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Book and Jazz Album Review: Henry Threadgill Explains It All For You

July 5, 2023
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning composer eludes easy categorization, but Henry Threadgill’s new memoir — and his latest recording — take a step in defining his singular artistic personality.

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Film Review: Report from the 2019 Provincetown Film Festival, Part Two

June 26, 2019
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Finding independent films that may or may not receive wider distribution, as well as talking to filmmakers anxious to answer questions about their work, are great reasons to travel to the Provincetown Film Festival.

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Book Review: “All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days” — Innovative History of a Female Anti-Nazi Resistance Leader

January 25, 2022
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What holds this wildly ambitious book together and drives the narrative is Rebecca Donner’s unwavering, partisan voice.

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Musician Interview: Talking to Suzanne Vega about “Flying with Angels”

May 30, 2025
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Suzanne Vega’s collection of 10 new original songs further solidifies and builds on her reputation as a unique talent among her generation of singer-songwriters.

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An Appreciation: Israeli Writer Amos Oz

December 31, 2018
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The late Amos Oz relished the latent anarchism in Jewish holy texts — full of debates, arguments, challenges.

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In Memoriam: Asa Brebner

March 19, 2019
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When you play music onstage with someone over the decades you know what they’re thinking with a single glance.

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Film Review: The 2022 Tribeca Film Festival — Where the Yellow Brick Road Leads to David Lynch

June 18, 2022
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As always, the documentaries at the Tribeca Film Festival were where you found the best films. Here are four I would recommend.

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Book Review: Richard Gessner — Sounding out Shapes with the Logic of Dreams

November 10, 2017
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Richard Gessner’s head is a cavern piled high with wonders—original images, fresh metaphors, mind-stretching scenarios, and alternate world orders.

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Film Review: A Blazingly Good “Spotlight”

November 3, 2015
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Given the precipitous Internet-driven decline of print journalism over the past decade, Spotlight vividly reminds us of the clout of a local newspaper speaking truth to power.

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Arts Remembrance: Michael Nesmith

December 10, 2021
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With Michael Nesmith’s passing, Boomers of a certain age feel another piece of their youth disappearing.

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