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Movie Review: “My Dad is Baryshnikov” at the BJFF

November 17, 2012
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The film asks: what are you going to believe, the facts or your lying eyes? The truth is that we do not always want to confess.

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Classical CD Review: Hungarian Composer Ernő Dohnányi — Love at First Listen

November 4, 2019
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This is a gem of a recording, a wonderful introduction to this often overlooked Hungarian composer.

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Commentary — “Detroit” & Critical Red Herrings

August 10, 2017
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I’m not going to see Detroit and that’s because I’m sure it will have the virtues of Kathryn Bigelow’s other films and the corresponding flaws.

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Poetry Review: “A Word For It” — Poetry, From out of the Dictionary

December 14, 2017
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Warren Slesinger’s approach to poetry is experimental but skillful as well as entertaining.

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Film Review: “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” — A-Not-So-Feel-Good Film Worth Seeing

July 17, 2015
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At a time when kids are being spoon-fed countless superhero movies and gothic fantasies, this film stands out because it resonates with the realities in their lives.

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Visual Arts Review: “Splendor, Myth, and Vision: Nudes from the Prado”

July 5, 2016
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Beyond a few superb works, the panorama of flesh proves to be oddly enervating.

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Concert Review: Arctic Monkeys at TD Garden

September 8, 2023
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The band’s performance was stellar. Its setlist was on point: a bit of the new, a bit more of the early stuff, and a whole lot of “AM.” In America, in 2023, that’s just good fan service.

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Book Review: “Alexander Theroux: A Fan’s Notes” — Appreciation for an Overlooked Modern Master

August 19, 2020
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This kind of informed appreciation of a much-maligned writer of brilliance is a treasured relief.

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The Arts on the Stamps of the World — June 2

June 2, 2017
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An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.

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Dance Review: Dystopian Dancing — Pina, a 3-D documentary

December 26, 2011
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As a dancer, Pina Bausch was the presiding spirit of speechlessness. She had the macabre body of an anorexic, but her matchstick arms communicated entire inner worlds.

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