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Concert Review: The Boston Pops’ Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration — Challenging Terrain

June 4, 2025
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The challenge for the Boston Pops in this program is obvious: combining the structure of orchestral music with the improvisational nature of Garcia’s work. On Tuesday, the pairing of rock band and orchestra proved to be uneven, groovy interludes interlaced with tentative patches.

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Poetry Review: “The Collected Poems of Anselm Hollo” – Playful Poetry from a Contemplatively Curious Spirit

August 10, 2023
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Finnish-American poet Anselm Hollo’s writing, once contained in forty modest volumes, finally arrives as an eminently enjoyable book of unceasing wonders.

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Television Review: “Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV” — An Artist Who Humanized Technology

May 10, 2023
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An avant-garde iconoclast, Nam June Paik once said “It’s an artist’s job to think about the future.”

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Film Review: “Men” — Not This Asshole Again

May 21, 2022
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I wish I could state unequivocally that this is a film perfect for this moment in time, and perhaps it is. But not in a good way.

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Coming Attractions: March 11 through 27 — What Will Light Your Fire

March 11, 2018
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual arts, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

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For the Love of the Cover: Nanci Griffith and Keeping Folk Songs Alive, at Passim

September 30, 2021
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The talent at Club Passim’s Nanci Griffith night represented at least two generations: it was a nice, low-key salute to the singer/songwriter, who played the venue often in the mid-’80s.

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Opera CD Review: Carl Maria von Weber’s Wildly Assorted Candy Box — A Spiffy New Recording

January 9, 2020
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The rarely staged Oberon is easy to love and will fascinate admirers of early nineteenth-century music.

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Anonymous Sources: Pollock Matter a Use Too Fair?

September 19, 2007
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Could a longstanding debate over copyright law add yet another dimension to the long-running Pollock Matter Affair? There are signs it might, though the media haven’t yet understood just how broad the implications might be.

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Arts Commentary: The Boston Symphony’s 2019-20 Season Announcement

April 1, 2019
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The fact is, the BSO’s 2019-20 season doesn’t risk enough and lacks a true spirit of adventure.

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Rap Album Review: Lil Nas X’s “MONTERO” — More than a Meme

October 18, 2021
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With this satisfying album Lil Nas X has made one thing clear — he’s more than a meme.

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