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Arts Commentary: It’s Not Funny — “Saturday Night Live” and the Mark Twain Prize

December 16, 2022
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Adam Sandler receiving a Mark Twain Prize is one more SNL achievement that defies understanding.

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Television Review: “Shrinking” — When a Therapist Goes Off the Rails

January 26, 2023
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The bottom line: if you don’t find Jason Segel charming, Shrinking is skippable.

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Film Review: “Truman & Tennessee: an intimate conversation” — He Said, He Said

June 21, 2021
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Truman & Tennessee is a meticulously researched and edited documentary about two gay men and their differing commitments to art.

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Film Review: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” — Shakespeare Goes Digital

September 4, 2018
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Does Shakespeare need a digital makeover to stay relevant and entertaining?

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Dance Review: Kelley Donovan’s Tides of Thought

March 19, 2018
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Kelley Donovan believes every dancer should own her movement, not just perform it.

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Book Review: The “Lightweight” Gallows Humor of Jean Echenoz

May 29, 2014
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Eschewing harrowing realistic description, Jean Echenoz adopts a jocular sardonic approach to the most gruesome battlefield realities.

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Book Review: Violence, a la the Freudian and Biblical canon

July 28, 2011
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Short Fuse thinks Russell Jacoby’s “Bloodlust: On the Roots of Violence from Cain and Abel to the Present” is an unconvincing mix of refurbished Freudianism and Genesis.

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Jazz Album Reviews: A Trio of Gems from Craft Recordings

May 5, 2025
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At the time of these sessions the musicians themselves were celebrating the relatively recent advent of the long-playing record.

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Children’s Book Reviews: Just in Time for Fall — Multicultural Perspectives

September 1, 2024
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 A round-up of new children’s books that celebrate diverse cultures.

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Doc Talk: Wicked Queer at 40 — Embracing the Imagination

April 5, 2024
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Transformative narratives shape the documentaries in the 40th annual Wicked Queer Film Festival.

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