A newly unemployed husband and father finds himself discarded by his family as a no-longer-needed "commodity." Now he's a perfect candidate for a government-sponsored virtual-reality coma. But is the Bliss Option as blissful as advertised?
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Concert Review: New York Festival of Song—’The Color of Where You Can Never Go,’ Curated by Nathaniel LaNasa
Pianist Nathaniel LaNasa curated a thought-provoking and entertaining set of art songs on the theme of things that are out of reach.
Read More »Comic Review: ‘Physics for Cats’ by Tom Gauld from Drawn+Quarterly
In 'Physics for Cats' Tom Gauld returns with more science comics collected from New Scientist, featuring machines, theories, and cats.
Read More »Concert/Dance Review: Paola Prestini’s ‘House of Zodiac’
This truly original event at the Green-Wood Cemetery catacombs took in the definitions of concert, dance, and theater.
Read More »An International Mosaic: 28th Beijing Music Festival Links Classical and Contemporary, China and the West, October 10–24, 2025
Every fall the BMF brings together China's top rising talent with world-class musicians from across the globe.
Read More »Music Reviews: Doc Pomus Demos, plus Lindsey Buckingham & Stevie Nicks, the Third Mind, and the Brothers Comatose
Doc Pomus began his musical career as a blues singer before turning to songwriting. He went on to write and co-write lots of classic early rock and pop hits, from "A Teenager in Love" to "Viva Las Vegas."
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Traitors’ Resurrects the Legend of John Brown
The legend of John Brown's 1859 abolitionist raid is ripe for re-examining, but a new play set in a home for the mentally ill doesn't measure up.
Read More »Fantastic Fest Movie Review: Two Kung Fu Films Rocked – ‘Road to Vendetta’ and ‘The Forbidden City’
Whether you consider yourself a martial arts movie fan or not, add both of these films to your must-see list. Between all that entertaining kicking, yelling, and jumping you’ll find deep emotional moments and romantic comedy.
Read More »TV Review: ‘Unforgotten’ Season 6
DCI Jess James and DI Sunny Khan are on firmer footing as a team, tackling another bizarre unsolved case.
Read More »New York Film Festival Review: ‘Miroirs No. 3’
Director Christian Petzold explores questions about spiritual consciousness, broken humanity, inner dislocation and the slow road to recovery after trauma.
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