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The Cultural Season

The performances, films, books and memberships making a case for leaving the house—or cancelling plans and staying in with something excellent.

This Season, Live

2026–27 Season

The Metropolitan Opera

2026–27 Season

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

A season with the scale and theatrical ambition to build an evening—or a New York trip—around. The Met brings new productions and returning repertoire together, with individual tickets starting at $25. Choose the performance first, then make an occasion of it.

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The Metropolitan Opera

2026–27 Season

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

A season with the scale and theatrical ambition to build an evening—or a New York trip—around. The Met brings new productions and returning repertoire together, with individual tickets starting at $25. Choose the performance first, then make an occasion of it.

The Metropolitan Opera

2026–27 Season

New York

From $25 / ticket

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2026 Season

The Old Globe

2026 Season

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

An evening of live theater remains one of the best reasons to put a date in the diary. The Globe’s 2026 performances include new work and returning favorites; start with the current calendar and choose what makes you curious.

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The Old Globe

2026 Season

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

An evening of live theater remains one of the best reasons to put a date in the diary. The Globe’s 2026 performances include new work and returning favorites; start with the current calendar and choose what makes you curious.

The Old Globe

2026 Season

San Diego

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2026–27 Season Subscription

San Diego Symphony

2026–27 Season Subscription

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

A season subscription makes live orchestral music part of the year rather than a one-off special occasion. The Symphony offers both fixed-seat packages and choose-your-own packages of four or more classical concerts.

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San Diego Symphony

2026–27 Season Subscription

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

A season subscription makes live orchestral music part of the year rather than a one-off special occasion. The Symphony offers both fixed-seat packages and choose-your-own packages of four or more classical concerts.

San Diego Symphony

2026–27 Season Subscription

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2026–27 Season

LA Philharmonic

2026–27 Season

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

A reason to plan an evening at Walt Disney Concert Hall: a season that puts familiar orchestral works beside new music and visiting artists. Follow your curiosity across the programme rather than waiting for one famous piece.

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LA Philharmonic

2026–27 Season

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

A reason to plan an evening at Walt Disney Concert Hall: a season that puts familiar orchestral works beside new music and visiting artists. Follow your curiosity across the programme rather than waiting for one famous piece.

LA Philharmonic

2026–27 Season

Los Angeles

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Visionaries: Robbins and MacMillan

The Royal Ballet

Visionaries: Robbins and MacMillan

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

A November evening in London with two very different visions of human connection: Robbins’s Dances at a Gathering and MacMillan’s Song of the Earth. The mixed programme offers both the buoyancy of Chopin and the emotional weight of Mahler.

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The Royal Ballet

Visionaries: Robbins and MacMillan

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

A November evening in London with two very different visions of human connection: Robbins’s Dances at a Gathering and MacMillan’s Song of the Earth. The mixed programme offers both the buoyancy of Chopin and the emotional weight of Mahler.

The Royal Ballet

Visionaries: Robbins and MacMillan

London · 9–28 November 2026

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Cinema

Annual Membership

The Criterion Channel

Annual Membership

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

One of the few streaming subscriptions we regard as cultural programming rather than an infinite content feed: classics, international cinema, discoveries, restorations, interviews and intelligently assembled series. Monthly membership is also available at $10.99.

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The Criterion Channel

Annual Membership

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

One of the few streaming subscriptions we regard as cultural programming rather than an infinite content feed: classics, international cinema, discoveries, restorations, interviews and intelligently assembled series. Monthly membership is also available at $10.99.

The Criterion Channel

Annual Membership

$99.99 / year

Criterion
Annual Membership

MUBI

Annual Membership

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

A useful counterpoint to Criterion: more contemporary international cinema, festival discoveries and a deliberately smaller curated selection instead of another enormous streaming library. Monthly membership is also available at $14.99.

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MUBI

Annual Membership

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

A useful counterpoint to Criterion: more contemporary international cinema, festival discoveries and a deliberately smaller curated selection instead of another enormous streaming library. Monthly membership is also available at $14.99.

