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Hell is a Graduate School All Over

Hell is a Graduate School

Cambridge dropout Helen Shiferaw reviews a new book about two cutthroat students' descent into an academic underworld.

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Helen Shiferaw
22 Dec 2025 · 3 min read
Noir City Xmas Brings the Holiday Drear Oakland

Noir City Xmas Brings the Holiday Drear

Dark and deadly, Noir City’s Xmas special missed some marks but brought the cheer.

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Vita Hewitt
22 Dec 2025 · 5 min read
Who Cooked What In 2025 New Haven

Who Cooked What In 2025

A look at Liz Grace's top DIY recipes and back stories.

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Liz Grace
22 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
Comedian Throws Jokes, Serves Pies New Haven

Comedian Throws Jokes, Serves Pies

Shawn Murray & friends bake up a revealing evening at NXTHVN.

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Janday Wilson
22 Dec 2025 · 3 min read
Ain’t Nothing But A Holiday Party New Haven

Ain’t Nothing But A Holiday Party

At Best Video-hosted annual Bronson Rock/Dust blowout.

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Karen Ponzio
22 Dec 2025 · 3 min read
It's A Wonderful Theater Detroit

It's A Wonderful Theater

With historic organ intact, the Redford shines for the holidays.

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Erica Hobbs
22 Dec 2025 · 3 min read
Jingle Fest Tings In Boba Partea In Baton Rouge

Jingle Fest Tings In Boba Partea In

As a third space.

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Serena Puang
22 Dec 2025 · 2 min read
That's A Wrap — On Spotify Philadelphia

That's A Wrap — On Spotify

Izzy True offers some suggestions for how to skip over for-profit music streaming and start really listening to artists.

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Izzy True
22 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
Improv Goes Long Baton Rouge

Improv Goes Long

At Boomerang Comedy Theater.

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Serena Puang
21 Dec 2025 · 3 min read
DJ Ryan's New Release Of The Week: Amber Mark, "Different Places (with John the Blind)" All Over

DJ Ryan's New Release Of The Week: Amber Mark, "Different Places (with John the Blind)"

Forget the bombast. Cue the Sade-esque subtlety.

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Ryan Patrick Hooper
21 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
Elise Paschen’s “Blood Wolf Moon” Is An Unflinching Look At Identity And Inheritance Tulsa

Elise Paschen’s “Blood Wolf Moon” Is An Unflinching Look At Identity And Inheritance

The Osage poet who inspired the title “Killers of the Flower Moon” is back with an astounding new collection

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Meredith Boe
19 Dec 2025 · 4 min read
With “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery,” The Franchise Takes Its Biggest Swing Yet Tulsa

With “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery,” The Franchise Takes Its Biggest Swing Yet

The third iteration in the series is by turns tender, hilarious, and terrifying

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Z.B. Reeves
19 Dec 2025 · 3 min read
“Hedda Gabler” Dances Herself Out New Haven

“Hedda Gabler” Dances Herself Out

In a revival at the Yale Repertory Theatre.

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Midbrow Editor
18 Dec 2025 · 6 min read
Peabody Show Uncovers Roots Of The Taino New Haven

Peabody Show Uncovers Roots Of The Taino

With a hundred “a-ha!” moments.

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Brian Slattery
18 Dec 2025 · 6 min read
Santa Claustrophobia Hartford

Santa Claustrophobia

At Bushnell's annual chorale holiday show.

  • Go to the profile of  Jamil Ragland
Jamil Ragland
18 Dec 2025 · 3 min read
Two Operas — One American Story Detroit

Two Operas — One American Story

“Highways and Valleys” blends blues, jazz, and classical traditions while also marking a hometown Detroit Opera House debut for baritone Lawrence Mitchell. Highways & Valleys Detroit Opera House Detroit, Mich.

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Caria Taylor
18 Dec 2025 · 4 min read
The Miracle We Didn't Need Detroit

The Miracle We Didn't Need

"34th St." is reborn as a musical at the Fox.

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Erica Hobbs
17 Dec 2025 · 4 min read
She’s Hedda Subtle New Haven

She’s Hedda Subtle

How rising actress Marianna Gailus reads between Ibsen’s lines at the Yale Rep.

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Paul Bass
17 Dec 2025 · 3 min read
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