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Book Review: “Adrift” in a Memorably Neo-Beat World

July 5, 2015
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The protagonist’s version of barroom existentialism works as an unofficial précis for the struggle to make it through another day of being human.

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Television Review: “The Sex Lives of College Girls” — Wonderfully Down-To-Earth

November 30, 2021
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Let’s hope The Sex Lives of College Girls is given a second season because, much like Sex Education, it is a reminder of the value of the real at a time Big Tech and others are trying to pull us into living and loving in the virtual.

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Jazz Album Review: “Relief: A Benefit for the Jazz Foundation of America’s Musicians’ Emergency Fund”

August 18, 2021
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There’s a pleasing variety in this collection, which serves up valuable music that might not have otherwise been heard.

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Film Review: “Plan B” — A Walk on the Wild and Diverse Side

May 26, 2021
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Plan B, Hulu’s latest raunchy teen romp, proves why we need diverse voices in Hollywood.

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Book Review: “Dirt” — Trekking through the French Food Industry

May 10, 2020
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Dirt has the unsurprising effect of making you hungry; if your mind wanders as you are reading, you’ll probably find yourself thinking of food.

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Concert Review: Boston Philharmonic plays Mozart, Brahms, and Bartók

October 20, 2019
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There was nothing sleepy or commonplace about the ensemble’s performance of favorites by Mozart, Brahms, and Bartók.

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Film Preview: At Somerville Theatre — Fake Bands, Real Good Movies

April 11, 2019
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Most of the films selected will be shown in 35mm, making the visual experience as invigorating to watch as the music will be to listen to.

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Film Review: “Beast” — Dark Forest of the Heart

May 24, 2018
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Writer-director Michael Pearce’s debut feature is self-assured and finely-wrought.

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Film Review: “Ramen Heads” — Delicious Obsession

April 6, 2018
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Food porn? You know it when you see it.

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Poetry Review: “The Collected Poems of Delmore Schwartz” — A Necessary and Welcome Gift

April 2, 2024
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Let’s hope that this book will provide an overdue and well deserved third act for the poetry of one of the twentieth century’s poetic masters.

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