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TV News: “Mad Men” and the Mystique of the Sixties

June 11, 2013
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“Mad Men” gets all manner of undeserved attention. Yet I attend to it.

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Poetry Review: “No Hurry” — Aging Well, In Various Ways

June 10, 2013
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“No Hurry” is a book about aging: the conscious pang of the loss of past intensities, the treasuring of the quieter now, the achingly slow death of sex.

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Fuse Coming Attractions: Summer 2013 Rock Concert Overview

June 10, 2013
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Just every week this summer boasts at least one show of note at venues large and small in and around Boston. Here are ten that are worthy of a special mention.

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Fuse Film Review: “Before Midnight” — The Joys of Conversation

June 9, 2013
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“Before Midnight” doesn’t go where you think it will, nor does it end quite the way you might imagine, but the highs and lows of this one memorable night evoke the disquiet and soberness that comes with becoming an adult.

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Visual Arts Review: Seeing the Wonders of Diaghilev and The Ballets Russes

June 9, 2013
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This exhibit dedicated to Diaghilev and The Ballets Russes is well worth a trip to Washington D.C. because of the amazing objects on display.

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TV News: HBO’s “Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer”

June 8, 2013
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In Russia, the defenders of Nadia, Masha, and Katia have compared their plight to the victims of the infamous Stalinist “Show Trials” of the ’30s.

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Book Review: “In Times of Fading Light” — A Rich Story of Divided Hearts

June 8, 2013
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Though its central events are in the past, conveyed by characters by means of often ambiguous shreds of memory and musing, “In Times of Fading Light” is a work of quiet power and beauty, dense with sorrow, telling detail, and suspense.

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Music Review: The Compelling Mystery of Dean Blunt’s “The Redeemer”

June 7, 2013
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With “The Redeemer,” Dean Blunt has yet again managed to mystify his listeners – this time with gorgeous compositions, a vague yet compelling narrative, and unprecedented honesty.

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Film News: Global Lens 2013 — Focusing on Relatively Undiscovered Countries

June 7, 2013
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We’ve reached a sad situation in America where even sophisticated art house audiences balk at foreign-language films except those made in a handful of favored countries.

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Music News: Krauss, Blind Boys added to Boston Free Fests

June 6, 2013
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Boston’s free festival season is beginning to seem like a musical arms race.

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