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Theater Review: “Fun Home” — The Fragility of Memory

December 1, 2025
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“Fun Home”‘s relevance not only lies in how it flawlessly interweaves three storylines that revolve around the same character, but how it dramatizes, with grace, humor, and pathos, a familiar human struggle — looking at our parents through adult eyes.

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Book Review: “Nobody’s Girl” — An Emotionally Wrenching Horror Story

December 13, 2025
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Virginia Giuffre’s memoir is a grim indictment of Jeffrey Epstein and the cruel and powerful men (most of them still unnamed in public) who were his clients.

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Children’s Book Reviews: Lighting Up Winter Holidays

December 11, 2025
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A trio of holiday stories— two celebrate friendship, one features a stagestruck chicken.

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Book Review: Rich Lives in the Musical Margins — “Dancing With Muddy” and “Before Elvis”

December 10, 2025
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Two good reads: Boston harmonica player Jerry Portnoy’s memoir is an unflinching look at life as a sideman musician; the other is a history that shows how, without the Black stars he heard in Memphis, there would have been no Elvis or rock ‘n roll as we know it.

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Arts Feature: Best Movies (With Some Disappointments) of 2025

December 17, 2025
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Our demanding critics choose the best films (along with some disappointments) of the year. And there is plenty of disagreement.

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Funk Album Review: “Cook”– Lettuce Turns Up the Heat

December 15, 2025
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Lettuce is pushing funk forward, drawing on what has come before (Tower Of Power) and making some distinctive changes.

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Theater Review: Working Up a “Hedda” Steam

December 13, 2025
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Two versions of “Hedda Gabler” — one gratifying, the other gauche.

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Arts Commentary: “Merrily We Roll Along” Three Ways — A Sondheimian Trifecta

December 16, 2025
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Why was the original production of Merrily We Roll Along such an abysmal failure and how did it turn into a hit? Does the new film succeed in capturing the magic of the hit Broadway revival (and is that even possible)?

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Concert Review: Heavy Metal’s “Saddest Day” Festival — A Glorious Gift for Happy Fans

December 15, 2025
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For heavy music fans, the Saddest Day was a very good day.

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Coming Attractions: December 7 through 22 — What Will Light Your Fire

December 7, 2025
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Our expert critics supply a guide to film, visual art, theater, author readings, television, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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