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‘Giselle’ Is A Test, And Tulsa Ballet Passed It Tulsa

‘Giselle’ Is A Test, And Tulsa Ballet Passed It

The company brought the 200-year-old ballet back to Tulsa in a performance so clear, honest, and detailed that all its hidden corners got flooded in light.

  • Go to the profile of  Alicia Chesser
Alicia Chesser
6 Nov 2025 · 4 min read
Hamilton Hasn’t Changed, But I Have Hartford

Hamilton Hasn’t Changed, But I Have

Ten years later, I’ve had my fill of calling killers great men

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Jamil Ragland
6 Nov 2025 · 3 min read
Online Library Programming Is Still Changing The Game Baton Rouge

Online Library Programming Is Still Changing The Game

Joseph Lee proves it, in virtual library visit.

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Serena Puang
6 Nov 2025 · 3 min read
The Magic of Loving In A Curse All Over

The Magic of Loving In A Curse

Courses through Oyinkan Braithwaite's "Cursed Daughters."

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Serena Puang
5 Nov 2025 · 2 min read
Clown Posse Keeps Insanity Fed Detroit

Clown Posse Keeps Insanity Fed

At annual "Hallowicked" bash.

  • Go to the profile of  Ryan Patrick Hooper
Ryan Patrick Hooper
4 Nov 2025 · 3 min read
Southward Scramble: A Conclusion Philadelphia

Southward Scramble: A Conclusion

Philly musician Ty Maxwell takes Midbrow readers back on tour — this time through the Deep South.

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Tyler Maxwell
4 Nov 2025 · 3 min read
The Dirty Industry of Getting Clean All Over

The Dirty Industry of Getting Clean

A grim but gripping look at the deadly industry of getting-well-ness.

  • Go to the profile of  Sarah Bass
Sarah Bass
4 Nov 2025 · 4 min read
Core Value New Haven

Core Value

This DIY Apple Cranberry Crisp recipe has zing, and a backstory.

  • Go to the profile of  Liz Grace
Liz Grace
3 Nov 2025 · 1 min read
Let Them Eat Cake (In the Good Way) Hartford

Let Them Eat Cake (In the Good Way)

A dispatch from an election bakeoff

  • Go to the profile of  Jamil Ragland
Jamil Ragland
3 Nov 2025 · 3 min read
"Tree Chair" Turns Instagram Photo Op Into Meditation Baton Rouge

"Tree Chair" Turns Instagram Photo Op Into Meditation

At Shell Gallery.

  • Go to the profile of  Serena Puang
Serena Puang
3 Nov 2025 · 3 min read
DJ Ryan's New Release Of The Week: Ben Kweller, “Dollar Store (feat. Waxahatchee)” All Over

DJ Ryan's New Release Of The Week: Ben Kweller, “Dollar Store (feat. Waxahatchee)”

Waxahatchee adds weight to Ben Kweller's raw processing

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Ryan Patrick Hooper
2 Nov 2025 · 2 min read
Let It Rain Philadelphia

Let It Rain

Pat Steir's paintings lean into the season's encroaching darkness.

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Nora Grace-Flood
31 Oct 2025 · 2 min read
The Beta Band Reminds Detroit Of How Good They Are, 20 Years later Detroit

The Beta Band Reminds Detroit Of How Good They Are, 20 Years later

At St. Andrew's Hall.

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Ryan Patrick Hooper
31 Oct 2025 · 2 min read
Shakespeare Like This Cures What Ails The Doomscroller Tulsa

Shakespeare Like This Cures What Ails The Doomscroller

Like the Bard himself, two Tulsa companies aimed their “Othello” towards the groundlings

  • Go to the profile of  Alicia Chesser
Alicia Chesser
31 Oct 2025 · 5 min read
I Want Tulsa’s Immersive Theatre To Be More Immersive Tulsa

I Want Tulsa’s Immersive Theatre To Be More Immersive

I went to four different “immersive” experiences this fall. Here’s the state of the trend in Tulsa

  • Go to the profile of  Alex Isaak
Alex Isaak
31 Oct 2025 · 13 min read
"Hindsight" Could Use More Insight All Over

"Hindsight" Could Use More Insight

In the style of New Criticism, Rosanna Warren's poems sound good -- but leave the reader cold

  • Go to the profile of  Meagan Masterman
Meagan Masterman
31 Oct 2025 · 4 min read
Pumpkins and the Paranormal Oakland

Pumpkins and the Paranormal

A well executed haunted house brings the spooks.

  • Go to the profile of  Agustín Maes
Agustín Maes
31 Oct 2025 · 4 min read
Moving With The Woods Philadelphia

Moving With The Woods

Solo artist Maneka breaks through the sonic walls of depression and alienation in his latest album.

  • Go to the profile of  Izzy True
Izzy True
31 Oct 2025 · 1 min read
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