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Fuse News: Cathy Edwards Comes to NEFA

December 8, 2014
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This week, The New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) announced that Cathy Edwards will become NEFA’s new Executive Director.

Arts News: Boston’s “Mayor’s Holiday” — A Valuable Cultural Gift

December 8, 2014
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You’d be a fool to miss taking advantage of Boston’s Mayor’s Holiday.

Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

December 7, 2014
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in music, film, dance, theater, and author readings for the coming  week.

Book Review: Leo Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina” — A Translation That Respects the Nuances

December 6, 2014
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Marian Schwartz’s careful translation of Anna Karenina is exquisitely mindful of the book’s complex linguistic texture.

Book Review: Émile Zola’s “The Conquest of Plassans” — “Tartuffe” Gone Realpolitik

December 5, 2014
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Entertaining yet incisive, The Conquest of Plassans remains a devastatingly acute reminder that religion and politics make surprisingly compatible bedfellows.

TV Commentary: Toward a Critique of “The Big Bang Theory”

December 4, 2014
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On this show, thriving on caricature as it does, the chasm between Amy and Sheldon stops laughter long enough to suggest poignancy.

Fuse Opera Review: BEMF Stages Two Delightful Neapolitan Comic Operas

December 4, 2014
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BEMF’s double bill of two short and comic Pergolesi operas made for an unusual and totally delightful presentation.

Visual Arts Review: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles at the MFA — The Beauty of Speed

December 4, 2014
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Planes, Trains, and Automobiles at the MFA is a delightful exhibition dedicated to vehicular speed, mobility, style, and joy.

Music Interview: Spencer Taylor Jr. — Gospel’s Godfather Comes to Dorchester

December 3, 2014
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Legendary gospel performer Spencer Taylor Jr. and the Highway QC’s will be part of the biggest traditional gospel program of the year in Boston.

Book Review: “Outside Music, Inside Voices” — Illuminating Conversations about Creating Jazz

December 2, 2014
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Jazz fans with open ears should rush to this book: so should anyone interested in the creative process, its rewards as well as its challenges.

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