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Henry M. Cowles

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In the Heart of the Moon: Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté

In the Heart of the Moon Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté (Nonesuch) 4.5 Stars My first experience with Toumani


Shakespeare Comedy Finds New Love at Mather

If you’re itching for a good time, then Mather seems like the place to be. Particularly if you’re in the


Choosing Dates With Diplomas

Victoria Hoffer, a graduate of McGill and Yale Universities, found dating after her 1995 divorce to be excruciatingly banal. “The


'Family Guy’ Creator Strikes Again

The Pope: Are you sure this is Boston? Peter Griffin: Yeah, it’s Boston. See look, there’s Harvard. The Pope: That’s


Oldham Unleashes ‘Wolf’ at MFA

Last Sunday, a vast sea of flannel poured into the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA). The woodsman’s beards and thick-rimmed


PopScreen: Feel Good Inc.

A society of futuristic ape-like creatures sit brooding in a dark, rusty tower circled by helicopters and visited by a


MFA Lures Hipsters with Underground Sounds

At first glance, the Museum of Fine Arts seems one of the least likely venues for cutting-edge indie concerts. Many


Sebadoh Head Implodes Folk

“Put your ass on the line like you used to, motherfucker.” Heard at a concert, these words might suggest a


ARTSMONDAY: S. Asia Takes the Agassiz

Boisterous and serene, traditional and modern, humorous and meditative: Ghungroo 2005 was all of the above, and is definable by