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Sophia Anne Caruso in "Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen."
Sophia Anne Caruso in "Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen."
Reviews
‘Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen’ could use a safe word, for all the wrong reasons
Matthew Wexler Oct 17, 2026 0

"Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen" ushers you into a Paris brothel, though its kinkiest secret might be how rarely it seduces.

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A mural by the late Pablo Luna (2019).
A mural by the late Pablo Luna (2019).
Art
Phoenix’s best art gallery is outdoors
Matthew Wexler Oct 17, 2026 0

A photo essay on Phoenix’s vibrant murals, painted by the local artists who make the city’s walls a gallery.

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Tucson Gallery artists, clockwise from top: Camila Ibarra, Victor Navarro, and Angela Soliz.
Tucson Gallery artists, clockwise from top: Camila Ibarra, Victor Navarro, and Angela Soliz.
Art
The keys to Tucson are waiting inside this downtown art gallery
Matthew Wexler Oct 16, 2026 0

Inside The Tucson Gallery on Congress Street, where 50+ local artists show their work and Tucson Trolley Tours sets out…

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Illustration of Desierto Books
Illustration of Desierto Books
Books
Desierto Books: the Southwest’s best stories are hiding in a shipping container
Matthew Wexler Oct 14, 2026 0

Desierto Books Tucson sells new, used, and rare Southwest titles, plus vinyl, from a shipping container in the MSA Annex.…

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Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West
Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West
Culture
Taliesin West nears 90, and the experiments keep coming
Matthew Wexler Oct 13, 2026 0

Frank Lloyd Wright built Taliesin West from Sonoran rock and sand. This winter, Scottsdale artists Future Retrieval bring new work…

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"Vivamos Siempre Como Hermanos" by Feng-Feng Yeh and the Chinese Chorizo Project at the Tucson Art Museum.
"Vivamos Siempre Como Hermanos" by Feng-Feng Yeh and the Chinese Chorizo Project at the Tucson Art Museum.
Art
Before urban renewal, Tucson had 100 Chinese grocery stores. One is back as art.
Matthew Wexler Oct 12, 2026 0

Feng-Feng Yeh’s Chinese grocery store installation at the Tucson Museum of Art revives a borderland story of Chinese and Mexican…

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The Twisted Spine
The Twisted Spine
Books Take 5
9 niche NYC independent bookstores for horror fans, theater lovers & cookbook collectors
Matthew Wexler Oct 11, 2026 0

From a Williamsburg horror haunt to the Drama Book Shop saved by the “Hamilton” team, nine NYC independent bookstores for…

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The cast of "Good Time Charlie."
The cast of "Good Time Charlie."
Reviews
Ryan J. Haddad’s ‘Good Time Charlie’ plants a queer family tree grafted with chosen family
Matthew Wexler Oct 10, 2026 0

Ryan J. Haddad returns to the family backyard in "Good Time Charlie," honoring the queer mentors who made him a…

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The cast of Ogunquit Playhouse's world premiere musical, "Small Town."
The cast of Ogunquit Playhouse's world premiere musical, "Small Town."
Hot Sec
5 regional theater productions worth the trip this October
Matthew Wexler Oct 8, 2026 0

World premieres by John Mellencamp and Theresa Rebeck are among this month's top regional theater productions to see this October.

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RENT 30th anniversary concert logo
RENT 30th anniversary concert logo
Hot Sec
$525,600 for ‘Rent’: Gates Foundation matches the livestream minute for minute
By Editors Oct 6, 2026 0

The Gates Foundation will match 'Rent, the 30th Anniversary Concert' livestream with original cast members up to $525,600. Tickets are…

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(l-r) Will Pullen, Esco Jouléy, Mary Wiseman, Danny Wolohan, and Celia Keenan-Bolger in "The Visitors."
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A life-or-death request puts family loyalty on trial in ‘The Visitors’
Matthew Wexler Nov 14, 2026
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Delia Cunningham in "Here There Are Blueberries."
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When a picture is worth a thousand unspeakable words
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The drag queen who crashed the 1992 Democratic National Convention gets an encore
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