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Film Review: “In Order of Disappearance” — No Country for Cold Men

September 16, 2016
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This taut, often hilarious, thriller is a stellar example of why Scandinavian cinema continues to impress.

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Book Review: “Acts of Desperation” — The Ordinary Flip-Flops of Desire

March 10, 2021
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This debut novel concentrates on the vagaries of desire, but in a spare, uncomplicated, and natural fashion that sets it apart from any formulaic romance.

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Jazz CD Review: Macuco Quintet — Welcome “Friendly Signs”

September 10, 2018
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It is this ability to ground their sophistication that makes the Macuco Quintet a band worthy of affection as well as admiration.

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Culture Vulture: Coming Attractions — Gloucester City Hall Murals

September 18, 2009
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By Helen Epstein Of the 100 or so events scheduled for Essex County’s Eighth Annual Trails and Sails Festival the last weekend of September, culture vultures should not miss Gloucester’s Committee for the Arts tours of Gloucester City Hall’s wall murals, created by the Works Progress Administration in the 1930’s. Culture Vulture talked about them…

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Children’s Book Reviews: Animal Buddies with a Message

September 25, 2024
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Two new wordless picture books feature animals as friends, revealing greater truths about community and the environment.

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Rock Concert Review: Mark Knopfler — Brilliant in Boston

August 25, 2019
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Dire Straits and its string of hits made Mark Knopfler a well-known figure, but going solo gave him freedom to present a wider range songs.

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Film Review: “Lost in Paris” — Earthy Yet Surreal Fantasy

August 6, 2017
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Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon’s vision tries to elevate the everyday to a realm of magic by way of the absurd.

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Theater Review: Harbor Stage Company’s “Miss Julie” — A Respectable Tragedy

September 20, 2016
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This is a satisfying if limited production; the Harbor Stage Company is a troupe that is well worth keeping an eye on.

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Book Review: Thomas Mann in America

May 5, 2022
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In the US, Thomas Mann tacitly proposed himself as an almost messianic figure, stately, dramatic, and wrathful at once, striding forth to represent German culture in exile and, increasingly, free Germany itself.

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Film Review: “Blue Jean” — The Color of Truth

June 17, 2023
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This incisive drama set during the height of Thatcherism doesn’t need to amplify its relevance.

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