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Book Review: Stories by Korean Women — Sad Brilliant Inventions

April 10, 2016
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What could have been excursions into monochromatic despair are elevated, through resourceful inventiveness, into exhilarating journeys.

Coming Attractions: April 10 through 19 — What Will Light Your Fire This Week

April 10, 2016
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, theater, dance, music, visual arts, and author events for the coming week.

Film Review: “The Dying of the Light” — Cinema’s Fading Glory

April 8, 2016
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While there are some folks younger than 30 who are eagerly learning this dying art, most of the projectionists are what we could sadly call a dying breed.

Fuse Preview: Singer/Songwriter Leyla McCalla at Atwoods Tavern — Sensuous Smarts

April 8, 2016
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Vari-Colored Songs was the sweetest boost anyone has given Langston Hughes in decades.

Theater Review: “Arcadia” – Winding the World Up … And Down

April 8, 2016
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Director Lee Mikeska Gardner has put together a dazzling production that matches Tom Stoppard’s dazzling script.

Book Review: Christopher Hitchens — Final Stings From the Gadfly

April 8, 2016
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These pieces could have been written yesterday, which speaks volumes about the eternal recurrence of the moronic inferno of the political.

Music Interview: Gary DeCarlo Lets Off Steam — Nah Nah Don’t Kiss Him Goodbye

April 7, 2016
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“Nah Nah Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye” lead singer Gary DeCarlo finally lands the spotlight.

Film Interview: A Brief Conversation with Filmmaker Peter Flynn

April 7, 2016
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The Dying of the Light looks at the history of film projection by way of the projectionists themselves.

Film Review: “Everybody Wants Some!” — Richard Linklater’s Remembrance of Teams Past

April 6, 2016
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I was finally won over in the last act, when Everybody Wants Some! turns a little emotional, a little “girly.”

Book Review: An Uneven “Bottomland”

April 5, 2016
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Perhaps in the future Michelle Hoover will let her very real talent take her into the unknown, where narrative and myth merge.

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