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Unlike the slow, spacy stonerism of the 1973-77 era, early Pink Floyd is a much more rocking experience, and those foundational tunes of English psychedelia take on the excitement of punk to modern ears when heard live.
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The Bird King is an utterly lovely reading experience.
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“We take the audience on a journey that’s not part of a traditional approach to opera.”
Read MoreTHE SHAPE OF THEATRICAL BIOGRAPHY John Lahr has done it again. While writing about one specific playwright, he has managed to capture an entire theatrical movement. Thirty-five years ago he wrote the biography of Joe Orton, an important but by no means the most feted of the ‘kitchen sink’ British writers, and in doing so…
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Much ado about nihilism.
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Dire Straits and its string of hits made Mark Knopfler a well-known figure, but going solo gave him freedom to present a wider range songs.
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Of course, there can be no happiness in America without lots of corporate support.
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Two new wordless picture books feature animals as friends, revealing greater truths about community and the environment.
Read MoreBy Peter Walsh Luis Meléndez: Master of the Spanish Still Life, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA through May 9. Locked into a low-status, unprofitable niche, talented Spanish still-life painter Luis Meléndez (1716–1780) made little money and achieved even less fame during his lifetime. He is said to have complained to the king, who never…
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Arts Feature: Best Movies (With Some Disappointments) of 2025