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Theater Review: Shakespeare & Co’s “The Servant of Two Masters” — An Old Farce, Refreshed

July 21, 2014
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Director Jenna Ware’s adaptation (a world premiere) of Carlo Goldoni’s inspired zaniness puts a delightfully distinctive spin on a classic of clowning.

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Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

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

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Fuse CD Note: Pianist Gilbert Kalish — As Usual, Distinguished and Appealing Performances

July 19, 2014
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Gilbert Kalish’s recital is as distinguished and appealing as one would expect.

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Film Review: Maine International Film Festival — A Model Film Festival on a Modest Budget

July 18, 2014
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So what was so impressive about the lineup of films at the 17th Maine Fest? Catnip for me are 35mm films on the big screen..

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Fuse Film Review: At the Maine International Film Festival — “Love is Strange”

July 18, 2014
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At first, Love is Strange seems to be about the trials and tribulations of dealing with prejudice in today’s world. But at closer inspection, it is really a moving depiction of the challenges of growing old.

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Book Review: “A Replacement Life” — Russian Immigrants in America, Depicted with Exuberance

July 18, 2014
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A Replacement Life explores what America means to Russian immigrants whose cunning and sophistication often lead them into trouble.

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Book Review: Before, During, and After — A Look Back at Patriotic and Paranoid American Cinema

July 18, 2014
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Informative new books look at a pair of tumultuous periods in American history — the Second World War and the Cold War — when Hollywood rode a particularly rocky political roller coaster.

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Theater Review: “Her Aching Heart” — Laughing Heartily at Heterocentrism

July 17, 2014
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The Nora Theatre Company’s production of Her Aching Heart has enough energy, wit, challenge, and—yes—heart to delight those who approach the rousing satire with the right spirit.

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Video Game Commentary: The Ideology of “Angry Birds” — Back to “Animal Farm”

July 16, 2014
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The mega-popular video game Angry Birds is nothing if not hypocritical. A story of political and moral resistance is packaged to fill corporate coffers.

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Fuse Film Review: At the Maine International Film Festival — “The Summer of Flying Fish” and “Stranger Than Paradise”

July 16, 2014
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The Summer of Flying Fish is visual to the max; Stranger Then Paradise remains one of the most important indie films of the last thirty years.

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