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Short Fuse: Steve Martin’s Balanced Vision of Beauty

December 30, 2010
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What An Object of Beauty proves is that while people were fixated on his Hollywood day job, Steve Martin has made himself into a genuine novelist who gives the art world over the last 20 years an exquisitely balanced sort of attention. An Object of Beauty by Steve Martin. Grand Central Publishing,295 pages, $26.99. By…

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Film Review: “Leaning into the Wind” — The Giving Tree

March 26, 2018
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Watching this film, one is struck at how it is essentially a collection of moments that, taken together, create a satisfying portrait of a life.

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Coming Attractions: August 13 through 29 — What Will Light Your Fire

August 13, 2023
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Arts Fuse critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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Visual Arts Review: “Strong Women in Renaissance Italy” — Women’s Lives Mattered

September 27, 2023
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The show would have been stronger if more context had been provided, both about women’s lives and the artistic traditions that inspired and influenced artists of the Renaissance.

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Jazz Feature: Teaching By Example – An Afternoon with Drummer Ra-Kalam Bob Moses

July 1, 2014
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One of drummer Ra-Kalam Bob Moses’s most resonant teachings was that it is better to find the infinite possibilities within a single idea than to keep changing ideas every ten seconds.

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Book Review: “Not My Type” — Surviving Trump

June 26, 2025
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This is a measured book, harrowing at times but also thoroughly enjoyable. It’s a fun read about a rape trial.

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Film Review: “Eephus” — The End of the Season Cometh

March 12, 2025
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“Eephus” could’ve become a piece of conservative-leaning nostalgia but, to its credit, it refrains from making small-town sports great again.

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Concert Review: Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway Dazzle at The Sinclair in Cambridge

June 25, 2022
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The brilliant set was a celebratory exploration of Molly Tuttle’s bluegrass roots, albeit with a fresh perspective.

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Film Review: “Victor Frankenstein”— Fans of the Monster Will be Gravely Disappointed

November 28, 2015
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Yet another cinematic variation on Mary Shelley’s novel—and this one too often opts for slick jolts of adrenaline over credibility.

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Visual Arts Review: “National Pride (and Prejudice)” at MFA Boston — Thinking Critically about National Icons

January 5, 2015
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National Pride (and Prejudice) wants us to reexamine the relationship between a country’s iconic images and its not-so-reassuring realities.

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