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Film Reviews: Boston Jewish Film Festival –Two Looks at Jewish-American Comedy

November 12, 2016
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Reviews of a trio of films at the Boston Jewish Film Festival.

Music Preview: Back to the Future — John Sebastian Reunites with Kweskin and Muldaur for Some Jug Band Music

November 8, 2017
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Three jug band legends — John Sebastian, Geoff Muldaur, and Jim Kweskin reunite.

Theater Review: “A Doll’s House, Part 2” — A Not So Subtle Sequel

July 17, 2018
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The action is set in an incongruous and ahistorical no-man’s land, adrift between realistic drama and farce.

Fuse Flash: Four Bold Minutes with Abbey Lincoln

August 16, 2010
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The death of Abbey Lincoln on Saturday August 14, just a week after her 80th birthday, rewound my audio memory to 1959. By Steve Elman I didn’t have to re-listen to “Lost in the Stars,” from her Riverside album Abbey is Blue. I can replay that performance any time I wish, just by thinking about…

Film Reviews: April’s Streaming Docs

April 5, 2024
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By Neil Giordano A selection of notable documentaries currently in the digital universe: Christian missionaries, high school athletics, and a trio of filmmakers who mess with Texas. A familiar story — a young man on a quixotic quest that ends in tragedy — takes a new turn in National Geographic’s The Mission (Hulu, Disney+), a…

Poetry Review/Interview: Poet Martín Espada — Resistance is Obligatory

April 21, 2017
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Martín Espada’s lyricism sings deeply in the key of loss, turning the anguish of social and personal histories into hope.

Fuse Film Review: “Before Midnight” — The Joys of Conversation

June 9, 2013
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“Before Midnight” doesn’t go where you think it will, nor does it end quite the way you might imagine, but the highs and lows of this one memorable night evoke the disquiet and soberness that comes with becoming an adult.

Classical Music Review: Gergiev Comes to Town

March 27, 2009
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By Caldwell Titcomb Conductor Valery Gergiev’s podium demeanor is rather bizarre, but his musicianship is first-class. Valery Gergiev is one of the busiest musicians in the world. Among other assignments the 55-year-old conductor has headed the Mariinsky Theatre (formerly the Kirov Opera) for two decades, is principal guest conductor of the Metropolitan Opera in New…

Film Review: “Thelma” — Surreal Adolescence

January 20, 2018
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Thelma learns that she can’t escape who she is — but she can control what she does.

The Arts on Stamps of the World — June 30

June 30, 2017
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An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.

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