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Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

October 25, 2015
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, theater, dance, music, visual arts, and author events for the coming week.

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Opera Album Review: The Operatic Artistry of Leonardo (Not “da”) Vinci

January 16, 2020
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A world-premiere recording of Siroe, King of Persia makes it clear that Leonardo Vinci (1690-1730) was as fine a craftsman as the painter with a similar name.

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Book Reviews: Something Wickedly Imbecilic This Way Comes

May 8, 2024
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Two books chase the devil’s tail as they examine America’s evil ways.

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December Short Fuses — Materia Critica

December 1, 2023
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Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.

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Commentary: Best Classical Performances of 2016

December 16, 2016
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Picks for the top live classical performances of 2016. Feel free to agree, disagree, add to them, come up with your own list, etc.

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Theater Review: “Real Women Have Curves: The Musical” — A Glittering Glamour of a Production

December 18, 2023
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My advice: see this show in Boston before it settles into New York for what should be a long run.

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Book Review: Steve Stern’s Fabulous “Book of Mischief”

September 27, 2012
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Here is a writer whose vision and generous spirit cannot be ignored. And that Steve Stern writes a prose as fine as anyone could wish must be emphasized, as well.

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Book Review: “The Road from Belhaven” — How Hope and Resilience Can Prevail

March 15, 2024
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Margot Livesey has given us an exhilarating historical novel filled with fascinating details of a different time in an isolated part of the world, all rendered in gorgeous prose.

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The Arts on Stamps of the World — September 25

September 25, 2017
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An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.

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Coming Attractions: September 24 through October 10 — What Will Light Your Fire

September 24, 2017
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual arts, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

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