Bari Weiss

The best movie theater in the world is in a dingy basement on Manhattan's Upper West Side. The worn seats are painful. There are probably bigger screens in half the apartments in the complex above the theater. And forget Fandango; the theater barely has a website. You want to buy a ticket? Get in line.

American Editor

Fandango refers to a traditional Spanish dance, deeply rooted in Spain's culture.

Cultural Dance

The term fandango can also indicate a music piece with the same rhythm as the dance.

Musical Rhythm

Common instruments for the fandango are castanets or tambourines.

Involved Instruments

Fandango can metaphorically describe a complex, unnecessary action or event.

Metaphoric Use

Fandango, when used figuratively, often suggests something is a waste of time.

Negative Connotation

Using fandango to mean a foolish act is informal and may not be understood universally.

Colloquial Language

 It's dysfunctional. It is a meretricious fandango of imported systems, which the elites themselves don't understand. That is the source of many of Africa's problems