Quartet performs Dvorak’s “American”quartet,
Wynton Marsalis’s equally American AttheOcto-
roon Balls, and Schubert’s decidedly non-
American Quartettsatz. justindavidson
TV
- (^) Wat ch Social Distance
Pandemic TV.
Netflix, October 15.
This anthology series, filmed entirelyinquaran-
tine, focuses each time on a differentset ofchar-
acters dealing with COVID-19. The castincludes
DanielleBrooks,Mike Colter, andreal-lifespouses
Dylan and Becky Ann Baker as a marriedcouple
notseeingeyetoeye. jenchaney
DANCE - (^) See Ne w York
City Ballet
Stay on your toes.
nycballet.com, through October 31.
The New York City Ballet’s fall digitalseason
includes excerpts from Justin Peck’s Rodeo:Four
Dance Episodes and sections of AlexeiRatman-
sky’s Pictures at an Exhibition and RussianSea-
sons; on October 24, the company willbroadcast
a “matinee,” a free, family-oriented billofJerome
Robbins’s Fanfare and several of GeorgeBal-
anchine’s more whimsical pieces, likethepasde
donkey from A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Each
program is available online for a week. h.s.
BOOKS - (^) Read Memorial
About Houston couple Mike and Benson.
Riverhead Books, October 27.
Author Bryan Washington has calledit “agay
slacker dramedy,” but the novel is farmorethan
a riff on Reality Bites.
MOVIES - (^) See The Trial of
the Chicago 7
There are a lot of speeches.
In select theaters; Netflix, October 16.
Sometimes Aaron Sorkin finds a contextinwhich
his most reliable and, often, most annoyingtics
just work. This movie is one of those occasions—a
courtroom drama about the trial ofprominent
protesters at the 1968 Democratic NationalCon-
vention that has a terrific, sprawling ensemblecast
and all the grandstanding and speechifyingany-
one could ever want. alison willmore
POP MUSIC - (^) Listen to
Fake It Flowers
“I’ll make a cup of coffee for your head.”
Dirty Hit, October 16.
Months after a sample of her single “Coffee”went
viral, British Filipino singer-songwriter Beaba-
doobee debuts an album of candy-sweetindie-
rock jams with a sprinkling of lush, orchestralfolk
songs. At 20, the performer is a sharp tunesmith,
joining peers like Mitski, Soccer Mommy, andJay
Som in breathing new life into the breezy brandof
alt-rock that dominated ’90s radio. c.j.
THE60-SECONDBOOKEXCERPT
BillionDollarLoser
ByNew Yorkfeature writer
ReevesWiedemanjaredkushnerdidn’t trustAdam
Neumann whenthey firstmet, asaspiring
New Yorkreal-estatemogulsintheearly
2010s.Butthey eventuallyconnectedas
self-identifieddisruptorsinanindus-
try aversetonewcomers,andWeWork
leasedspaceinseveralKushner-owned
buildings.NeumannandKushnersettled
onenegotiationwithanarm-wrestling
matchinNeumann’sofficewhileseveral
WeWorkemployeeslookedon.“Iused
toarmwrestleallthetime inthe Navy,”
NeumanntoldKushner.When Neu-
mannwon,Kushnercomplainedthat
Neumann’s elbowhadcomeoff the table;
theyclaspedtheiroppositehandsfora
rematch,butNeumannwonagain.
(Little,Brown&Co.,October 20)TV
- (^) Wat ch Grand Army
Adapted from 2013’s Slut: The Play.
Netflix, October 16.
This honest look at life in a Brooklyn public high
school comes from playwright Katie Cappiello,
who was inspired by her teaching experiences.
With a cast that includes some of her students, the
first episode, in which a nearby bombing causes a
school lockdown, is an immediate grabber. j.c.
CLASSICAL MUSIC - (^) Hear To A m e r i c a
Inspired by James Weldon Johnson’s poetry.
The Green-Wood Cemetery, October 22 to 24.
The essential ingredients for a live musical experi-
ence have changed a bit: in this case, a mask,a
flashlight, a shot of whiskey, and a taste for tromp-
ing around cemeteries after dark. Performersare
spaced out along a two-and-a-half-mile journey,
building a collective ode to—or possibly anelegy
for—the nation at a fragile time. Concerts sellout
quickly, but subscribers to the Death of Classical
newsletter get early warning when more tickets
become available. j.d.
TV - (^) Wat ch Superstore
America Ferrera returns for her farewell.
NBC, October 29.
One of the few network comedies positionedto
tell interesting, sharp COVID stories returnsfor
its sixth season. kathryn vanarendonk
MOVIES - (^) See Evil Eye
Horror steeped in Indian mythology.
Prime Video.
What if you thought that your daughter’s boyfriend
was the reincarnation of a man who triedtokill
you decades ago? Indian superstition is thenarra-
tive juice of this film, but like many of Blumhouse’s