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Book Review: Jess Walter — The Best Short Story Writer in 21st Century America?

March 30, 2023
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Jess Walter is a writer capable of inspecting humanity’s foolishness and foul play, but he is rarely unkind to his dimmest characters. Even sociopaths get to explain what is going on in their minds.

Arts Commentary: The Declining State of the Art of Arts Journalism

February 13, 2024
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Theater critics, film reviewers, A&E editors, and arts columnists have been stripped from our dailies and weeklies. Why should you care? Oscar Wilde warned that an age without criticism is “an age that possesses no art at all.”

Poetry Review: The Verse of Rowan Ricardo Phillips — Let’s Get Weaponized?

April 20, 2020
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Rowan Ricardo Phillips attempts to combine a woke perspective with his vast knowledge of poetry from the past.

Book Interview: Translator Brian Nelson on Finally Hearing Émile Zola’s Voice in English

May 12, 2021
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“Why read Zola now? Leaving aside sheer enjoyment of his narrative art, I’d say: because his representation of society’s impact on the individuals within it memorably depicts what it means to be a human being in the modern world.”

Arts Feature: Best Movies (With Some Disappointments) of 2024

December 16, 2024
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Our demanding critics choose the best films (along with some disappointments) of the year. And there is plenty of disagreement.

Rock Album Commentary: Rostam’s “Changephobia” — The Sound of Heroic Optimism

June 5, 2021
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As we emerge from the pandemic, Rostam’s Changephobia strikes the right healing notes for fatigued ears.

Coming Attractions: June 12 Through 28 — What Will Light Your Fire

June 12, 2022
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As the age of Covid-19 finally wanes, Arts Fuse critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. Please check with venues when uncertain whether the event is available by streaming or is in person. More offerings will be added as they come in.

Coming Attractions: March 2 through 16 — What Will Light Your Fire

March 2, 2025
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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.

Film Review: “Do Not Split” — A Compelling, Disturbing, and Imperfect Look at the Hong Kong Riots

March 1, 2021
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Is Do Not Split a fine example of provocative filmmaking? Yes. Should you watch it? Certainly. Will it help you understand the forces feeding the discontent and shaping the discourse generated by the conflict? Not really.

Book Review: A Treasury of Tall Tales That Make Opera Fun

September 3, 2020
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Author Ethan Mordden serves up plenty of entertaining yarns, sometimes as exaggerated as the genre to which they pay homage.

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