A: Isn’t the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival — a massive music event held every April — about to open in California?
B: Yeah the festival is set to take place over two weekends, from April 10 to 12 and 17 to 19, US time.
A: I heard this year’s main stage headliners include Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, Karol G and EDM DJ Anyma.
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B: The K-pop army is also making an appearance, with legendary group BigBang, SHINee member Taemin and girl group Katseye debuting for the first time.
A: Isn’t Coachella also live-streamed on its YouTube channel? Let me check the event schedule. We can watch BigBang’s grand comeback online this weekend.
A: 每年4月的樂壇盛事︰加州的「科切拉谷音樂藝術節」，是不是又快要登場啦？
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B: 今年的音樂節，將在美國時間4月10至12日、和17至19日這兩個週末開唱。
A: 聽說本屆主舞台壓軸巨星有︰莎賓娜卡本特、小賈斯汀、卡蘿G、電音藝人Anyma。
B: 韓流大軍也沒缺席唷，像傳奇天團BigBang、SHINee的成員泰民、女團Katseye都將首度登台。
A: 科切拉不是都會在YouTube頻道上直播嗎？我來查查節目時刻表，週末一起來看BigBang重磅回歸吧！
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
A: Apart from the musical The Phantom of the Opera, off-Broadway classic “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” and musical-themed concert “Broadway Hits Live” are also touring Taiwan. B: Musical-themed concert? That sounds interesting. A: Set for April 18 and 19, the show will feature a group of Broadway vocalists and dancers — with British singer Keala Settle as a special guest. B: So the audience can enjoy all the timeless hits from various shows at one concert. . . I like that. A: And there’s more: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s classic musical Jesus Christ Superstar will finally visit Taiwan for the first time
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Visitors walking down the streets of London and other major English cities might notice a curious sight. Many of the old __1__ have some of their windows boarded up. What’s even stranger is that there doesn’t appear to be any consistent pattern as to which windows get covered. This architectural __2__ dates back over 300 years during a time when “coin clipping” was a common crime in England. Back then, silver coins had simple designs with __3__, unmarked edges. Without any pattern extending to the coins’ rims, it was difficult to tell if the edges had been __4__. This
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