Barred from the US because their boobs got too big?
Plus: Philharmonia's bright new leader, JFF takes on heavy topics, Tether danced us to realization
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Today's headlines:
The Femcels: Barred from the US because their boobs got too big?
By Jasmin Shirazian
'Rubbish and annoying' yet incredibly fun UK duo face the truth of album title 'I Have To Get Hotter.'
Jewish Film Fest takes on AIDS, abortion, experimental music
By Joshua Rotter
As 46th installment launches, speaking to the folks behind 'Tell Me Everything,' 'Hollywood Does Abortion,' 'mdbr mdbr.'
He can Handel it! Philharmonia Baroque’s new director Peter Whelan mounts ‘Tolomeo’
By Marke B.
Irish conductor, harpsichordist, and bassoonist leads spirited period orchestra, starting with daring 1728 opera.
Nodding to tech conformity, ‘Escapement’ charted how relationships transform us
By Lucia Verzola
Tether Dance Project's time-bending, high-energy, first full-length work showed promise of what's to come.
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