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Book Review: Was Sonny Liston Murdered?

October 18, 2016
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The Murder of Sonny Liston is an absorbing, albeit speculative, attempt at addressing the mystery that died with the man.

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Theater Review: “Three” Equals Zero

June 14, 2015
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In truth, Three is not much of a play at all, but an anthology of “very special episodes” of an unproduced television or web series.

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Theater Review: “The Midvale High School Fiftieth Reunion” — Pleasant Remembrance of Things Past

June 14, 2017
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Alan Brody’s play is a pleasant valentine, and it will likely find a life in regional and community theaters.

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Visual Arts Feature: Spotlight on Scaasi — Revisiting an American Couturier

November 19, 2010
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This exhibit is ideal for the budding designer to come and admire dresses with structured tulle, unique hems, bias cut silk, pounds of beads, sequins, and rhinestones, weaved organza and mink accents. Scaasi: American Couturier at the Loring Gallery at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA until June 19, 2011. By Megan Trombino It…

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Theater Review: “The Old Man and The Old Moon” — An Old Story, Entertainingly Told

November 21, 2014
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The Old Man and The Old Moon is pleasing, but just how theatrically satisfying it is depends on the appeal of ‘magical’ folktales, the kind where anything goes.

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Arts Commentary: Remembering the Culture Wars of the ’90s

December 8, 2022
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Freedom of expression is a more precious commodity than taste. Conservative critics were very clear about their moral imperative; they confidently vilified artists and terrorized institutions. No one won the culture wars — we lost them.

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Book Reconsideration: “A Confederacy of Dunces” — Still an American Comic Masterpiece?

June 29, 2020
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A reassessment on the 40th anniversary of A Confederacy of Dunces, a novel that many consider one of the funniest ever written by an American.

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Visual Arts Review: Junk Yard Kids — Consecrating American Anti-Culture

December 12, 2016
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Could there be a better place to satirize American taste than in the center of Boston’s thriving commercial district?

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Rock Concert Review: Elvis Costello and Blondie — Fun, with Some Surprising Edge

July 25, 2019
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What could have simply passed for a nostalgic classic-rock spin turned out to be an expansive smorgasbord, frustratingly uneven at times, yet given to flashes of fervor and surprise.

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Theater Review: ASP’s “Exit The King” – When Politics Become Absurd

September 30, 2017
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In Ionesco’s play, society no longer makes sense — even to itself.

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