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Book Interview: George Scialabba on Low Dishonest Decades — and the Dishonesty to Come

Reading the essays in this collection is like receiving a first-rate tutorial on the way we live now and how we got here.

Dick Vacca August 6, 2022 at 8:49 am on Book Review: “Dangerous Rhythms: Jazz and the Underworld” — A Tale of Mobsters and MusiciansGood review, but a question for the reviewer: does English make a case that there was anything more to the...
steve elmore August 5, 2022 at 4:05 pm on Poetry Commentary: Native American Poet and Activist Joy Harjo at Tanglewood — A DisappointmentObviously, Joy Harjo is a true artist, and you are a politician posing as an art critic.
Graham August 5, 2022 at 9:59 am on Theater Review: Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s “Much Ado” — “A Giddy Thing”Commonwealth Shakespeare Company's interpretation of Much Ado About Nothing was very odd and confusing. They used the original words sometimes...
Tom Connolly August 4, 2022 at 2:56 pm on Book Review: “The Crossroads of Civilization” — Vienna as Bridge Builder Between East and WestThis is a nice review, and the book sounds interesting. One wishes that given the plethora of books on Viennese...
Paul Robicheau August 4, 2022 at 12:43 pm on 2022 Newport Folk Festival Review: An Occasion for AweThanks, Donna. Yeah, Joni took it to another level with those rich, low notes.