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Book Commentary: A Case for Negative Book Reviews

August 22, 2012
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Why does Laura Miller feel, given her belief that negative reviews are often useless, that she has to kick criticism while it is down? Why argue against the efforts of a small number of delusional reviewers in major publications who continue to speak fruitless negativity to the indifferent masses?

Jazz CD Review: Miles Davis’ “Rubberband” — Stretch Your Ears

September 10, 2019
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Heard as a Miles Davis record pure and simple, Rubberband is one of the strongest from the comeback period.

Book Review: “The Old Priest” — Exquisite Stories About Being Human

October 15, 2013
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This small but important book is a collection of stories about being human. It explores, even probes, the inner recesses of its characters without pretense or flamboyance.

Music Review: New Singles of 2019 — The Rise of Country-Rap

May 12, 2019
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This month focuses on contemporary country-rap. It’s high time we take note of a fledgling genre on the verge of mass popularity.

Theater Interview: Adaptor Neil Bartlett on Seeing Your Own Plague in “The Plague”

May 9, 2018
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Albert Camus brings a bracing response to thinking about the worse that is missing in so many of our current dystopias.

Visual Arts Review: Guillaume Guillon-Lethière — Reconsidering History

June 26, 2024
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Considering that none of Guillaume Guillon-Lethière’s history is familiar, absorbing this scholarly exhibition, which is accompanied by extensive labels and wall texts, is demanding.

Film Review: “Good Fortune” — Let Them Eat Tacos?

October 10, 2025
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 If only every billionaire could be forced to work as a food delivery driver and learn the true meaning of Christmas.

Theater Review: “Lady Macbeth and Her Lover” — Three’s a Crowd

August 24, 2015
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Lady Macbeth and Her Lover is a determinedly somber play that tries to attain the feel of classic tragedy.

Jazz Interview: Talking to Russ Gershon, Cornerstone of the Local Jazz Scene

July 21, 2023
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In any form, any format, anytime and any place, the presence of Russ Gershon is an imprimatur of exciting, eclectic, and innovative music.

Book Review: “The Book of Beginnings” — Vive les indifférences!

June 8, 2015
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This study is an attempt to “enter” a foreign way of thought and to study the “possibilities” and, by extension, “potential mindsets” of the human mind.

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