75 years of Superman

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Music

On the way: Iron & Wine

Iron & Wine, the project founded by Sam Beam will come to the Midland theater on Nov. 9, a Saturday. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday. Price: $35.

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On the way: Drake

The “Would You Like A Tour?” tour, featuring hip-hop artist Drake plus R&B singer Miguel and rapper Future, comes to the Sprint Center on Oct. 6, a Sunday. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. June 28, a Friday.

Stargazing

Movies

'Man of Steel' takes flight with $125M debut

"Man of Steel" leaped over box office expectations in a single weekend. The Warner Bros. superhero film, retelling of Superman's backstory, earned $113 million in its opening weekend at the box office, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Television

Envelope mix-up at Daytime Emmy Awards

"Days of Our Lives" scored a rare win for best drama series at the Daytime Emmys in a show marked by an envelope mix-up, expletives and the constant din of audience chatter heard during the cable telecast that stretched beyond its time slot.

IFC renews hipster spoof ‘Portlandia’ for two more seasons

There is a line from the first season of “Portlandia” that quickly became the show's trademark: “Portland is a city where young people go to retire.” That's not the case for the creators and two stars of the show – Portlander Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen of “Saturday Night Live” fame. They are always looking for new ways to keep the show from getting stale.

Theater

Recent New York stage productions hum the same old tune

That “The Front Page” should remain the only well-known American play about newspapers has always puzzled me. I hoped Nora Ephron's “Lucky Guy,” starring Tom Hanks in his Broadway debut, could bring us up to date. She does, sort of, if you consider the 1980s and ’90s up to date.

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