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SOFIE C. BROOKS

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Tradition, Technology, and Blockbuster Ballet

Radio stations are playing a rotation of Christmas songs, red and green decorations have replaced the Halloween candy in the seasonal isle, and the New York City Ballet has started promoting its famous version of “The Nutcracker.”


Broadway Lies in the Web It's Made

Living in New York last summer, I found it hard to avoid talk of the long-awaited opening of “Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark.


Letting Our Masterpieces Go to Pieces

There’s something to be said for letting nature run its course, even on art


Classical Rock: Genre-Breaking Music

Modern music often demands a choice between two sharply defined camps—the ultra modern and synthesized or the completely traditional.


Publishing Words: The Future of Books

Unlike an opera or ballet, the words of Dickens, Chaucer, and Shakespeare still ring true even on an electronic screen.


Get Out! 21+ Edition

Those 1990 June, July, and August babies who never had birthday parties in lower school because their friends were at ...


Drinky Drink: Holiday Edition

Although the daylight hours are growing increasingly short and the stress of exams draws ever nearer, the holiday season and ...


Love it: Hot TFs

Hot TFs are great because they’re basically like the boyfriend you wish you had. They have to be polite to ...