MUBI

Annual Membership

$119.88 / year

MUBI
The Red Shoes, 4K UHD + Blu-ray

The Criterion Collection

The Red Shoes, 4K UHD + Blu-ray

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

One of cinema’s great arguments for beauty, obsession and art as an all-consuming vocation. The restoration and supplements make the Criterion edition worth owning even in a streaming world.

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The Criterion Collection

The Red Shoes, 4K UHD + Blu-ray

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

One of cinema’s great arguments for beauty, obsession and art as an all-consuming vocation. The restoration and supplements make the Criterion edition worth owning even in a streaming world.

The Criterion Collection

The Red Shoes, 4K UHD + Blu-ray

$39.96

The Criterion Collection

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The Reading Chair

Rebecca

Daphne du Maurier

Rebecca

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

Du Maurier’s psychological gothic novel remains absorbing, strange and genuinely unsettling.

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Daphne du Maurier

Rebecca

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

Du Maurier’s psychological gothic novel remains absorbing, strange and genuinely unsettling.

Rebecca

Daphne du Maurier

$18.63

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Cecil Beaton: The Art of the Scrapbook

James Danziger

Cecil Beaton: The Art of the Scrapbook

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

A view into Cecil Beaton’s visual imagination through the material he saved, arranged and returned to. The scrapbook format reveals how photographs, clippings and personal references can become a working vocabulary for an artist.

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James Danziger

Cecil Beaton: The Art of the Scrapbook

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

A view into Cecil Beaton’s visual imagination through the material he saved, arranged and returned to. The scrapbook format reveals how photographs, clippings and personal references can become a working vocabulary for an artist.

Cecil Beaton: The Art of the Scrapbook

James Danziger

$250

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Print + Digital Subscription

The New York Review of Books

Print + Digital Subscription

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

A subscription for people who still want criticism to be long enough to change their minds. The Review combines books, politics, history, science and the arts while giving subscribers access to an extraordinary archive reaching back to 1963.

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The New York Review of Books

Print + Digital Subscription

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

A subscription for people who still want criticism to be long enough to change their minds. The Review combines books, politics, history, science and the arts while giving subscribers access to an extraordinary archive reaching back to 1963.

The New York Review of Books

Print + Digital Subscription

$129.95 / year

The New York Review of Books
Against Interpretation

Susan Sontag

Against Interpretation

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

Criticism that asks us to look, listen and feel more closely. Sontag’s essays on cinema, literature and style make a lively companion to the rest of this edit—and leave room to argue with her.

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Susan Sontag

Against Interpretation

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

Criticism that asks us to look, listen and feel more closely. Sontag’s essays on cinema, literature and style make a lively companion to the rest of this edit—and leave room to argue with her.

Against Interpretation

Susan Sontag

$20

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Memberships Worth Having

Some of the best things you can buy are reasons to keep returning.

Annual Membership

The Criterion Channel

Annual Membership

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

One of the few streaming subscriptions we regard as cultural programming rather than an infinite content feed: classics, international cinema, discoveries, restorations, interviews and intelligently assembled series. Monthly membership is also available at $10.99.

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The Criterion Channel

Annual Membership

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

One of the few streaming subscriptions we regard as cultural programming rather than an infinite content feed: classics, international cinema, discoveries, restorations, interviews and intelligently assembled series. Monthly membership is also available at $10.99.

The Criterion Channel

Annual Membership

$99.99 / year

Criterion
Annual Membership

MUBI

Annual Membership

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

A useful counterpoint to Criterion: more contemporary international cinema, festival discoveries and a deliberately smaller curated selection instead of another enormous streaming library. Monthly membership is also available at $14.99.

VIEW DETAILS

MUBI

Annual Membership

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

A useful counterpoint to Criterion: more contemporary international cinema, festival discoveries and a deliberately smaller curated selection instead of another enormous streaming library. Monthly membership is also available at $14.99.

MUBI

Annual Membership

$119.88 / year

MUBI
Print + Digital Subscription

The New York Review of Books

Print + Digital Subscription

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

A subscription for people who still want criticism to be long enough to change their minds. The Review combines books, politics, history, science and the arts while giving subscribers access to an extraordinary archive reaching back to 1963.

