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One must be impressed by memoirist Matthew Spender, who refuses to descend into resentment or anything resembling self-pity despite a very strange childhood.
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Director Jane Campion’s sharp adaptation of Thomas Savage’s novel focuses on the damage done to those who surrender to the alluring but pernicious “sword” of social conformity.
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Wilco went all-in this year for a personal bond, inviting internet-culled winners onstage for live-band karaoke with the group.
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The album’s explicit mix of modern jazz and klezmer set a template that is still being used by many of today’s most prominent Jewish music experimentalists.
Read MoreI don’t share Rebecca Mead’s awe for “Middlemarch,” but I share her enthusiasm for stretching the envelope of memoir.
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Both of these documentaries offer gratifying viewing for any curious roots music fan.
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Practical handbook, compendium of theory, or history of an American tradition? A little of each… but enough of any?
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This list consists of recent music documentaries that I streamed over the past year — a couple of duds as well as the standouts.
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Arts Remembrance: Homage to Dorothy Boudreau — Farewell, My Lovely
Dorothy Boudreau believed in the necessity of culture, and she was as erudite as she was unpretentious.
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