News and reviews from our reporters, including coverage of pop music, classical music, visual art, dance, movies, music, television and theater.
All Arts
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The investigation targets online platforms including video-streaming site Twitch, messaging platform Discord and the anonymous message board 4chan.
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The alleged Buffalo shooter, age 18, had no problems buying his semi-automatic rifle. Some states have tried to limit sales to those under 21. A new generation of conservative judges stand in the way.
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Food delivery service Grubhub launched a free lunch promotion on Tuesday in New York City. It didn't go well. Both customers and restaurateurs were left frustrated.
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NPR's Emily Feng talks with Oliver Milman, environment correspondent for The Guardian, about how U.S. fossil fuel projects are damaging efforts to limit climate change.
Food
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WWE superstar Bianco Belair, former NFL player Stevie Brown and UConn’s Director of Sports Nutrition, Liz Wluka, join us on Seasoned to talk about how athletes fuel their performance with food.
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If you watch PBS cooking shows, you likely know–and love–Pati Jinich. We talk with Pati about her latest cookbook and what she calls the double blessing and responsibility of being Mexican-American.
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This hour on Seasoned, Katy Hart of ReFED and CT Public's Patrick Skahill help us understand food waste and its impacts, nationally and locally. Plus, the founder of Rethink Food explains how excess restaurant food can decrease food insecurity.
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This hour of Seasoned is dedicated to saucy, spicy chicken wings. We talk sauce flavors and Buffalo chicken wing history with an expert and festival judge, and feature two local restaurants known for their wings: J. Timothy’s and B&B Wings and Things.
Performing Arts & Music
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The Freddy Fixer parade has been a source of pride in New Haven’s Black community since 1962. But the pandemic posed a serious threat to arts and cultural organizations, stopping public events and pausing traditional fundraisers. And though the nation has slowly reopened, even as COVID positivity rates climb again, organizations like this one are still feeling the financial hangover that has come with two years of dormancy.
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Adger Cowans, 85, of Bridgeport, Connecticut, talks about his career as a photographer and visual artist, the racism he faced and what has motivated him to make art.
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The 28-year-old rapper opens up about her two Grammy nominations, and how meditation helps her stay centered amid an increasingly busy career.
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Playwright and actor Alaudin Ullah brings his parents’ immigration story to the stage playing 37 characters in his solo play Dishwasher Dreams. This hour on Where We Live, Ullah shares his experience growing up as a first-generation Muslim American and what he’s learned about Hollywood.
Visual Arts
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A trove of paintings and other artwork found in an abandoned barn in Connecticut has turned out to be worth millions.
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A new exhibition at New London's Lyman Allyn Art Museum celebrates the miniature portraits of Mary and Elizabeth Way.
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On this episode of Audacious, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. So, would you consider yourself beautiful? How do you define beauty, anyway? Hear from a fashion model with decades in the industry, a model who uses a wheelchair, and two non-binary models about what beauty means to them.
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This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, a look at the humble fly. Plus: David Cronenberg's 1986 remake of The Fly on the week of its 35th anniversary.
Movies
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Willis' daughter Rumer says the actor has been diagnosed with aphasia which affects his cognitive abilities.
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On The Colin McEnroe Show, with the fourth Matrix movie out soon, a look back at the original film and its continued influence across the culture.
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This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, it’s our annual Halloween special, a Nose-ish look at the year in horror.
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This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, The Nose looks at BBC Culture’s 100 greatest TV series of the century, and the Netflix limited series 'Maid.'