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Jonathan Blumhofer writes that in his ambitious survey "Guitar America 250: Revolutionaries and Rockstars," guitarist Aaron Larget-Caplan reframes the American story through guitar, poetry, and protest. Navona Records
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@sarahminaosman.bsky.social writes that Adrian Chiarella's film #Leviticus is a queer horror romance turns conversion therapy into a chilling supernatural curse—and a potent metaphor for fear, shame, and survival.
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A major #alexandercalder exhibition and its catalogue, writes Margherita Artoni, reveals how movement, once radical, has been absorbed into the grammar of contemporary perception. #foundationlouisvuitton #editionshazan
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@pkeough1.bsky.social s very impressed by “Jinsei”: Ryuya Suzuki’s DIY animated epic fuses pop-idol satire, existential dread, and apocalyptic spectacle into a singular coming-of-age saga.
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@callinamagician.bsky.social on "Rose of Nevada" --in Mark Jenkin's Cornish folk-horror reverie, sound and image eclipse story, evoking the erosion of community and the fragility of working-class life.
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After taking in admired guitarist Bill Frisell and his trio at The Regattabar, Jon Garelick asks: When a favorite artist disappoints, is the fault in our stars or in ourselves?
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Peter Walsh writes that Victoria Johnson’s lively biography "Glorious Country" (@scribnerbooks.bsky.social) celebrates 19th century American painter Frederic Edwin Church’s ambition, while overlooking some of the broader shifts that dimmed his legacy
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A queer horror romance turns conversion therapy into a chilling supernatural curse—and a potent metaphor for fear, shame, and survival.
