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Looking Back at the Francis Davis Jazz Poll: Winners 2006-2022 and Memoirs of a Pollwatcher

January 6, 2023
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There exists a worldwide community of journalists and critics who depend on each other to keep tabs on the ever-expanding universe of jazz and it’s more-or-less-affiliated fringes and fusions, and this poll is one of our most effective — and most anticipated — resources.

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Book Review: Denis Johnson’s Plays in Verse — The Art of Talking with the Devil

October 18, 2012
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One answer to the question of “Why two plays in verse?” might be that Denis Johnson is a writer relentlessly in pursuit of new forms, and new formal challenges—a literary daredevil always looking for a new vehicle to take for a thrill ride.

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Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week (AND Next Week!)

November 22, 2013
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in dance, music, theater, and film that’s coming up for the next two weeks.

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The 2021 Jazz Critics Poll: Only the Best

December 29, 2021
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Jazz isn’t an orthodoxy, a religion, a form of faith healing, or a tribal rite — you don’t have to be in the room with it the moment it happens to reap its benefits.

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March Short Fuses – Materia Critica

March 3, 2022
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Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.

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Film Commentary: “How I Learned to Start Worrying and Fear the Bot”

July 17, 2023
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Long before the current writers’ strike, Hollywood was sounding the alarm about the dangers of AI.

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Coming Attractions: November 3 through 17 — What Will Light Your Fire

November 3, 2019
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

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Shelter in Place Attractions: December 27 through January 12 — What Will Light Your Home Fires

December 27, 2020
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In the age of COVID-19, Arts Fuse critics have come up with a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, and music — mostly available by streaming — for the coming weeks. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

January 11, 2015
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in music, film, dance, author events, and theater for the coming week.

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Coming Attractions: February 25 through March 12 — What Will Light Your Fire

February 25, 2024
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Our expert critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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