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Rock Review: Jade Hairpins — Cruising Down “Harmony Avenue”

June 13, 2020
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In the spirit of its mischievous name, Jade Hairpins never takes itself all that seriously, and that is all to the good. Why dampen eccentricity this joyful with any reservations?

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Theater Review: A Romantic Yet Unnerving “Constellations”

September 18, 2017
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Underground Railway Theater’s production of this touching and articulate play is perfectly lovely.

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Dance Review: Mark Morris’s Ups and Downs

March 20, 2006
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A Mark Morris world premiere is turning the attention of the national press to the state of the Boston Ballet Company under new director Mikko Nissinen. By Debra Cash Choreographer Mark Morris once said something to the effect that after George Balanchine died, people started to believe that every work Balanchine had ever choreographed was…

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Film Review: Buster Keaton’s “The Cameraman” — The Final Feature-Length Blaze of Brilliance

February 1, 2021
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The Cameraman is the hilarious capstone to a glorious period that began for Buster Keaton in the late teens.

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Fuse Theater Review: Sondheim’s Scintillating Portrait of the Artist — Sunday in the Park with George

September 21, 2016
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The cherry on top of this terrific production is its stunning technical design, from lighting and sets to sound, projection, and costumes.

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Dance Review: Displaced Persons — New York Theatre Ballet at Gardner Museum

May 21, 2018
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Going beyond the reasonable concept, there was the New York Theatre Ballet’s performance.

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Film Review: “Boys Go to Jupiter” — The Florida Project

September 4, 2025
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It’s up to us to champion films like “Boys Go to Jupiter,” which push the medium into exciting new territory when AI slop is literally banging at the door.

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Poetry Review: “Book of Hours” — From Mourning to Celebration

April 18, 2014
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Kevin Young’s poetic line is generally on the concise side, generating a pithy, earthy, evocative quality that hovers somewhere between the haiku-like jazziness of Robert Creeley and the delta blues of Son House or Skip James.

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Fuse Theater Review: “after all the terrible things I do” — Taking a Safe Stand

June 13, 2015
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Scripts of this well-intentioned variety are big on exalting forgiveness and empathy – calls for justice are rare for obvious reasons.

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Theater Preview: “Citrus” — World Premiere of a Choreopoem

February 24, 2020
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The stories in Citrus exhibit a powerful commonality: these portraits of th3e experiences of black women suggest that, over time, everything and nothing has changed.

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