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Book Review: “The Notes” of Ludwig Hohl — “Everything Ever Created Was a Fragment.”

October 28, 2021
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Ludwig Hohl belongs in the line of such lucidly contentious thinkers as Karl Kraus, Pascal, and Lichtenberg, commentators whose writing oscillates between the traditions of literature and philosophy.

Visual Arts Review: Otto Piene’s Sketchbooks at the Harvard Art Museums

July 6, 2022
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MIT’s loss is Harvard’s gain.

Music Review: New Hip-Hop Singles of October 2019

November 3, 2019
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It has been a busy month for R&B and Rap — with tantalizing singles from Danny Brown, Gang Starr, and Frank Ocean.

Classical CD Reviews: Listening During COVID — Beethoven’s Jesus, Liszt’s Variations on “Norma,” and Janáček’s Animal Opera

November 13, 2020
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Concert halls and opera houses remain closed — but unusual musical experiences await in this era of social isolation.

Book Review: “Blue Swan Black Swan” — Madness Made Beautiful

September 16, 2021
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Whether we call this slim volume poetic prose or prose poetry, a novella or a collection of verse, seems beside the point. It is haunting, hypnotic, and moving.

Theater Commentary: A Wacky Vision of Violence — “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus”

April 12, 2022
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Finally, a sign that American theater might be facing the world of violence outside of its usual provincial purview.

The Arts on Stamps of the World — August 16

August 16, 2017
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An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.

Poetry Review: The Golden Age of Russian Poetry — Revisited

December 14, 2017
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Here, then, are two books that provide a fine literary introduction to one of the richest flowerings of poetry in European culture.

Film Preview: The Weirdly Beautiful World of Rosamond Purcell — “An Art That Nature Makes”

November 13, 2016
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Rosamond Purcell’s striking photographs are about surprising transformations, the unexpected magic of metamorphosis.

Alt-Rock Preview: Waxahatchee, Mitski, and Speedy Ortiz — Girls Just Want to Eat Guitars

May 12, 2015
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Waxahatchee exuded poise and presence, while delivering lonesome-cowboy epiphanies that speak to their generation’s collective existential shrug.

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