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‘Lived experience’ doesn’t automatically confer moral or political insight, argues social critic Ben Burgis, but if we can make others laugh at that assumption we might be getting somewhere.
Read MoreInformative new books look at a pair of tumultuous periods in American history — the Second World War and the Cold War — when Hollywood rode a particularly rocky political roller coaster.
Read MoreIf you really want a full-on immersion into the halcyon decade that that gave us the Beatles and free love, you simply must watch Aquarius.
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Jack Black and Kyle Gass were happily living out their nerdy, rockstar dreams — and their fans were loving it.
Read MoreThere’s nothing here to challenge the status quo, just an amiable ‘sex’ comedy about characters who aren’t getting any.
Read MoreWhy didn’t a legal mind as brilliant as Richard Posner’s get to the Supreme Court? One suspects his candor and bluntness.
Read MoreFar from being a down month, June marks the start of New England’s summer classical music season.
Read MoreVisual Arts Book Review: “Florine Stettheimer: A Biography” — One of American Art’s Greatest Enigmas
The volume’s overarching goal is to restore Florine Stettheimer to what the biographer sees as her rightful reputation as one of the great American artists of the 20th century.
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Arts Commentary: The Authors Guild’s Modest Proposal
Invariably, these economic realities are barriers to entry into the broader cultural arena for the less-well-heeled among us, sustaining inequity.
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