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Certainly part of the power of Tomas Tranströmer’s poetry resides in how, having established a jagged consciousness, he leaves us in between—in a world full of questions that are not easily resolved.
Read MoreRecommendations for albums from multi-instrumentalist Roger Glenn and vibraphonist Mike Freeman.
Read MoreHost Elizabeth Howard talks to Justice Malala about his book “The Plot to Save South Africa,” an essential read for understanding modern South Africa.
Read MoreInside‘s visceral demonstration of the alienating capacity of technology and the reduction of art to rich people’s toys may be a bit pat, but the film finds the space within these cliches to stage a compelling human drama.
Read MoreWhat the box set makes adamantly, abundantly clear is how egalitarian Joe Strummer’s musical vision truly was. If you don’t already know his solo work, you should.
Read MoreTo his credit, Boston Ballet’s artistic director Mikko Nissinen is looking far and wide for ways to expand the company’s repertory.
Read MoreReviews of the cogent and well-crafted The Big Payback, the comprehensive if conventional Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space, and No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics, which expertly balances whimsy and gravity, though the version of the film shown by PBS has been heavily censored.
Read MoreAs The Flash crashes at the box office and audiences grow tired of multiverse sagas, creative mastermind Hideaki Anno has delivered two badly needed breaths of fresh air to a genre suffocating under the weight of its own cultural stagnancy.
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Music Commentary: Notable Classical Performances of 2014
It’s fun to recall what’s been played locally since January and be reminded just how rich the greater Boston area’s classical music scene really is.
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