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The Clearing pulls off an impressive challenge for a historical drama: it examines humanity’s weakness in the face of prejudice in a way that is not only faithful to the time period but unmistakably timely.
Read MoreAn Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.
Read MoreCan the smothered idealism of the teachers be rekindled? Will the school be saved if students and faculty join together?
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Surprisingly, the 17th- and 18th-century drawings and prints in “Pastoral on Paper” proffer bold experiments in charcoal, chalk, and gouache.
Read MoreGeorge Prochnik’s biography of Gershom Scholem is flawed, but well worth reading, especially for those struggling with their Jewish and Israeli identities.
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River Music will satisfy the slightly adventurous listener as few other records I heard last year.
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“You can read Frederick Douglass forever and still just encounter new things, new ideas, new passages, new phrases. He’s that kind of writer. It’s like reading Emerson or even Shakespeare.”
Read MoreThe overriding theme in Roy Andersson’s films is the conflict between human frailty and our delusions of control.
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Arts Commentary: Classical Musical Chairs
The controversy over the appointment of a woman to become the conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra boils down to issues of power and gender. By Mark Kroll It’s been a tough year for conductors. In February, David Miller was in southern France conducting “Don Giovanni” with his Bulgarian orchestra when French police burst in…
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