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Book Review: From France with “L’Amour” — A Neglected Volume by Marguerite Duras

July 9, 2013
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For those of you who have never read Marguerite Duras, “L’Amour” is an invigorating place to start.

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Visual Arts: The Transparent Connoisseur 2

April 17, 2010
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The issues might seem highly technical and of interest only to specialists, but I think they do matter. In the first place they matter as a corrective to our understanding of Rembrandt, but they also matter for the critical insights they offer into the techniques and practices of scholarship. By Gary Schwartz Earlier columns were…

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Classical CD Reviews: Kent Nagano/ Bruckner Symphonies and Christian Gerhaher/ Mahler’s Orchestral Lieder

September 2, 2013
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Christian Gerhaher is, perhaps, the great Mahler baritone of his generation, while Bruckner is, perhaps, a surprising choice for conductor Kent Nagano, whose championship of new music is legendary.

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Jazz CD Review: Charles Mingus –The Jazz Workshop Concerts 1964-65

December 23, 2012
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The new Mingus box set from Mosaic is a treasure trove — jazz lovers should get their hands on one of the 7,500 limited edition copies.

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Book Review: “The Jesuits: A History” — The Order Continues

March 3, 2022
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Markus Friedrich, a professor of early modern history at the University of Hamburg, has written a scholarly but immensely readable history of the order that will appeal to an audience beyond the Catholic tradition.

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Film DVD Review: 1931’s “The Front Page” — Restored

October 6, 2015
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The improved viewing experience of the 1931 version of The Front Page enhances the stature of director Lewis Milestone as an early-talkie innovator and shows off the crack ensemble cast.

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The Arts on Stamps of the World — August 13

August 13, 2017
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An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.

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Movie Review: An Unreal “Social Network”

October 2, 2010
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So enough with the nostalgic wistfulness for a bygone era, the tears shed for a generation lost in cyberspace. The popularity of Facebook only serves to prove that we are more interested than ever in human contact. Reviewed by Justin Marble. When reviewing The Social Network, I am going to start at the end. The…

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Theater Review: “The Sound Inside” — A Hollow Thud

October 5, 2021
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A hatred of self and others sits, relatively neglected, at the center of Adam Rapp’s script.

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Film Review: “Superman” — It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a Mess

July 9, 2025
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“Superman” is overstuffed and bloated — so much so that it’s impossible to get an emotional toehold in the story being told.

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