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Review: ‘Hedda Gabler’ at the Kavinoky — power, boredom and the precision of Realism

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Review: ‘Hedda Gabler’ at the Kavinoky — power, boredom and the precision of Realism

March 19, 2026March 19, 20260

The Kavinoky's production of "Hedda Gabler" succeeds all round in what many have struggled to…

Review: ‘Kimberly Akimbo’ is a feel-good delight about adolescence — whether or not one looks the part

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Review: ‘Kimberly Akimbo’ is a feel-good delight about adolescence — whether or not one looks the part

March 18, 2026March 18, 20260

Top 10 movies of the past year? Here are our picks

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Top 10 movies of the past year? Here are our picks

March 15, 2026March 15, 20261

Video Review: Are the ‘Carnage’ kids alright?

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Video Review: Are the ‘Carnage’ kids alright?

March 15, 2026March 15, 20260

Review: Here she comes: THE BRIDE!

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Review: Here she comes: THE BRIDE!

March 9, 2026March 9, 20261

Miers on Music — Review: ‘Child is Father to the Man’: Mammoth Crushes Buffalo

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Miers on Music — Review: ‘Child is Father to the Man’: Mammoth Crushes Buffalo

March 6, 2026March 6, 20260

Review: ‘God of Carnage’ and the spirit of competition

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Review: ‘God of Carnage’ and the spirit of competition

March 2, 2026March 2, 20260

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Buffalo Music: Nietzsche’s – All Are Welcome Here

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Band of Bards: An Indie Comics Publisher with a Mission

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So what do you think were our biggest stories of 2025?

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REVISITED: Books — When the Immigrants Were Irish

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REVISITED: Books — When the Immigrants Were Irish

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How not to watch a rock or country show

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How not to watch a rock or country show

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You can’t say that in a restaurant review

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Hallwalls exhibition cancellation a sad reflection of the times

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Hallwalls exhibition cancellation a sad reflection of the times

March 15, 2025April 19, 2025 The Editor1

How the Mohawk Place was saved

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How the Mohawk Place was saved

March 16, 2025April 19, 2025 The Editor1