VIEW DETAILS

The New York Review of Books

Print + Digital Subscription

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

A subscription for people who still want criticism to be long enough to change their minds. The Review combines books, politics, history, science and the arts while giving subscribers access to an extraordinary archive reaching back to 1963.

The New York Review of Books

Print + Digital Subscription

$129.95 / year

The New York Review of Books
Individual Membership

The San Diego Museum of Art

Individual Membership

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

Museum membership changes the relationship with a museum. Instead of treating every visit as an occasion, you can return for an hour, revisit one room, see temporary exhibitions and make art part of ordinary life.

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The San Diego Museum of Art

Individual Membership

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

Museum membership changes the relationship with a museum. Instead of treating every visit as an occasion, you can return for an hour, revisit one room, see temporary exhibitions and make art part of ordinary life.

The San Diego Museum of Art

Individual Membership

Balboa Park, San Diego

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Discovery Membership

MCASD

Discovery Membership

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

A way to make contemporary art a recurring part of life in San Diego. Discovery includes year-round museum access, a guest admission with each visit, member exhibition previews and program discounts.

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MCASD

Discovery Membership

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

A way to make contemporary art a recurring part of life in San Diego. Discovery includes year-round museum access, a guest admission with each visit, member exhibition previews and program discounts.

MCASD

Discovery Membership

La Jolla, California

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Make an Evening of It

Mervin Coat, Burgundy

Sézane

Mervin Coat, Burgundy

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

Burgundy, a stand collar and an asymmetric fastening give this short wool-blend coat presence without requiring an elaborate outfit. The compact shape works particularly well with a mini and knee boots for an evening out.

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Sézane

Mervin Coat, Burgundy

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

Burgundy, a stand collar and an asymmetric fastening give this short wool-blend coat presence without requiring an elaborate outfit. The compact shape works particularly well with a mini and knee boots for an evening out.

Sézane

Mervin Coat, Burgundy

$380

Sézane
Calvi Mini Skirt, Black

Sézane

Calvi Mini Skirt, Black

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

A short wrap-style skirt with a clean line and enough stretch to move comfortably. Black makes it an easy partner for the navy Gaspard and tall boots: feminine, sharp and ready for ordinary days as well as evenings out.

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Sézane

Calvi Mini Skirt, Black

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

A short wrap-style skirt with a clean line and enough stretch to move comfortably. Black makes it an easy partner for the navy Gaspard and tall boots: feminine, sharp and ready for ordinary days as well as evenings out.

Sézane

Calvi Mini Skirt, Black

$85

Sézane
Bridget Knee Boots, Glossy Black

Sézane

Bridget Knee Boots, Glossy Black

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

A tall leather boot with a clean shaft and a modest stacked heel gives a mini skirt the right counterbalance. The glossy black finish feels polished, while the rubber sole and restrained shape make these useful beyond one seasonal outfit.

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Sézane

Bridget Knee Boots, Glossy Black

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

A tall leather boot with a clean shaft and a modest stacked heel gives a mini skirt the right counterbalance. The glossy black finish feels polished, while the rubber sole and restrained shape make these useful beyond one seasonal outfit.

Sézane

Bridget Knee Boots, Glossy Black

$345

Sézane
The Vancouver, Black Smooth

DeMellier

The Vancouver, Black Smooth

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

A structured shoulder bag with clean lines and distinctive double-bar hardware. Black smooth leather lets the shape do the work, making it useful well beyond a single season.

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DeMellier

The Vancouver, Black Smooth

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

A structured shoulder bag with clean lines and distinctive double-bar hardware. Black smooth leather lets the shape do the work, making it useful well beyond a single season.

DeMellier

The Vancouver, Black Smooth

$560

DeMellier
Medium Molten Heart Hoops

Missoma

Medium Molten Heart Hoops

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

A more expressive counterpoint to the Dôme huggies—still wearable, but with enough shape to read as an accessory rather than background jewelry.

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Missoma

Medium Molten Heart Hoops

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

A more expressive counterpoint to the Dôme huggies—still wearable, but with enough shape to read as an accessory rather than background jewelry.

Missoma

Medium Molten Heart Hoops

$234

Nordstrom