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Music Commentary: The 15th Annual New England Metalfest — Blunt Over Pretty

April 23, 2013

I was curious to see how the Boston Marathon bombing and subsequent events would filter into the fest. It began with my Facebook newsfeed displaying “Going to Worcester to blow off steam”-type messages.

Rock Remembrance: Lou Reed Reaped What He Sowed — Art, Truth & Beauty

October 29, 2013

Posted in Featured, Music, Rock

Lou Reed has left us, but the truths he took pains to show us about ourselves and our society – much as we try to cover them up – remain.

Fuse Book Review: Living With the Spenders—Surviving an Odd Childhood

November 18, 2015

Posted in Books, Featured, Review

One must be impressed by memoirist Matthew Spender, who refuses to descend into resentment or anything resembling self-pity despite a very strange childhood.

Visual Arts Review: Dana Schutz — A Genius or a Hot Mess?

September 29, 2017

Posted in Featured, Review, Visual Arts

Dana Schutz packs evocative and unexpected narratives into confined spaces, but not all of them fit as well as she thinks they do.

Theater Review: “Next to Normal” Takes American Musicals Into the New Millennium

March 16, 2012

Posted in Theater, Featured, Music

This musical’s challenging, raw, and poignant storyline, along with the stunning work of the SpeakEasy Stage Company cast and designers create a can’t-be-missed, far from normal production.

Film Reviews: Three at the Provincetown Film Festival

June 20, 2025

Posted in Featured, Film, Review

Films about relationships are often the best offerings in the Provincetown Film Festival, and several of the narrative films at this year’s go-around were about seeking connection.

Film Review: “M3GAN” — Child’s Slay

January 14, 2023

Posted in Featured, Film, Review

M3GAN is a movie algorithmically generated to spawn as many memes about itself as possible before undiscerning viewers realize what they’re watching is a reworked Black Mirror draft.