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Sushi Ninja Beginnings

Sushi Ninja Beginnings

Two teens offer a vision of the cover-band future.

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Serena Puang
15 Jun 2026 · 2 min read
June 15: The Weekly Roundup Philadelphia

June 15: The Weekly Roundup

Welcome! You're reading a weekly wrap of articles from Philly Midbrow, which publishes daily reviews about arts and culture events happening across our city. Scroll for local story

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Multiple authors
15 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
World Cup 101

World Cup 101

Local bookstore Another Corner is peddling zines about soccer culture this summer with the goal of educating Philly's populace about the global game that's taking over our city.

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Marquis Combs
14 Jun 2026 · 3 min read
I <3 I Love Boosters Philadelphia

I <3 I Love Boosters

Pierce Jordan weighs in on the new Boots Riley film.

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Pierce Jordan
14 Jun 2026 · 3 min read
A Great Shave Indeed Hartford

A Great Shave Indeed

"Sweeney Todd" comes back to life at Hartford Stage.

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Jamil Ragland
14 Jun 2026 · 2 min read
A Great Shave Indeed Hartford

A Great Shave Indeed

"Sweeney Todd" comes back to life at Hartford Stage.

  • Go to the profile of  Jamil Ragland
Jamil Ragland
14 Jun 2026 · 2 min read
Healing Shapes, Sounds New Haven

Healing Shapes, Sounds

Sculptor Susan Clinard teams up with musicians at Bregamos for composer Luis Gustavo Prado's "SOMA."

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Midbrow Editor
14 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
It's A Groove Thang Hartford

It's A Groove Thang

Once the 10th of the month arrives, and the Old State House summer concert series gets going.

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Jamil Ragland
14 Jun 2026 · 2 min read
“Vaudevillains” Caught In The Act New Haven

“Vaudevillains” Caught In The Act

As history comes full circle at Lyric Hall.

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Judy Lee
14 Jun 2026 · 4 min read
Five Things I Didn’t Buy This Weekend Philadelphia

Five Things I Didn’t Buy This Weekend

At the Friends of FDR Flea Market.

  • Go to the profile of  Pierce Jordan
Pierce Jordan
14 Jun 2026 · 3 min read
Move Over, the MET Philadelphia

Move Over, the MET

Tyler Maxwell, who's been traveling to NYC while moonlighting as a Knicks fan, was reminded of Philly's subtle superiorities during a show at Abyssinia.

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Tyler Maxwell
14 Jun 2026 · 3 min read
Riding The Intergenerational Sludge Wave With Chat Pile And Acid Bath Tulsa

Riding The Intergenerational Sludge Wave With Chat Pile And Acid Bath

A night of crust, death, doom, and camaraderie at OKC's Criterion

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Mitch Gilliam
12 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
Kristen Ford Wants It Wicked New Haven

Kristen Ford Wants It Wicked

Indie singer-songwriter pops back into town with a new song in progress.

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Paul Bass
12 Jun 2026 · 2 min read
Portrait Of The Essayist As An Aging Man Detroit

Portrait Of The Essayist As An Aging Man

David Sedaris unpacks his latest struggles and obsessions in a new memoir.

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Jenn McKee
12 Jun 2026 · 4 min read
Much Ado About Modern Shakespeare Baton Rouge

Much Ado About Modern Shakespeare

Presented with vim by one of Baton Rouge's new theater companies.

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Serena Puang
12 Jun 2026 · 2 min read
Dispensaryland Oakland

Dispensaryland

Once local businesses plying all manner of goods and services, the Town’s buildings now seem to be all up in smoke.

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Frederick Noland
12 Jun 2026 · 3 min read
A collection of photographs is arranged close together on a wall. They are all photos of trees. They are zoomed into the branches, so the photos have a blended-together effect. Gwangju

The Hidden Lives Of Non-Human Beings

Jisu discovers them in an art show inside and outside a zero-waste facility.

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Jisu Sheen
12 Jun 2026 · 3 min read
Spielberg’s Still Got It New Haven

Spielberg’s Still Got It

As revealed in his latest summer blockbuster, “Disclosure Day.”

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Karen Ponzio
12 Jun 2026 · 3 min read
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