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Book Review: “Tyll” — The Thirty Years War, From a Prankster’s Point of View

May 10, 2020
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Daniel Kehlmann’s narrative gift is so prodigious as to be almost aggravating.

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Theater Review: Plays New and Old Back to Back and Reel to Reel

April 4, 2014
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Fort Point Theatre Channel made a call for submissions for a new play to serve as a companion piece to “Krapp’s Last Tape.” The result: a performance of Samuel Beckett’s classic with the world premiere of “The Archives” by Skylar Fox.

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Book Review: “Museum of Fine Arts Boston: 1870 to 2020, An Oral History” — Questioning the Elite

November 24, 2021
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This is an invaluable gathering of interviews, an impressive excavation of institutional memory that not only recognizes the MFA’s grandeur but its many deficiencies as well.

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Theater Review: Taming a Shrew in the #MeToo Era

March 28, 2019
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The new Broadway revival of Kiss Me, Kate removes much of the objectionable material — and a lot of the fun

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Ellen Elias-Bursac on Writing from the Former Yugoslavia

November 12, 2008
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By Bill Marx Translator Ellen Elias-Bursac On this week’s World Books podcast I talk to Ellen Elias-Bursac, who translates the work of two of my favorite writers from the former Yugoslavia: David Albahari and Dubravka Ugresic. Elias-Bursac is currently living in the Netherlands, but she recently visited Boston, so I got a chance to talk…

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Coming Attractions: December 8 Through 23 — What Will Light Your Fire

December 8, 2024
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Our expert critics supply a guide to film, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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Jazz Recommendations: The Test of Time, 2018

December 26, 2018
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Here’s a look back at the history of jazz recordings and a selection of ten of the best, plus one release from 2018 that has a good chance of being one of my favorites for many years to come.

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From the Editor’s Desk: Please Restrain Your Inner Child

August 4, 2014
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Stage coverage at the Boston Globe/NPR brain trust is generally dedicated to serving the rich and the trendy — the publicity gum drop for Finding Neverland is the latest evidence that the fix is in for the fat cats.

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Film Review: “Plainclothes” and the Surveillance of Desire

September 24, 2025
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Despite its abrasive style, “Plainclothes” leaves no doubt about what is going to happen or what is meant to be its takeaway message.

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Arts Remembrance: Be the Rock Star — A Tribute to Jules Siegel

January 26, 2013
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Legendary music journalist Jules Siegel died of a heart attack on November 17, 2012 at the age of 77. There was no “New York Times” obituary, no mention in “Rolling Stone.” But to me, he was a rock star.

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