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Visual Arts Feature: Memories of a Veteran Boston Gallerist — Mario Diacono

May 11, 2020
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Mario Diacono’s Boston shows were legendary.

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Book Review: “Desert Oracle” — Dwelling on the Fringe

January 3, 2021
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Desert Oracle is an omnibus, a kind of hand drawn map, as well as a bit of a crackup — something you will peruse and possibly find the route leading to a deeper dive.

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Jazz Commentary: Russell’s “Hustle,” The Duke of Ellington, and Me

August 9, 2020
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What exactly did the Duke’s music symbolize to Russell’s shifty characters, two upwardly mobile lowlifes more anxious to fleece the world than fall in love?

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Film Review: “The Great Postal Heist” — Clear and Present Danger to a Great American Institution

January 31, 2022
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This effective advocacy documentary charts the 21st-century decline of a great American institution (one established in the U.S. Constitution). It’s also a wake-up call alerting us that things didn’t have to happen this way.

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Theater Review: “The Stone” — Nobody is Innocent

June 6, 2019
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This marvelous production pulls off a tricky balance — vibrant bursts of creative energy are put at the service of illuminating the thorny nature of memory and guilt.

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Book Review: “Fable for the End of the World” — Techno-Fascism, Vividly Described

March 4, 2025
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“Fable for the End of the World” reflects our own uncertain condition — there are possibilities unknown, alternatives that even would-be godlings like Elon Musk and his ilk have not accounted for.

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Theater Review: “Mothers and Sons” — An Elegant, Affecting Production

August 21, 2018
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Mothers and Sons is one of veteran playwright Terrence NcNally’s finest works.

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Film Review: “Caught Stealing” — A Superior Crime Thriller

August 29, 2025
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Viewers would be wise not to search for a deeper meaning in “Caught Stealing” — this is an example of entertaining commercial filmmaking from one of our best directors.

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Theater Review: Two Cheers for Manual Cinema’s “The End of TV”

January 21, 2019
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I strongly advise you to explore the wizardry of Manual Cinema — its potential is considerable.

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Visual Arts: Giant White Bunnies at the Lawn on D — Down the Pop Culture Rabbit Hole

July 11, 2015
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In recent years several serious artists, Amanda Parer among them, have created giant inflatable pieces with the aim of making cultural/political statements.

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