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Television Review: “The Seduction” — HBO’s French Aristocrats Behave Badly, But Beautifully

November 21, 2025
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“The Seduction” is visually stunning but, even though it is the magnificently clothed French aristocracy, it all comes down to unremarkable people behaving badly.

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Book Review: Writers on the Brink — “February 1933” and the Chilling Parallels to Trump’s America

November 20, 2025
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Reading “February 1933”, just ten months into Trump’s second mandate is nothing less than unnerving.

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Weekly Feature: Poetry at The Arts Fuse

November 20, 2025
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This week’s poem: Sam Cha’s “Have you heard the one”

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Television Review: “Stumble” Finds Its Footing in the Cheer Comedy Arena

November 20, 2025
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“Stumble” is a welcome addition to the increasingly tired mockumentary genre.

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Short Fuse Podcast #81: Dr. Shuvendu Sen on “Broadway, Bars & Fortune”

November 20, 2025
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Elizabeth Howard speaks with Dr. Shuvendu Sen—the director and producer of “Broadway, Bars & Fortune,” a documentary that explores how theater and the arts fosters healing and redemption among formerly incarcerated individuals.

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Book Review: Stephen Rebello’s “Criss-Cross”: A Vital Text for Decoding Hitchcock’s “Strangers on a Train”

November 19, 2025
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There’s no question that the author of “Criss-Cross” approaches “Strangers on a Train” from a gay-centric viewpoint.

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Book Review: “We Had it Coming and Other Fictions” — Bursts of Existential Powerlessness

November 19, 2025
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Luke O’Neil doesn’t have any solutions to our political dissipation, but he certainly knows how to diagnose its illnesses.

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Dance Review: Camille A. Brown’s “I AM” — Where Ferocity Becomes Joy

November 19, 2025
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There is a sense that once wound up, the dancers are not going to let go – not from their power and not from their dreams.

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Theater Review: “Summer, 1976” Revisits Simpler Times—A Poignant Portrait of Friendship and Change

November 18, 2025
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“Summer, 1976” is a cleverly designed snapshot of a deep but fleeting friendship.

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Book Review: “Pre-Code Essentials” — When Moviemakers Played the Game of Evade-The-Censor

November 18, 2025
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Film fans who love the style and spirit of early-thirties Hollywood will have to control themselves from drooling happily all over this fabulously written, photo-filled volume.

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