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Classical Album Review: Michael Tilson Thomas Conducts Alban Berg

March 5, 2021
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The San Francisco Symphony is a model of complexity: tonally warm but texturally clear; rhythmically on edge but never abrasive in character; beautifully blended throughout.

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Shelter in Place Attractions: Places to Find the Best Video Essays on Film

April 22, 2020
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Video essays have been characterized as “the articulation of thought in audiovisual form.”

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Film Review: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” — Shakespeare Goes Digital

September 4, 2018
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Does Shakespeare need a digital makeover to stay relevant and entertaining?

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Theater Review: Zeitgeist Stage’s “A Great Wilderness” — Revelations in the Woods

May 11, 2016
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A Great Wilderness dramatizes the plight of a believer who is forced to face a powerful truth about himself — that he has probably wasted his life.

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Jazz Review: At MIT, Jazz Musician Don Byron Does Gospel Right

October 30, 2012
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Jazz musician Don Byron is nothing if not eclectic, but his own playing is always penetrating, challenging, energizing, and his compositions vehicles for both intense exploration and tenderness.

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Jazz CD Reviews: Wadada Leo Smith — Paying Superb Homage to Monk, and Other Heroes

October 24, 2017
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That’s why Wadada Leo Smith’s musical visions are so miraculous: there’s an impression of drift, yet they rarely meander.

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Theater Review: “WARHOLCAPOTE” — Listening to Icons

September 27, 2017
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WARHOLCAPOTE is a breezy, 90 minute tribute to American pop and gossip.

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Short Fuse: Of Henry Kissinger, China, Stink Bugs, and the Games that Shape the Mind

June 22, 2011
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“On China” boasts photos of Henry Kissinger’s numerous visits to China. In many you see him smiling hugely, brandishing chopsticks alongside the likes of Zhou Enlai. He’s enjoying making history — and the food.

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Book Review: Yang Jisheng’s “The World Turned Upside Down”

January 19, 2021
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Those who admire Yang Jisheng’s distinguished career should pick up this book. Those searching for a solid, accessible history of Mao’s Cultural Revolution should look elsewhere.

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Short Fuse: Tarantino’s Nazi-killing Cotton Candy

August 28, 2009
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By Harvey Blume Let me tell you why I heartily dislike and contemn Quentin Tarantino’s “The Inglorious Basterds.”

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