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Theater Review: “Mindplay” Is Child’s Play

November 19, 2024
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Because this “play” relies on audience participation, Vinny DePonto selects inevitably befuddled men and women from the audience on which to demonstrate his mental prowess.

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Fuse Views: This is What We Look Like — On “Selfies” and Self-Image

March 6, 2014
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Sometimes using the Twitter handle #itsokKimNovak, at other times just linking to Laura Lipmann’s Facebook page, women – primarily writers and our friends – have started posting our own “raw” photos.

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Jazz Commentary Drill Down: Michel Camilo’s “Concerto for Piano and Orchestra”

February 1, 2012
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Fuse Jazz Critic Steve Elman is currently surveying works that illuminate the tradition of the jazz-influenced piano concerto. His series began with an examination of Chick Corea’s current recording, The Continents. In part two, he takes a look at eight works by jazz composers that precede the release of Corea’s work. This post is a…

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Concert Review: Better Than Ezra — Much Better Than Okay

April 26, 2014
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Better than Ezra may be more than a hardworking, nice-guy band permanently fated to be overshadowed by more significant artists.

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Arts Remembrance: Poet W. S. Merwin — An Appreciation

March 18, 2019
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W.S. Merwin remained politically as well as artistically motivated all his life, often proclaiming the vital importance of activism.

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THE ARTS FUSE TURNS ELEVEN! — Our Spring Appeal

May 8, 2018
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Precious few independent online arts publications make it to double digits. Please give us the resources we need to persevere at an essential cultural task.

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Book Review: “In the Land of Good Living” — Satisfying Your Gonzo Curiosity

July 22, 2020
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Ah, Florida, “the grease trap under America’s George Foreman Grill”: not just “weird America,” also “impending America.”

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Theater Commentary: Does Playwriting Have a Future?

October 20, 2007
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To mark the dedication of the New College Theatre at Harvard on October 17, a panel of four playwrights gathered to address the question “Does Playwriting Have a Future?” To allay suspense, the answer is yes (whew, that’s a relief).

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Film Review: “The Menu” — Killer Cuisine

November 28, 2022
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The Menu serves up a ghoulish and madly entertaining two hours of prime cinema.

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Film Review: “First Reformed” — A Vision of Despair, Restrained

April 26, 2018
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This time around, as both a writer and director, Paul Schrader has a found a story, and the artistic restraint, to convey his elevated vision.

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