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By Gary Schwartz This question was asked by a Dutch newspaper last spring. At the time I did not get around to answering it. What they were after were experiences related to the students and workers revolt in France and other revolutionary manifestations of the Spirit of 68. My first reaction was that I was…
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The weight of the masterpiece on the other side of the kitchen door is ever-present, and it casts a smothering shadow on this lighter drama.
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When the identities of the guilty are finally revealed in this new season of a superb “True Detective,” it is terrifying and glorious.
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Because Mindy Aloff is so deeply personal and idiosyncratic — and so dependent on what was programmed by certain theaters, in certain years — her book distorts the very topic it is intended to illuminate.
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The magazine’s jazz critics look back over the past year and highlight their favorites — mainly recordings.
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This world-premiere recording of Gluck’s Demofoonte is stylishly performed, under the experienced hand(s) of conductor/harpsichordist Alan Curtis.
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Cross-gender disguises and comic banter liven up the melodrama in this presentation of Antonio Cesti’s famous opera, thanks to a spirited and virtuosic traversal by a mostly Italian cast.
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Considering the show’s uneven writing, there’s no certainty that Genera+ion will last longer than a viral TikTok video.
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Singer Allan Harris clearly loves Eddie Jefferson’s music and performs it with sincerity and chops.
Read MoreWilliam Peter Blatty may have created a comparatively small body of work, but he played a major role in the evolution of American horror.
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