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Poetry Review: Henri Cole’s “Touch” — Love Thy Neighbor, Like Thyself

December 18, 2011
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Is it true that if I love my neighbor I can, or will, like myself? This question cuts to the heart of the poems in Heni Cole’s volume “Touch,” and the answer is yes.

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Visual Arts Review: Salvador Dalí Touches Down on Huntington Avenue — Quirky and Proud of It

August 9, 2024
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For decades the MFA gave Dalí the cold shoulder, so it’s great that this maiden voyage is non-puritanical and open to the artist’s less than wholesome instincts to provoke.

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Film Review: Satire As it Should Be — “Tickling Giants”

June 13, 2017
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If you want to see what courageous political satire really looks like, see Sara Taksler’s engaging new documentary about Bassem Youssef.

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In Memoriam: Asa Brebner

March 19, 2019
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When you play music onstage with someone over the decades you know what they’re thinking with a single glance.

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Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

November 2, 2014
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in music, film, visual arts, theater, author readings, and dance that’s coming up in the next week.

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Visual Art Review: Contemporary Ferns and Mounds at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

August 21, 2024
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This summer’s installation of new sculptures is evidence that creative interventions in nature can be harmonious.

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Film Review: Another Plea for Cormac McCarthy/Ridley Scott’s “The Counselor”

November 2, 2013
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This is one fine neo-noir, expertly directed by Ridley Scott with a host of superlative star turns from Michael Fassbender, Cameron Diaz, Javier Barden, Penélope Cruz, and Brad Pitt.

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Theater Review: “Come From Away” — A Heartening Tale of Human Connection

November 11, 2019
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Come From Away is more than just a rousing and heart-warming 100 minutes of theatrical entertainment. It’s a poignant reminder, and celebration, of what we’re all capable of as people.

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Film Review: “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On” — Respecting a Child’s Sense of Wonder

July 5, 2022
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Marcel the Shell with Shoes On is a work of depth as well as inspired silliness, structured with moments of quiet contemplation in between the laughs.

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Stage Interview: Turf Wars — “A Raisin in the Sun” and “Clybourne Park”

March 10, 2013
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“Clybourne Park” was expressly written to be in conversation with Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun.” The former gives us a new perspective — actually new perspectives — on the latter.

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