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People from Mexico and parts of Central America celebrate Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, on Nov. 1 and 2.
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Jukebox musicals tend to fall into two categories: a fabricated story manufactured to cram in as many hit songs as possible, or a biographical sketch of a major artist told using their songs. The 2023 Broadway musical from Alicia Keys falls somewhere in between. “Hell’s Kitchen, ” which runs through November 8 at West Herr […] The post REVIEW | ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ at RBTL appeared first on CITY Magazine. Arts. Music. Culture..
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I spent this past summer with Anthony Bourdain. He was with me as I drove 140 miles roundtrip twice a week to Syracuse to teach a news reporting class. As I flew to Palm Springs and New Orleans for work trips. He was with me as I unpacked boxes from a move, built patio furniture […] The post EDITOR’S LETTER | Consider the lobster thermidor appeared first on CITY Magazine. Arts. Music. Culture..
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A federal panel will meet to consider the arch for final approval on Thursday, and the government said it may begin construction later that same day. Critics hope a judge will intervene last-minute. -
The American singer-songwriter and poet visited with the American pope at the Vatican during a break between concert dates in Italy. The Vatican said the encounter was brief. -
Firstman's new film is about a gay party promoter whose life is upended when he discovers he has a young son. "Arlo teaches Peter to grow up, and I think Peter teaches Arlo to be a kid," he says.
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Nintendo's new Ocarina of Time remake enshrines its place in the gaming canon for generations to come. But despite its stupendous production values, the game left me feeling oddly bereft. -
Voters across the country are heading to the polls today to cast their ballots in the 2026 midterm elections. -
Nicole Sousa from the Old Statehouse in Hartford, CT, discusses the history of election cakes, a sweet civic tradition dating back to 1771. -
This month's books we're noting, from authors including Daisy Johnson and Louise Kennedy, tell stories of star-crossed romance, hard-won redemption and high-stakes struggle. -
Lifting wallets was part of Turturro's training for the film The Only Living Pickpocket in New York. In it, he plays a small-time thief who's also the primary caretaker for his ailing wife. -
The Siena Drone Photo Awards for 2026 offer breathtaking bird's-eye views of our planet, revealing landscapes, livelihoods and human stories often invisible from the ground. -
Just in time for Halloween, NPR correspondent Brian Mann caught 'The Shining' on the big screen — and it changed how he understood the movie. -
In October 2025, the remnants of a typhoon seriously damaged Alaska Native villages in the far western part of the state. A year later, one of the hardest hit communities is still recovering. -
A new documentary looks back on the Canadian sketch show Second City Television. If SNL was a smirking upperclassman in a private-school uniform, SCTV was a lovable dirtbag in a denim jacket and jeans.
