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but I can tell you where they are. I've been getting quite a few requests, or more accurately heartbroken sobs, about New Yorker Festival tickets, and I'm afraid I can't help at all. But I can point you to Craigslist, where, at the moment, two tickets to the Pedro Almodovar event are going for $150, and the people willing to pay $100 for the David Remnick and Jon Stewart evening are never going to get anywhere. Meanwhile, over at eBay, PJ Harvey is going for $199.99 as a Buy It Now, and the many-itemed auction of festival packages and various New Yorker products—which benefits the worthy Project Cicero—is still hopping. If you have ready money to go with your warm heart, you might be in luck.
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