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Jazz CD Review: Tyshawn Sorey’s “Pillars” — Like Nothing You Have Heard Before

September 19, 2018
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Tyshawn Sorey flies far from his innovative masters. I hardly expected that the result would be so mesmerizing and alive.

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Visual Arts Review: The Art of Celia Paul — The Power of Quiet

April 10, 2018
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Celia Paul’s paintings are calm, reflective, and inviting.

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WATCH CLOSELY: “Horror Noire” — A Canonical Documentary

February 20, 2019
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The film assembles an eclectic and impressive crew of actors, writers, directors and scholars to explore the representation of black characters and culture in (mostly) American horror cinema.

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Film Review: “Kate Plays Christine”

April 29, 2016
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Actress Kate Lyn Sheil travels to Sarasota to star in a biopic where she will be filmed re-enacting TV broadcaster Christine Chubbuck’s suicide.

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The 19th Annual Francis Davis Jazz Poll: The Shape of Jazz That Keeps Us Going

January 10, 2025
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The creative force behind jazz is so strong and so universal that the music will continue to sustain us through whatever perils and calamities the upper echelons of business and politics land us in.

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Book Review: “Lake of Urine: A Love Story” — Breaking Established Reality

July 27, 2020
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It’s hard to critique a novel that flies under such a resplendent banner, a wholesale rejection of the dead and decaying world of trends and war and meaninglessness.

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Concert Review: The Boston Artists Ensemble Plumb the Hidden Depths of Mozart

January 8, 2025
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When performed with this high level of polish and poise, even Mozart’s darkest music can make you smile.

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Concert Review: The Boston Symphony Orchestra Plays Mozart and Arvo Pärt

April 3, 2025
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Guest conductor Dima Slobodeniouk and the Boston Symphony Orchestra invited listeners to a meditative evening of music. 

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Concert Review: Cappella Clausura’s Renaissance Portraits — Passion, Desire, and Adoration

November 15, 2022
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Thoughtful and intriguing, the concert reminded listeners that a lot of great music has been marginalized and all but lost to history.

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Book Review: “The Hawk’s Way” — Up-Close and Personal with Birds of Prey

May 10, 2022
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Sy Montgomery raises the question of our relationship to the world and all its animals and nudges us toward the view that even predators deserve our support and admiration because of the value they bring to our planet.

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