Spotlight
Prices for Broadway tickets are out of control. But that’s not stopping people from buying them — provided they get to see the right Hollywood stars.
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“I didn’t want to write just another “orange man bad” book. I wanted to remind people that the world exists in the way that it does on purpose. We have chosen to live this way. We could choose tomorrow to NOT live this way and things would be better.”
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Why did I help organize the Climate Crisis Cabaret? Because these are not normal times. And we need more theater like it.
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The creative force behind jazz is so strong and so universal that the music will continue to sustain us through whatever perils and calamities the upper echelons of business and politics land us in.
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A collection of quotes that have stung or sustained me over the past 12 months.
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It seems every year the quality of feature films, especially those from mainstream studios, is getting worse, while that of documentaries is getting better.
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Our critics salute the year’s outstanding productions.
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An eclectic round-up of the favorite books of the year from our critics.
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The magazine’s jazz critics look back over the past year and highlight their favorite albums.
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Arts Commentary: Time to Step Off the “Carousel” of Denial
We desperately need plays and musicals — produced by local companies with courage and nerve — that acknowledge that the cancer of autocracy is here, today, and becoming stronger. That is the demand — will any answer the call?
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