The Arts Fuse
@theartsfuse.bsky.social
Boston's Premier Online Arts Magazine
Happy Thanksgiving! The my column in the newsletter this week looks at the relevance of May Sarton's 1955 novel about red-baiting at Harvard University, "Faithful are the Wounds."
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November 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! The my column in the newsletter this week looks at the relevance of May Sarton's 1955 novel about red-baiting at Harvard University, "Faithful are the Wounds."
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Thomas Filbin writes that literary critic Malcolm Cowley’s in-the-trenches vision of modernism deserves to extend beyond the halcyon epoch he witnessed — a case made splendidly by Gerald Howard’s biography, "The Insider".(@penguinpress.bsky.social).
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November 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Thomas Filbin writes that literary critic Malcolm Cowley’s in-the-trenches vision of modernism deserves to extend beyond the halcyon epoch he witnessed — a case made splendidly by Gerald Howard’s biography, "The Insider".(@penguinpress.bsky.social).
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@sarahminaosman.bsky.social writes that "Wicked: For Good "has its faults, but it still stands out as one of the stronger adaptations of a musical to film.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
@sarahminaosman.bsky.social writes that "Wicked: For Good "has its faults, but it still stands out as one of the stronger adaptations of a musical to film.
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Debra Cash talks to famed dancer and choreographer Seán Curran about his having a reunion of sorts with Boston-based choreographers Brain Feigenbaum and Tony Guglietti. At the
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November 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Debra Cash talks to famed dancer and choreographer Seán Curran about his having a reunion of sorts with Boston-based choreographers Brain Feigenbaum and Tony Guglietti. At the
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If ever there was a musical act and a venue perfectly suited to each other, writes Glenn Rifkin, it would have to be The Wailin' Jennys, the harmony-laden Canadian folk trio, and the Groton Hill Music Center.
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November 23, 2025 at 4:04 PM
If ever there was a musical act and a venue perfectly suited to each other, writes Glenn Rifkin, it would have to be The Wailin' Jennys, the harmony-laden Canadian folk trio, and the Groton Hill Music Center.
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David D'Arcy on three intriguing independent films that got a bounce out of this year's #newyorkfilmfestival -- they could be coming to you soon: "Barrio Triste", "Evidence", and "Cover-Up".
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November 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
David D'Arcy on three intriguing independent films that got a bounce out of this year's #newyorkfilmfestival -- they could be coming to you soon: "Barrio Triste", "Evidence", and "Cover-Up".
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For @sarahminaosman.bsky.social, Peacock TV's #stumble is a welcome addition to the increasingly tired mockumentary genre.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
For @sarahminaosman.bsky.social, Peacock TV's #stumble is a welcome addition to the increasingly tired mockumentary genre.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
David Greenham writes that David Auburn's drama "Summer, 1976" (staged by Central Square Theater) is a cleverly designed snapshot of a deep but fleeting friendship.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM
David Greenham writes that David Auburn's drama "Summer, 1976" (staged by Central Square Theater) is a cleverly designed snapshot of a deep but fleeting friendship.
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The newsletter is on a roll. And a reminder of the national Fall of Freedom protest, scheduled to take place on November 21 and 22.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The newsletter is on a roll. And a reminder of the national Fall of Freedom protest, scheduled to take place on November 21 and 22.
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Steve Elman writes that concerts in the past week by the @bostonsymphony.bsky.social with guest artist James Carter and the Orquesta Sinfónico de Puerto Rico with guest artist Luis Sanz were a cultural festival and a musical feast.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Steve Elman writes that concerts in the past week by the @bostonsymphony.bsky.social with guest artist James Carter and the Orquesta Sinfónico de Puerto Rico with guest artist Luis Sanz were a cultural festival and a musical feast.
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Jonathan Blumhofer on Miró Quartet's recording of Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera’s three string quartets: The @pentatonemusic.bsky.social album ends up paying big dividends.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Jonathan Blumhofer on Miró Quartet's recording of Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera’s three string quartets: The @pentatonemusic.bsky.social album ends up paying big dividends.
