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DIY DIARY: Day 13 Philadelphia

DIY DIARY: Day 13

Musician and Midbrow reviewer Ty Maxwell documents his DIY solo tour across the Northeast.

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Tyler Maxwell
20 Aug 2025 · 3 min read
Cartoon Capital All Over

Cartoon Capital

Famed cartoonist Alison Bechdel's latest graphic novel captures the contradictions of liberalism in an empire on the brink of fascism and climate chaos.

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Izzy True
20 Aug 2025 · 3 min read
How Coffee, Theater  Duos Made Cultural History New Haven

How Coffee, Theater Duos Made Cultural History

New Haven Museum hosts Willoughby’s and Long Wharf Theatre exhibits through February.

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Brian Slattery
20 Aug 2025 · 5 min read
20 Years Later, Brokeback Mountain Still Resonates New Haven

20 Years Later, Brokeback Mountain Still Resonates

At community screening.

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Karen Ponzio
20 Aug 2025 · 4 min read
Detroiters didn’t hold back on the style, food and vibes at AfroFuture’s U.S. debut Detroit

Detroiters didn’t hold back on the style, food and vibes at AfroFuture’s U.S. debut

​​Two-day festival draws international talent, spotlights the city’s Afrocentric influence

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Caria Taylor
19 Aug 2025 · 3 min read
DIY DIARY: Days 9, 10 & 11 Philadelphia

DIY DIARY: Days 9, 10 & 11

Musician and Midbrow reviewer Ty Maxwell documents his DIY solo tour across the Northeast.

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Tyler Maxwell
19 Aug 2025 · 7 min read
Oil And Acrylic Mix Hartford

Oil And Acrylic Mix

At Manchester group show.

  • Go to the profile of  Jamil Ragland
Jamil Ragland
19 Aug 2025 · 2 min read
Athleticism in the Air: Acrobatics & Aerial Arabesques in West Oakland Oakland

Athleticism in the Air: Acrobatics & Aerial Arabesques in West Oakland

A celebratory showcase of circus arts.

  • Go to the profile of  Agustín Maes
Agustín Maes
19 Aug 2025 · 3 min read
Cow & Cabbage Is Right Where It Needs To Be Tulsa

Cow & Cabbage Is Right Where It Needs To Be

Lisa Becklund’s new deli brings farm-to-table dining even closer

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Angela Evans
18 Aug 2025 · 7 min read
'90s Nostalgia Buffers The Bad Philadelphia

'90s Nostalgia Buffers The Bad

Two alt bands go sonically back in time — while commenting lyrically on current affairs.

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Izzy True
18 Aug 2025 · 1 min read
Apparently We’re All Nostalgic For ’90s Country Tulsa

Apparently We’re All Nostalgic For ’90s Country

Boot-scooting to the songs that were burned into our Okie DNA

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Mitch Gilliam
18 Aug 2025 · 7 min read
“Ragtime” Is Worth The Price Of The Ticket Tulsa

“Ragtime” Is Worth The Price Of The Ticket

The production is huge, stuffed with talent, and eerily relevant

  • Go to the profile of  Alex Isaak
Alex Isaak
18 Aug 2025 · 5 min read
In the Face of Fascism, Existence is Resistance Oakland

In the Face of Fascism, Existence is Resistance

Popular street festival proves that multiculturalism is what makes Oakland great.

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Tony Daquipa
18 Aug 2025 · 4 min read
Make Your Own Fringe Calendar Philadelphia

Make Your Own Fringe Calendar

Theater reviewer Leo David attends a preview for this year's Fringe Festival — and catalogues the acts they're buying tickets for.

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Leo David
18 Aug 2025 · 3 min read
I'll Trade You Cukes For Samizdat New Haven

I'll Trade You Cukes For Samizdat

Farm to table at a zine fair.

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Jisu Sheen
18 Aug 2025 · 3 min read
Collective Misery, Full of Love All Over

Collective Misery, Full of Love

Short stories inhabit a world of woes, but are interwoven with heart and hope.

  • Go to the profile of  Sarah Bass
Sarah Bass
18 Aug 2025 · 1 min read
Pixies Make & Break The Trends Detroit

Pixies Make & Break The Trends

Surf rock legends rip the Fillmore apart.

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Ryan Patrick Hooper
15 Aug 2025 · 2 min read
Call It “Bollywood Bard” New Haven

Call It “Bollywood Bard”

Elm Shakespeare celebrates 30th anniversary with A Midsummer Night’s Dream — with a South Asian cultural grounding — in Edgerton Park.

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Jisu Sheen
15 Aug 2025 · 4 min read
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