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The Arts on Stamps of the World — July 15

July 15, 2017
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An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.

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Concert Review: A Gripping Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra at Symphony Hall

March 25, 2014
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For at least the last decade, the LAPO has set the bar in creative programming, commissioning new works, and integrating itself into its community.

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Album Review: Keb’ Mo’s “Good to Be…” — Too Contented

May 27, 2022
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At his best — and there are indeed moments of that here — Keb’ Mo’ is a genre-bender who brings new listeners to blues, folk, and smooth soul music.

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Book Review: Annotating Jane — An Illuminating New Edition of Austen’s Persuasion

February 28, 2012
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This invaluable addition to the Austen literature offers two for the price of one: a beautifully designed and printed edition of the novel many consider her best and a parallel critical commentary that deepens our understanding and opens up a rich, textured view of her world and time.

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Jazz CD Preview and Survey: Years of Utter Beauty, Part 1

January 20, 2019
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2018 saw the release of four ambitious and powerful jazz releases driven by poetic texts.

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Theater Review: At This “Prom” — Acceptance, Love, and Laughter

May 22, 2023
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The Prom’s greatest strength is how the musical can be, almost simultaneously, satirical, hilarious, and nuanced.

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Concert Review: Emerson String Quartet at Jordan Hall — Farewell to Boston

January 23, 2023
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The Emerson Quartet’s greatest strength lies in its ability to temper individual excess in favor of a lush corporate blend.

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Book Review: Yves Bonnefoy’s Meditation on Poetry — Heady But Essential

April 7, 2013
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Yves Bonnefoy’s book is, fundamentally, a spiritual autobiography; yet it draws extensively on the outside world and ponders how it can be described in writing or depicted in painting.

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Book Review: “James Baldwin: A Love Story” — An Intimate Biography

September 11, 2025
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We have a biography that reads like a novel in its range and intensity, a biography that forces us to dig deeper into our own preconceived prejudices and understand another man — a famous writer — in ways that neither he nor we might have ever thought possible.

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Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

August 2, 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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