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Theater Review: “Mercury’s Ashes” — A Beautiful Mystery Story

July 27, 2016
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Homophobia may not have been behind Freddie Mercury’s decision to keep the location of his ashes a secret, but it hardly ruins Mercury’s Ashes.

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Film Interview: Bertrand Tavernier (1941-2021) Talks About – What Else? – French Cinema

April 1, 2021
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We mourn the loss of an affable generous man, a bridge to a vast history, who also knew and loved American culture.

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Book Review: “Blue Swan Black Swan” — Madness Made Beautiful

September 16, 2021
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Whether we call this slim volume poetic prose or prose poetry, a novella or a collection of verse, seems beside the point. It is haunting, hypnotic, and moving.

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Children’s Book Reviews: Changing the World in Big and Little Ways

June 26, 2025
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Two portraits of champions: a famous fighter for civil rights and a little girl who loves chess.

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Theater Review: “Nassim” — Word Play

October 11, 2024
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The script is an experiment, a (sometimes) witty lecture on language. But it doesn’t work dramatically.

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Jazz Album Review: “An Evening with Ron Carter and Richard Galliano” — Delightful

July 5, 2023
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The clarity and focus of Ron Carter’s bass is exemplary here, as is the balance with Richard Galliano’s accordion.

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Arts Remembrance: David Crosby — One More Link to Rock ’n’ Roll’s Golden Era Lost

January 20, 2023
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When I glorify or romanticize an artist like David Crosby it is because the performer has a gift for alchemizing songs into something huge, powerful, spiritual, and communal.

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Concert Review: Pat Metheny’s Side-Eye — A Very Modern Organ Trio

June 12, 2023
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At New Hampshire’s just-christened Nashua Center for the Arts, 68-year-old jazz guitarist Pat Metheny shared a wily sidelong glance at his own broad compositional and improvisational history.

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Theater Review: A Remarkable “Dancing Lessons” at Barrington Stage

August 14, 2014
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Mark St. Germain’s romantic comedy is never less than provocative, fresh, and unexpectedly moving.

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Book Review: “The Talking Drum” – Gentrification From A to B

June 11, 2020
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Despite her story’s potential for uncomfortable confrontations and revelations, the author chooses to pack the vicissitudes of her novel’s changing neighborhoods and their inhabitants’ lives into a neat and tidy package.

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