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Film Review: “Ben is Back” — Raising an Addict

December 15, 2018
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Films like Ben is Back will not foster an understanding of how drug addiction ravages the lives of the poor, the incarcerated, the uneducated, and the less fortunate.

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Classical Album Review: An Opera by the “Croatian Verdi” — Sung Right

September 14, 2021
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The performance shows generally high competence and comfort, no surprise given that the work is a longtime staple in Croatia: indeed, it is the single most-performed opera in the entire repertory of the Croatian National Theater.

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Concert Review: The Boomtown Rats — Still Immature and Proud of It

September 29, 2014
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This was a band that took its reunion as a personal challenge to come off as reckless as they did in their prime.

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Book Review: “When Movies Were Theater” — Exploring Where We Watch the Movies

June 15, 2016
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If you are interested in how the architecture within American movie houses shaped the cinema and vice-versa, this often brilliant tome is an instant classic.

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Book Interview: Robert W. Fieseler on the legacy of the “Tinderbox”

October 13, 2018
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One of the few books that examine the largest mass killing of gays and lesbians in the United States until the 2016 massacre at Pulse.

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Literary Appreciation: D. H. Lawrence’s “Women in Love” at 100

September 18, 2020
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I hope this centennial will inspire readers to immerse themselves in this enormously important, rich, and vibrant work.

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Book Review: “Chain-Gang All-Stars” — A Terrifying Future World

June 17, 2023
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In this novel Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah creates a terrifying future world. I’m glad that he chose to anchor that creation so powerfully in the shameful present.

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The Annual Arts Fuse Holiday Gift Roundup — Tips From Enthusiasts

December 19, 2014
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[Updated] Wondering about what to give the arts and culture lover on your gift list? No problem—the sage writers for The Arts Fuse (with an assist from our readers) come to the rescue with thoughtful suggestions.

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Dance Commentary: Learn to Love Something By Doing It, or How I joined Le Grand Continental and Discovered the World of Dance

May 11, 2014
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I hope thousands of people show up to see Le Grand Continental-Boston next weekend. Not to see me, but to see how dance can change the way we appreciate our world.

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Book Interview: JFK, A Conservative?

March 9, 2014
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In his book, Ira Stoll argues that John F. Kennedy was, “by the standards of both his time and our own, a conservative.”

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