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Music Reviews: Beach Boys’ ‘Pet Sounds Sessions Highlights,’ plus Teddy Thompson and Crow and Gazelle
To mark the original album’s 60th anniversary, the Beach Boys have released 'The Pet Sounds Sessions Highlights' as a two-CD set and in multiple vinyl versions.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Julius Caesar’ from Smith Street Stage
With Bryce Foley sparking a solid cast as a dangerous Marc Antony, Smith Street Stage's production makes great use of its outdoor space and excels at rendering Shakespearean language understandable and the story hit home.
Read More »Music Reviews: Gwendoline Blondeel and Quito Gato with ‘Amor Eterno’; ORA Singers, ‘Songs of Angels’
French soprano Gwendoline Blondeel's incandescent voice embodies warmth as well as reserve, excitement but also resignation – emotions across the gamut.
Read More »Music Reviews: Abigail Lapell Sings Her Way to Motherhood, plus a Rockabilly Anthology
On the new 'Shadow Child' Lapell turns entirely inward for a soft-spoken standout about her journey to motherhood.
Read More »‘Saros’ PS5 Review: Housemarque Delivers a Stellar Successor to ‘Returnal’
The refinement of the combat and the brilliance of the Eclipse mechanic make Housemarque's 'Saros' one of the best games of 2026.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Body Unredacted’ from Blessed Unrest
The talented cast of six gives (and shows) their all in this dreamlike collage of narrative. It shows a lot of heart – and a lot of skin. But its organs are in disarray.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Cast Aside the Clouds’
Layla practices Baha’i while Sasan is Muslim, so the coming societal conflict is predictable and carries heavy emotional weight.
Read More »Concert Review: Gustavo Dudamel Conducts the New York Philharmonic and Chorus in Stravinsky’s ‘Firebird’ and NY Premiere of ‘Earth Between Oceans’ by Ellen Reid
Despite the presence of Stravinsky's 'Firebird,' it was a large new work by Pulitzer Prize winner Ellen Reid that proved the program's creative centerpiece.
Read More »NAB 2026: Scary Movies Like ‘M3GAN’ Bring Home the Cash
Why do horror movies make money? A panel of “scary experts” took on this topic at the 2026 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show.
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