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WATCH CLOSELY: Post-Emmy Recommendations

September 14, 2022
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Television is the new art cinema, chock full of superb examples of storytelling across multiple genres.

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Short Fuse: “Jewish Jocks” — Many Avenues Into Jewish History

December 13, 2012
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But sometimes, though it may defy certain sorts of expectations, Jews excel not because they have higher sports IQs but just because they are better.

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Visual Arts Review: “Titian: Women, Myth & Power” — The Furious Force of Transcendent Artistry

August 22, 2021
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It’s hard to adequately describe what a momentous exhibition this is.

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Book Review: The Fascinating Story of “The Method”

May 8, 2022
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Isaac Butler’s stories about The Method’s effect on American film acting are insightful, particularly when he recounts how actors could be either inspired or angered when they embraced it.

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Book Review: “Girl of My Dreams” — A Vivid Look at Hollywood and History

May 23, 2015
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Peter Davis knows Hollywood from the inside and has written a splendid novel about the great days of Tinsel Town with the kind of passion you rarely see anywhere these days.

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Jazz Album Review: “The Best of Bird” — The Sheer Genius of Charlie Parker

September 29, 2024
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“Ornithology: The Best of Bird” might better be described as the best of Bird on Savoy.

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Arts Feature: Best Classical Recordings of 2020

December 22, 2020
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The pandemic may have largely shut down live musical performances for 2020, but the recording industry remained alive and very active these past twelve months.

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Classical Music CD Reviews: Paul Lewis and Trio Wanderer play Brahms, and Hans Abrahamsen’s “let me tell you”

May 19, 2016
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Three superb albums: two focusing on works by Brahms, one featuring Hans Abrahamsen’s meditation on Shakespeare’s Ophelia.

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Visual Arts Interview: Brookline Sculptor Murray Dewart on His Show at the Boston Sculptors Gallery

November 15, 2024
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The 77-year-old Brookline sculptor has been exploring many sides of his chosen craft since his days as a senior at Harvard. And he was already dabbling in all sorts artistic endeavors long before that.

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Opera Album Review: From Denmark with Love, Passion, Irony, and Much More — Works by Carl Nielsen and Helge Bonnén

January 23, 2024
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Carl Nielsen’s vivid biblical opera “Saul & David,” here paired with Helge Bonnén’s remarkable concert adaptation of poems from “Spoon River Anthology.”

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