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Book Review: “John Lewis: A Life” — A Sense of Intimacy

February 13, 2025
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David Greenberg has brought to life not only one unusual man but also the tumultuous racial history of our country in the second half of the 20th century and into the early years of the 21st century.

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Coming Attractions: September 15 through 30 — What Will Light Your Fire

September 15, 2024
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Our expert critics supply a guide to film, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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Fuse Stage Review: Richard Nelson’s “Hungry” — The Terrible Beauty of Theater

March 29, 2016
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Richard Nelson’s family members talk to each other, not to us. We are privileged to be permitted to listen in.

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Music Preview: Allan Harris — A Soulful One-Man Jazz Jukebox

January 10, 2017
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“Music is to be shared, no matter what genre it is.

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Best Books: Notable Volumes, For Better or Worse, in 2015

December 12, 2015
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Our demanding critics supply lists of books that piqued their interest this of the year.

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Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

April 12, 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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Theater Review: “The Christmas Revels” — A Joyous Sing-Along, A Love-In, and A Meet and Greet

December 18, 2013
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People come to The Christmas Revels to immerse themselves in memories of holidays past, before Toys R Us and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” co-opted the celebration. This year, as in years past, mission accomplished.

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Film Review: “Free Solo” — Mountain Masterpiece

February 24, 2018
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As Alex Honnold observes, if he solos El Cap, it’s like winning a gold medal in the Olympics. But there’s no second or third place. If he fails, he dies.

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Fuse Theater Review: Liars & Believers’ “Interference” is “Guernica” for Hipsters

February 24, 2014
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The 64,000 question is, if the artists’ concerns gravitated to the Marathon Bombings, why did “Interference”‘s press releases and the program cite Picasso’s “Guernica”?

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Concert Review: Boston Chamber Music Society enchants with Ravel and Debussy

August 21, 2012
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Despite the high level of the players, there are things a professional quartet brings to a performance or recording—uniformity of sound and style—that cannot be matched by a group cobbled together and given limited rehearsal time.

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