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Author Interview: Linda Hirshman on the Battle Against Human Bondage

February 19, 2022
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“I always wanted to write about abolition, because abolition is the most successful social movement in American history.”

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Coming Attractions: February 6 through 22 — What Will Light Your Fire

February 6, 2022
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As the age of Covid-19 wanes (or waxes?), Arts Fuse critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, and music. Please check with venues about whether the event is available by streaming or is in person. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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Author Interview: Robert A. Gross on “The Transcendentalists and Their World”

December 10, 2021
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“Concord was actually surprisingly representative of Massachusetts, New England, and maybe even the North in the 19th century. In learning about Concord, you learn about the making of modern America.”

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December Short Fuses – Materia Critica

December 5, 2021
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Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.

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Coming Attractions: October 31 through November 16 — What Will Light Your Fire

October 31, 2021
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As the age of Covid-19 wanes (or waxes?), Arts Fuse critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, and music. Please check with venues about whether the event is available by streaming or is in person. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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Coming Attractions: October 17 through November 2 — What Will Light Your Fire

October 17, 2021
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As the age of COVID-19 wanes (or waxes?), Arts Fuse critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, and music. Please check with venues about whether the event is available by streaming or is in person. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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Coming Attractions: October 3 through 18 — What Will Light Your Fire

October 3, 2021
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As the age of COVID-19 wanes (or waxes?), Arts Fuse critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, and music. Please check with venues about whether the event is available by streaming or is in person. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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Arts Reconsideration: The 1971 Project — Celebrating a Great Year in Music (June Entry)

June 16, 2021
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Arts Fuse writers continue their countdown of great music celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and this month’s list includes Leonard Bernstein, Leon Russell, The Faces, Carla Bley, and Rod Stewart.

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Music Interview: Juliana Hatfield Talks About “Blood”

May 14, 2021
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In her new album, Juliana Hatfield’s concerns are comeuppance, self-abasement, and the depravity of those who revel in the power to make decisions that can adversely affect others.

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Music Interview: Rickie Lee Jones on her Memoir and Living in the Present Tense

May 11, 2021
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“Then, as now, my focus was on the songs. As long as you can keep your focus on the art that you’re doing, the larger thing it can serve – selling records or whatever – that’ll happen on its own.”

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