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Television Review: “Single All the Way” — The Usual Holiday Ooey Gooey

December 3, 2021
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Single All the Way is a Hallmark Christmas movie with two gay men inserted in, which means they have just as little chemistry as the straight couples in these films do.

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Theater Review: “Reparations” — A Message Well Delivered

September 7, 2021
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As the play ends, all four characters have a clear understanding of their marching orders. But will they — or we — act on them?

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Book Review: “The Atomic Bomb on My Back” — Witness to Apocalypse

August 3, 2020
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Reading Sumiteru Taniguchi’s book brought back my memories of meeting a man who had witnessed the unimaginable.

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Film Review: An Exquisitely Haunting “Amulet”

July 31, 2020
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This debut film from Romola Garai is to be commended on all levels: its technical proficiency, its aesthetic beauty, its affecting and unusual story, and its stand out performances.

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Theater Review: Two Cheers for Manual Cinema’s “The End of TV”

January 21, 2019
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I strongly advise you to explore the wizardry of Manual Cinema — its potential is considerable.

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Book Review: “Irving Berlin: New York Genius” — A Significant Life

November 22, 2019
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Biographer James Kaplan was aided by the assistance of Irving Berlin’s two elder daughters, and that makes this biography particularly valuable.

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Classical CD Reviews: Two Holiday Albums That Strike Like Thunderbolts

November 20, 2019
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These superbly produced — and sung, played, and conducted — holiday music albums are perfect stocking stuffers.

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Fuse Stage Review: Richard Nelson’s “Hungry” — The Terrible Beauty of Theater

March 29, 2016
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Richard Nelson’s family members talk to each other, not to us. We are privileged to be permitted to listen in.

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CD Review: Sérgio Mendes Pours on the “Magic”

September 5, 2014
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“Magic” reflects the Mendes touch—more than 50 years of expert piano, arranging, and production chops, and a genius for choosing the right collaborators.

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Concert Review: Singer Jamie Barton Makes No Ordinary Debut

December 15, 2017
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What is surprising is that, along with the extraordinary power of her voice, Jamie Barton’s luminous smile won me over before she sang a note.

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