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Pati Hill: Photocopier at Arcadia U.
The copy machine never blinks
The prolific copy artist Pati Hill used the photocopier to transform the banal into the fantastical and curious.
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Richard Burgin’s 'Don’t Think’
Childhood confusion, grownup fantasies
Richard Burgin’s latest story collection again shows an American master — part Cheever, part Poe — at the height of his form.
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‘Eclipsed’ and ‘Head of Passes’ in New York
Women of color in the spotlight
Women of color are claiming center stage in New York theaters this season, embracing challenging roles and delivering commanding performances of uncommon magnitude.
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Chamber Orchestra and Bach at 7
World in turmoil? Here’s hope
The Chamber Orchestra performed a Bartok piece that should be played more often. Bach at Seven spotlighted a new composer of Interest.
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Laura Eason’s ‘Sex with Strangers’ by PTC (1st review)
Emily Dickinson meets Donald Trump
In Sex with Strangers, Laura Eason explores an original theme: The Internet’s role in exacerbating the rise of arrested adolescence among grown men.
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Cirkus Cirkör’s ‘Knitting Peace’
A world of yarn
Is it possible to knit peace? The Swedish troupe Cirkus Cirkör’s latest creation makes a uniquely compelling case.
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Should artists run their own galleries?
Stayin’ alive (and stayin’ creative)
What draws artists to Philadelphia? The relatively low cost of living is one obvious answer. But so is the prevalence of co-ops— galleries where artists themselves have a stake in the ownership of the business.
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Daniel James Brown’s ‘Boys in the Boat’
The kids who (sort of) beat Hitler
Did an American crew really thrill the world by whipping Hitler’s elite rowers in 1936? Daniel James Brown’s account is long on metaphors and hype but short on persuasive research.
Big Hope Show in Baltimore
Who needs formal training?
Trump and terrorists got you down? The sprawling 20th-anniversary show at Baltimore’s wild and wacky American Visionary Art Museum may provide the antidote you need.
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'Always . . . Patsy Cline' at Walnut's Studio 3
When a superstar needs a friend
In Always… Patsy Cline, a Texas housewife meets her idol, and the rest of us share vicariously in the joyous entertainment of the moment.
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