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The 17th Annual Francis Davis Jazz Poll — My Poll Without Me

January 6, 2023
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This most recent poll also proves the worth of the poll itself — that it doesn’t so much confirm consensus as create it.

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Film Review: “The Traitor” — The Enigma of Betrayal

February 8, 2020
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What makes The Traitor ultimately worth watching is its epic sweep, the deft way director Marco Bellocchio and his below-the-credits team carve out the dramatic highlights of Italy’s twenty year war with the Cosa Nostra.

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Book Review: The Battle of Agincourt Turns 600

October 27, 2015
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Anne Curry’s purpose is not merely to act as a military analyst, but to explore the long cultural history of the battle’s meanings in subsequent British history.

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Theater Review: “The View UpStairs” — Celebrating a Milestone

June 4, 2019
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As a vision of gay bonding, The View UpStairs exudes a wonderful in-your-face spirit.

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Music Interview: A Talk with Singer Luciana Souza

December 3, 2013
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“I like singing live; I try to sing well live, I try to prepare myself for the audience, for that room. And I care a great deal about singing live, because I think that’s the experience of jazz. Even if I’m singing Brazilian music.”

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Film Review: “Frankie Freako” – For a Good Time, Call …

November 1, 2024
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Filled with B-movie puppet antics, “Frankie Freako” is a joyous throwback to the days where you could walk into a video store and rent one of a dozen Gremlins rip-offs about someone’s mundane suburban life being upended by a bunch of little guys.

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Book Review: Facing Up to the Damage Wrought by Facebook

July 11, 2018
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“Resistance is futile. But resistance seems necessary.”

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Album Review: A Past Fit for the Future –“Birthright: A Black Roots Music Compendium”

March 11, 2023
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Projects such as Birthright: A Black Roots Music Compendium extricate the resilient voice of the people from the cacophony of current ideological intervention.

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Film Reviews: Boston Women’s Film Festival

September 27, 2018
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All of Shirkers demonstrates the wonderfulness of making cinema. I Am Not a Witch dramatizes the mystery and solidarity of accused witches.

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Book Interview: Leonard S. Marcus on Robert McCloskey and the Art of the Picture Book

September 13, 2014
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The centennial of the author of Make Way For Ducklings is being celebrated with a series of lectures by scholar Leonard S. Marcus.

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