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Shameless Redemption Tour by Jonathan Majors

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story In what time period is Magazine Dreams, a drama about a bodybuilder suffering from chemically induced rage, set? In the opening scenes of the film, written and directed by Elijah Bynum,…

I desperately need botox

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story I first decided to get Botox about eight years ago, at a medical spa on a noisy, unglamorous stretch of Highway 49 in Placer County, California. On the way there, I…

Capture the spirit of the city in flames

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Photographer Andrew Friendly grew up on the West Side of Los Angeles. From the relative safety of his studio in Silver Lake, twenty miles to the east, he watched in horror…

Steak and Company

No matter what happens, they won’t be able to stop you from grilling with your loved ones in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Loading Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… I can’t stop eating filet. My father shared with me that…

A play where everyone keeps fainting

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The last time Shakespeare’s dark tragedy Titus Andronicus was performed at the Globe Theatre in London, in 2014, there were frequent fainting spells. At each performance, a crew recorded the number…

The Evolution of Harlem Dance Theatre

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this storyYou’re reading the Goings On newsletter, our guide to what we’re watching, listening to and doing this week. Sign up to get it sent to your inbox. From its beginning, the Dance…

Uprising on campus

Class resentment has become prevalent in higher education in the United States. Credit: Martin Pope/Getty Images Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative player… Are you expecting trouble at your community college? Be careful. It’s only a matter of time.…

The Limitations of Miyazaki’s AI-Created Art

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story If you were asked to create a truly “human” work of art, you would be hard pressed to choose anything better than a Studio Ghibli film. The Japanese animation studio, founded…