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Classical Music Album: Vox Clamantis’ “And I heard a voice…” — Music of Arvo Pärt

December 10, 2025
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The Arvo Pärt compositions here showcase a composer of remarkable stylistic coherence—but never dramatic complacency or creative stasis.

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Theater Review: “Summer, 1976” Revisits Simpler Times—A Poignant Portrait of Friendship and Change

November 18, 2025
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“Summer, 1976” is a cleverly designed snapshot of a deep but fleeting friendship.

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Classical Album Review: “Pictures from Finland” — Roll Over Sibelius?

November 16, 2025
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Though Sibelius’s music has come to define whatever Finnish music is supposed to sound like, he certainly wasn’t the country’s only active, turn-of-the-20th-century composer.

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Book Review: “Crimean Fig” — Everything Has Its Own Soul

November 21, 2025
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The authors assembled in “Crimean Fig” demonstrate they are unafraid to speak up for Tatar language and culture, while simultaneously speaking out against Putin, unwilling to submit.

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Film Review: “Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie” – Matt and Jay’s Excellent Adventure

December 7, 2025
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True to its name, “Nirvanna the Band The Movie” is bigger and crazier than anything Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol have ever conceived of, a feat of gonzo filmmaking that would make Werner Herzog sweat.

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Book Reviews: “In a Distant Valley” and “A Chance Meeting” — Distinctively American Characters

December 8, 2025
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Two uniquely American books that will give you unexpected pleasures just when you need them most.

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Jazz Album Review: Sun Ra and His Arkestra Live at The Left Bank — Cosmic Swing and Ragged Glory

December 3, 2025
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Sun Ra was often deliberately far out, as we used to say, and also joyously entertaining.

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Book Review: Stephen Rebello’s “Criss-Cross”: A Vital Text for Decoding Hitchcock’s “Strangers on a Train”

November 19, 2025
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There’s no question that the author of “Criss-Cross” approaches “Strangers on a Train” from a gay-centric viewpoint.

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Theater Review: Wheelock Family Theatre’s “Annie” Radiates Hope but Misses an Opportunity

November 25, 2025
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Conveying the value of hope and resilience are undoubtedly important, but positing social and civic responsibility is also essential, and “Annie” clearly offers that opportunity.

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Book Review: Writers on the Brink — “February 1933” and the Chilling Parallels to Trump’s America

November 20, 2025
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Reading “February 1933”, just ten months into Trump’s second mandate is nothing less than unnerving.

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