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Classical Music CD Review: Lutoslawski — The Complete Symphonies, Los Angeles Philharmonic/Esa-Pekka Salonen

July 21, 2013
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It’s a pity Witold Lutoslawski’s music isn’t turning up on more orchestral programs in the U.S. this season and next – Benjamin Britten seems to be the centennial birthday boy of choice.

Stage Interview: The Theater Offensive Brings Lenelle Moïse’s “Expatriate” to Boston

September 27, 2012
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“One of the enormous changes I’ve seen is that in big city theater scenes, queer work isn’t so scarce anymore, which is great. These days, no major theater company in a city like Boston would program its season without discussing what might be of interest to gay men.”

Jazz/Book Review: Saxophonist Dexter Gordon — Portrait of a Sophisticated Giant

December 5, 2018
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Sophisticated Giant paints a convincing picture of an extremely charming, intelligent, resilient, and talented man.

Commentary/Interview: Boston Globe Union Negotiations — Anger and Resistance

November 8, 2019
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Those who value serious journalism (as well as the rights of journalists) should be quite worried about just how lethally Boston Globe management is attempting to undercut the newspaper’s union.

TV Review: “Breaking Bad” Ends Well — “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue”

September 30, 2013
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Over the past five years of Breaking Bad, the chemistry of fate has run its course.

Film Review: “Hail Satan?” — Fighting Evil

March 30, 2019
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These satanists are far less concerned with organizing decadent ceremonies (though there is a fair bit of that, and it’s thrilling to behold) than they are with exposing corruption and hypocrisy.

Book Review: Roving Free Agents of the Imagination

February 25, 2013
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Autobiography, personal essay, history, current affairs, or literary criticism, many are the guises under which travel writing has seduced readers of decidedly categorical bent.

Book Feature: Children of the Revolution — An Interview with Lawrence Roberts about Mayday 1971

August 26, 2020
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“One lesson is that when a country feels like it’s really gone off on the wrong track, a social movement that finds a way to express that dissent in the streets can really make a difference.”

Book Review: “Children Under Fire: An American Crisis” — Gun Violence Run Amuck

March 23, 2021
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Children Under Fire examines gun violence in America, focusing on how it is threatening our nation’s children.

Book Review: Leo Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina” — A Translation That Respects the Nuances

December 6, 2014
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Marian Schwartz’s careful translation of Anna Karenina is exquisitely mindful of the book’s complex linguistic texture.

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