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Film Review: “Sex Appeal” — Science Meets Teen Sex Romp

January 14, 2022
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This is a fresh take on a teen sex comedy: someone who worships logic sets out to explore the complexity of sexuality.

Theater Review: ASP’s “Exit The King” – When Politics Become Absurd

September 30, 2017
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In Ionesco’s play, society no longer makes sense — even to itself.

Jazz Commentary Drill Down: Duke Ellington’s “New World A-Coming”

February 3, 2012
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Steve Elman is currently surveying works that illuminate the tradition of the jazz-influenced piano concerto. His series began with an examination of Chick Corea’s current recording, The Continents. In part two, he takes a look at eight works by jazz composers that precede the release of Corea’s work. This post is a detailed examination of…

Classical CD Review: Daniel Hope and Alexey Botvinov Play Alfred Schnittke

April 1, 2021
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Fiddler Daniel Hope’s new all-Schnittke disc with pianist Alexey Botvinov brings with it a level of authority that demands respect.

Theater Interview: Performer Bill Irwin – Channeling Samuel Beckett

October 21, 2022
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“Samuel Beckett’s work speaks to me because he’s a very visceral writer. And, because I have training as a clown, I think of him as a natural clown.”

Fuse Film Review: Worth Traveling North to See the “Manglehorn”

July 28, 2015
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Al Pacino, playing the title character, delivers his most impressive performance since he starred in Terrence McNally’s Frankie and Johnny a quarter century ago.

Fuse Concert Review: Michelle DeYoung and the Boston Symphony Orchestra/Daniele Gatti

March 25, 2013
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Daniele Gatti’s management of the orchestra – the unfolding of melodic lines and instrumental textures – was particularly noteworthy, matched here with a keen sensitivity to the music’s expressive detail: this was a riveting performance.

Rock Concert Review: Slow and Steady Wins — Widespread Panic’s Triumphant Fenway Run

August 25, 2025
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Playing nearly 60 songs across a trio of near-three-hour shows,  jam-rockers Widespread Panic certainly made their return to Boston count.

Film Review: The 40th Seattle Film Festival — American Indie Excellence

June 15, 2014
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Unlike Sundance, where “independent” has been stretched to allow for expensive non-studio movies with slumming Hollywood stars, the films we watched at Seattle were mostly low budget.

Book Feature: Terry Tempest Williams on the Agonies of “Erosion”

November 29, 2019
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Terry Tempest Williams thinks that we must seize opportunities to save an increasingly endangered world — we don’t have a choice to feel powerless against the forces that seek to exploit and destroy the beauty of life on this planet.

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