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Books Interview: Heather Cox Richardson on the History of the Republican Party — Going Full Circle

September 22, 2014
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In this book, Boston College historian Heather Cox Richardson explores the (d)evolution of the Republican Party from its founding in 1854 through the presidency of George W. Bush.

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Theater Review: A Flawed “Far From Heaven” at Speakeasy Stage Company

September 20, 2014
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In the musical Far From Heaven, the pleasure of Cathy’s first-act dream overwhelms the anguish of her second-act awakening.

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Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

September 20, 2014
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in music, film, visual art, theater, author readings, and dance that’s coming up in the next week.

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Visual Art Review: “Color Crossing” — An Urban Art Intervention in Downtown Boston

September 20, 2014
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With Color Crossing, Kate Gilbert wanted to showcase “the collision between sights and sounds that make Downtown Crossing so vibrant.”

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Jazz Review: British Saxophonist Evan Parker Brings his Brand of Innovation to Boston

September 19, 2014
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Free and fluid as it was, the set made memorable sense to the packed crowd at the Lily Pad.

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Classical Music Season Preview 2014-2015: Adhering to the Safe, With Exceptions

September 19, 2014
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There’s a powerful attachment to conventional repertoire among the city’s many orchestras, through are there things to look forward to. Here is a guide to what’s coming up.

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Rock Album Review: Earth’s Masterpiece — “Primitive and Deadly” or How Doom Came to America

September 19, 2014
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Masters of Doom: the band Earth forges a classic in an aged, durable style of heavy metal.

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Fuse Film Review: The Maine International Film Festival, Bar Harbor Edition

September 18, 2014
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Two new documentaries: one a love story about two athletes, the other an attempt to chronicle a small resistance movement among German students against the Nazis.

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Book Interview: David Albahari’s “Globetrotter” — The Postmodern Émigré Blues

September 18, 2014
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Serbian writer David Albahari’s fascination with uncertainty fuels a grim, sardonic tragi-comedy in which silence plays an elemental but enigmatic role.

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Film Review: “At the Devil’s Door” — Satan Never Naps

September 18, 2014
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The highest praise for the way the great cinematographer Bridger Nielson has lit the film’s haunted house..

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