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Film Review: “Damaged Lives” — Improbably Poetic

January 31, 2019
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Even an imperfect work-for-hire like Damaged Lives can show the touch of an artist.

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Book Review: “The Great Gatsby” — The Greatest American Novel?

October 11, 2014
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There’s no debate: The Great Gatsby is the Great American Novel, with Moby Dick and Huckleberry Finn as also-rans.

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Music Feature: Playing For the Planet

November 14, 2011
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In effect, “Playing for the Planet” is an open-ended floating world music festival featuring performers from New England.

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Film Review: “Adrenaline Rush” Misses Its Mark

December 25, 2009
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The thrilling visuals in this documentary about skydiving get some things right, but the film ends up sensationalizing the sport rather than illuminating it. “Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk” at the Museum of Science, IMAX, through January 23, 2010. Reviewed by Kate Vander Wiede I started skydiving for a few reasons. The first was…

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The Arts on Stamps of the World — July 30

July 30, 2017
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An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.

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Book Review: “The Jazz Omnibus” — The Ultimate Box Set of the Best Jazz Writing from the Last 25 Years

March 29, 2025
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Everyone who loves jazz, or makes a living somewhere in its world, owes a debt to many of the hard-working and under-paid writers of the Jazz Journalists Association (JJA).

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Fuse Dance Feature: KEIGWIN + COMPANY — Choreographic Infectiousness

April 3, 2015
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“It takes a special choreographer to make audiences laugh, reflect, and empathize.”

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Classical CD Reviews: James MacMillan conducts Vaughan Williams, MacMillan, and Britten and Boston Lyric Opera’s “Clemency”

July 30, 2015
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Two recent albums feature compositions by James MacMillan, one of Europe’s leading composers, as well as an opportunity to hear him conducting.

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Coming Attractions: December 26 Through January 10 — What Will Light Your Fire

December 26, 2021
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Compiled by Bill Marx As the age of Covid-19 wanes (or waxes?), Arts Fuse critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, and music. Please check with venues about whether the event is available by streaming or is in person. More offerings will be added as they come in. Film The Arts Fuse…

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Arts Commentary/Interview: Some Thoughts on The Climate Crisis and Theater

March 20, 2023
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How can we create theater that practices critique and empathy in relation to climate change that simultaneously challenges and lifts us, provokes and provides a muscular hope?

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