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Arts Review: “Bad Blood” and “The Dropout” — Valley Girl Set Aflame in the Bonfires of the Vanities

March 19, 2022
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Playing on their strengths and working within the limitations of each medium, both The Dropout and Bad Blood pull us into the very American story of Theranos’ and Holmes’ rise and fall.

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Visual Arts Review: Homage to “The Gunshine State” — The Met Museum Hosts Photos by Anastasia Samoylova and Walker Evans 

November 13, 2024
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In this illuminating show you’ll recognize the state that (for now) is home to Donald Trump and was the habitat for Jeffrey Epstein and a wide range of other dangerous creatures.

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Theater Review: Playing “The White Card”

March 7, 2018
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The White Card‘s examination of white philanthropy and racism stays well within the comfort zone.

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Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

August 30, 2015
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, theater, music, dance, visual arts, and author events for the coming week.

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Coming Attractions: February 14 through 27– What Will Light Your Fire

February 13, 2018
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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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Fuse CD Review: Charles Lloyd’s Indelible “Manhattan Stories”

November 15, 2014
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Despite their somewhat muffled sound, both discs are valuable documents, not least because we hear the under-recorded Gabor Szabo in duet with Charles Lloyd.

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Film Review: “The Gambler” Pays Off Handsomely

December 29, 2014
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In The Gambler, Mark Whalberg gives a performance he should be proud of.

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Cultural Commentary: “Dogefather” Elon Musk on SNL – Banking on the Irony of the Rich

May 9, 2021
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“Fate loves irony” opines the billionaire. Will we be in on the joke, or left out in the cold?

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Short Fuse Podcast #59: Line of Driftwood, the Ada Blackjack Story

January 20, 2023
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Host Elizabeth Howard talks to poet and writer Diane Glancy about her book on a young Iñupiat woman who, in 1921, traveled to Wrangel Island, 200 miles off the Arctic Coast of Siberia, as a cook and seamstress, along with four professional explorers.

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Shelter in Place Attractions: May 16 through 31– What Will Light Your Home Fires

May 16, 2021
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In the age of COVID-19, Arts Fuse critics have come up with a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, and music — mostly available by streaming — for the coming weeks. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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