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@sarahminaosman.bsky.social writes that the #GeorgeClooney vehicle #JayKelly is shallow attack on Hollywood shallowness.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:08 PM
@sarahminaosman.bsky.social writes that the #GeorgeClooney vehicle #JayKelly is shallow attack on Hollywood shallowness.
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Trevor Fairbrother found it remarkable to explore the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston's #martinpuryear: Nexus" survey exhibition, then experience a kind of filmic audience with the artist, then return, fired up and enlightened, to the beautiful installation.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Trevor Fairbrother found it remarkable to explore the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston's #martinpuryear: Nexus" survey exhibition, then experience a kind of filmic audience with the artist, then return, fired up and enlightened, to the beautiful installation.
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Robert Israel writes that "Kim’s Convenience" (at The Huntington Theatre Company) offers a genial comic glimpse of an immigrant family’s struggle for dignity and an economic foothold.
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November 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Robert Israel writes that "Kim’s Convenience" (at The Huntington Theatre Company) offers a genial comic glimpse of an immigrant family’s struggle for dignity and an economic foothold.
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The themes of #lizardboy, the musical, writes Martin Copenhaver would land more squarely—and more powerfully—with a teenage audience than they can with those of us who can only recall such a time in our lives.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The themes of #lizardboy, the musical, writes Martin Copenhaver would land more squarely—and more powerfully—with a teenage audience than they can with those of us who can only recall such a time in our lives.
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Jon Garelick will be contributing an occasional feature that looks at current jazz albums of interest. Here is his debut column.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Jon Garelick will be contributing an occasional feature that looks at current jazz albums of interest. Here is his debut column.
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This week's newsletter has flown the coop. My editorial is on a book that argues hate has been, and can be, “a driving force for a collective pursuit of change.”
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November 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
This week's newsletter has flown the coop. My editorial is on a book that argues hate has been, and can be, “a driving force for a collective pursuit of change.”
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Robert Israel on "Coyote: The Dramatic Lives of #samshepard" (@scribnerbooks.bsky.social).The biographer puts too much emphasis on the dramatist's louche life, neglecting to provide much analysis of the value of his stage work, particularly on whether it will endure.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Robert Israel on "Coyote: The Dramatic Lives of #samshepard" (@scribnerbooks.bsky.social).The biographer puts too much emphasis on the dramatist's louche life, neglecting to provide much analysis of the value of his stage work, particularly on whether it will endure.
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Betsy Sherman supplies previews of a few of the obscure gems and curios that make up Harvard Film Archive's huzzah to #ColumbiaPictures, which turns 101 this year.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Betsy Sherman supplies previews of a few of the obscure gems and curios that make up Harvard Film Archive's huzzah to #ColumbiaPictures, which turns 101 this year.
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For Mary Sherman, the works of legendary gallery owner, curator and poet #MarioDiacono were a guide – a guide to see and think deeply about words and images.
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November 2, 2025 at 12:57 PM
For Mary Sherman, the works of legendary gallery owner, curator and poet #MarioDiacono were a guide – a guide to see and think deeply about words and images.
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Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
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November 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
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Jon Garelick asks: Who would have thought that the most exciting keyboard feature by #herbiehancock on Wednesday night at the Boch Center Wang Theatre would be a keytar rave-up? artsfuse.org/319393/conce...
October 31, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Jon Garelick asks: Who would have thought that the most exciting keyboard feature by #herbiehancock on Wednesday night at the Boch Center Wang Theatre would be a keytar rave-up? artsfuse.org/319393/conce...
Jonathan Blumhofer on a recital by violinist James Ehnes and pianist Andrew Armstrong. These are long-time friends and recital partners; the pair thrive on tackling big stylistic and musical contrasts.
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October 30, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Jonathan Blumhofer on a recital by violinist James Ehnes and pianist Andrew Armstrong. These are long-time friends and recital partners; the pair thrive on tackling big stylistic and musical contrasts.
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This week's newsletter has hit the streets. My editorial encourages our theaters to confront, via productions and public discussions, the threat of censorship.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This week's newsletter has hit the streets. My editorial encourages our theaters to confront, via productions and public discussions, the threat of censorship.
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