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Book Review: Anthony Powell — Among the Most Modern of 20th Century English Writers

February 8, 2019
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Although Anthony Powell’s stock has gone down since he died in 2000, I hope that this new biography will spark interest in A Dance to the Music of Time.

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Concert Review: Boston Symphony Orchestra plays Berg and Shostakovich

November 25, 2015
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Andris Nelsons drew playing from the BSO that reveled in Alban Berg’s sense of color and musical drama.

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Theater Commentary: The Boston Theater Critics Association — Still Evaluating?

May 16, 2019
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The BTCA should take action in support of #MeToo.

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Rethinking the Repertoire #7 – Christopher Rouse’s “Phantasmata”

March 3, 2016
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Christopher Rouse is a tough composer to pin down and that stylistic unpredictability has, in part, provided his music notable expressive breadth.

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Book Review: Denis Johnson’s Beautiful, Haunting “Train Dreams”

October 15, 2011
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In “Train Dreams” the world of beauty and terror is balanced as only our best writers have been able to balance those things.

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Film Review: “Personal Shopper” — An Enigma Wrapped in a Seance

March 24, 2017
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Personal Shopper poses questions about how technology and fashion are skewing our relationships and obliterating traditional notions of identity.

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Classical CD Review: Michael Nicolas’ “Transitions” (Sono Luminus)

May 23, 2016
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Overall, with Transitions Michael Nicolas proves himself a major cellist of his generation.

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Music Interview: Pianist Jason Moran Plugs into the Powerhouse, Fats Waller

April 1, 2014
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“I love Fats Waller. Fats Waller will always be here because he is simply that magnetic a person(a).”

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Theater Review: “Pippin” – A Circus of Arrested Development

January 6, 2013
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Nervous mainstream audiences could breathe easy, the messy cultural ruckus of the ’60s was over: it was ok to find yourself in the suburbs.

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Arts Commentary: Lenny Bruce — On the 50th Anniversary of his Death

August 3, 2016
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What made the authorities especially eager to tape Lenny Bruce’s mouth shut was his vigorous social and religious satire.

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