Toy Tunes” — A Diverting Trio

May 22, 2018
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The music and performances on this delightful trio album are blithe and profound, a combination that should charm many listeners.

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Dance Review: Displaced Persons — New York Theatre Ballet at Gardner Museum

May 21, 2018
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Going beyond the reasonable concept, there was the New York Theatre Ballet’s performance.

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Jazz CD Review: Vocalist Kurt Elling’s Simple “Questions”

May 21, 2018
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For my taste, some of the songs on Kurt Elling’s The Questions simply aren’t challenging or interesting enough.

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