Arts
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In Barcelona, City of Mega-Festivals, Small Venues Struggle
On a recent Friday night, a few dozen 20-somethings piled into Sidecar, a well-known concert venue in downtown Barcelona. The small space, with a low vaulted ceiling, was only half-full, but onstage, the singer Íñigo Merino and his band were ...
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Ticket Giants, Under Pressure From Biden, Promise Transparency on Fees
Live Nation and SeatGeek said they would show customers the full cost of concerts, after the White House’s complaints that “junk fees” for tickets and hotel stays can mislead consumers.
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‘Extraction 2’ Review: No Escape
Chris Hemsworth returns as an Australian mercenary in this bloated, banal action sequel.
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Ebony G. Patterson Brings a Crowd to the New York Botanical Garden
All that glitters isn’t what you expect at the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. The vultures have landed.
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‘The Blackening’ Review: Race Against a Killer
With more jokes than jump scares, this comedic horror film is as tartly amusing as it is provocative.
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‘A Simulacrum’ Review: A Magic Show in the Making, and Unmaking
The magician Steve Cuiffo and the playwright Lucas Hnath try to find the reality beneath the illusions in this Atlantic Theater Company production.
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Popcast (Deluxe): A.I. Pop Stars and Luke Combs’s ‘Fast Car’
Subscribe to Popcast!Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Amazon Music This week’s episode of Popcast (Deluxe), the weekly culture roundup show on YouTube hosted by Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli, includes segments on: The recent wave of ...
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‘It Requires Genius and He Had It’: Readers on Cormac McCarthy
McCarthy’s death inspired hundreds of people to share their impressions of him and his work.
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William Jackson Harper on ‘Primary Trust’: ‘I Needed to Do This Play’
The longtime New York actor explains why his character in Eboni Booth’s play about a lonely bookstore worker is closer to him than any other he’s taken on.
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‘Come for Me’ Review: T.M.I. in Overdrive
In her autobiographical new show with songs, Catherine Cohen delivers a heightened version of millennial oversharing and confidence run amok.