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Film Review: “Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar” — A Mildly Frothy Farce

February 15, 2021
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We’re desperate for some frothy good spirits, so welcome Barb & Star’s turquoise ‘n’ hot pink assault, forgive it for being mildly funny more often than wildly funny, and enjoy its modest pleasures.

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Visual Arts Review: Color on Plaster – Frescoes from Pompeii in New York

May 26, 2022
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If you are in New York this week there is plenty of art to see. Just a short walk from the Metropolitan Museum is a show that you will probably never see again. You can visit it for free. It closes this weekend.

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Coming Attractions in Local Rock: July 2012

June 27, 2012
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With the first official heat wave behind us, summer is now in full swing and there is a ton happening musically in New England. This month local music shows off its diversity.

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WATCH CLOSELY: Peg’s Pandemic Picks — Medieval Plague Edition

March 18, 2020
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This new series will offer ideas for movies and series that have stories or themes at least marginally related to the pandemic we’re all living through.

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Theater Review: Creatures of the Night Throw a Rocking Party

October 26, 2011
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“The Rocky Horror Show” works best when it is immersive like this—a theatrical party that includes the audience.

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Classical Concert Review: Emmanuel Ax and the Boston Symphony Orchestra/Jaap van Zweden at Symphony Hall

February 15, 2012
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To judge from the all-around energetic playing of the BSO, it seems conductor Jaap van Zweden has struck a good rapport with the players and I, for one, look forward to hearing more from him in coming seasons.

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Coming Attractions: May 1 through 16 — What Will Light Your Fire

May 1, 2022
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As the age of Covid-19 finally wanes, Arts Fuse critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. Please check with venues when uncertain whether the event is available by streaming or is in person. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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Television Review: “Cassandra” — Machine Mom

February 13, 2025
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Cassandra is yet another critique of AI, but it’s also a provocative commentary on motherhood.

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Book Review and Commentary: Albert Murray’s Non-fiction – A Balm in Columbia

February 21, 2017
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At his best, Albert Murray is a thinker passionately in love with thinking, a virtuoso of verbal music, an American to his core.

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Film Review: Marcel Pagnol’s Marseille Trilogy — Three memorable Creations: “Marius” (1931), “Fanny” (1932), and “César” (1936)

March 10, 2017
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Marcel Pagnol’s great Marseille Trilogy is a tragicomic love story set on the bustling, sun-drenched docks of a Mediterranean port.

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