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Theater Review: “Manahatta” — Breaking the American Myths

February 14, 2020
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The only way forward, to go beyond American myths of innocence, is to confront the enduring crimes of the past.

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Visual Arts Review: “Life, Death & Revelry” at the Gardner Museum

August 8, 2018
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Life, Death & Revelry explores the aura of the Farnese Sarcophagus from several points of view, including those of the conservators who recently cleaned it of decades of accumulated grime.

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Book Review: “Doc Watson: A Life in Music” — An Inspiring Story

April 3, 2025
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Check out the book to absorb the trajectory of Doc Watson’s career from impoverished guitar player to becoming an icon of Americana, and a repeat winner of  Grammy Awards. 

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Theater Review: “A Raisin in the Sun” — A Great Evening of Theater

July 9, 2019
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To see Raisin in the Sun in post-Obama America is to experience how a classic both remains emblematic of its time and changes resonance as time passes.

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Theater Feature: Favorite Stage Productions of 2022

December 28, 2022
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Our theater critics pick some of the outstanding productions in a year haunted by COVID.

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Poetry Review: “I Aint Yo Earthmama” — Poets Susan Barba and Wanda Coleman

May 24, 2020
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The two books reviewed here represent the launch of the reborn Black Sparrow Press under the auspices of David R. Godine, Publisher. Very exciting. Let’s give them a big warm Boston welcome!

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Music Interview: Prizing the Peculiar – “The Ivan Variations” Performed by the Chandler Travis  Philharmonic

February 22, 2021
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“The Ivan Variations is kind of a departure for me, though some would argue that my whole career is a departure, and I hope they’re right!”

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Book Review: “Disquiet” — A Compassionate Litany of Tragedies in the Middle East

July 28, 2021
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This is a timely novel, a lament for the multicultural harmony that has disappeared from Mesopotamia as well as a dire warning: fundamentalism is on the rise, not just in the Middle East but in the West as well.

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Theater Review: “Good Television” and “Sila” — The Struggle to Remain Human

May 8, 2014
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It is encouraging to see new plays that tackle substantial social problems.

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Music Interview: Ernie Isley Keeps R&B Guitar Alive

January 16, 2018
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The Isleys remain bizarrely underrated by mainstream media outlets, but they’ve never been forgotten by music fans.

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