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World Books: In Search of a Saudi Tolstoy

March 2, 2010
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By Bill Marx Saudi Arabian author Abdo Khal won the $60,000 International Prize for Arabic Fiction (the Arab Booker) for his novel Spewing Sparks as Big as Castles, which is also known as She Throws Sparks. Taleb Alrefai, who served as chair for this year’s panel of judges, said, “The winning novel is a brilliant…

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Fuse Film Review: “The Witness” — A Brother’s Search to Expose the Myths of Kitty Genovese’s Murder

August 18, 2016
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The quest for answers about Kitty Genovese’s murder is really just a red herring for a much more personal journey.

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Music Feature: Alt-Country Singer Kelly Willis — Blue Again

May 29, 2018
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“I’m happy with where I am in my career. I know what I want to do and can do it. I just enjoy it.”

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Coming Attractions: October 13 through 28 — What Will Light Your Fire

October 13, 2024
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Our expert critics supply a guide to film, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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Coming Attractions: September 15 through 30 — What Will Light Your Fire

September 15, 2024
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Our expert critics supply a guide to film, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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The Arts on the Stamps of the World — March 15

March 15, 2017
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An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.

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Theater Commentary: Boston Fall Theater Preview — Rinse and Repeat and Repeat and Repeat …

July 30, 2025
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My hunch is that not only theater critics but audiences will find the parade of tried and true tiresome.

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Book Review: Up Close and Personal? — “The Years That Matter Most: How College Makes or Breaks Us”

August 30, 2020
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With journalistic flair, The Years That Matter Most brilliantly shows how, in terms of college opportunities, the scales of justice tilt in favor of the wealthy.

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Book Review: The Blissful “Botched-Night Splendor” of Tram 83

October 2, 2015
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Tram 83 mirrors the most sordid and chaotic features of contemporary African cities, in which non-Africans also remain intimately and often deviously involved.

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Film Review: “Calvary” — An Artful Balance of Horror and Humor

August 14, 2014
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Calvary offers a dark vision to be sure, but every character, for all his or her troubles and cynicism, has a deep need for love and recognition.

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