News and reviews from our reporters, including coverage of pop music, classical music, visual art, dance, movies, music, television and theater.
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This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, we take a critical look at the role of art critics in our world. What is the status of criticism, and is it under threat?
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Do you remember watching “Sesame Street?” What about “Jack’s Big Music Show?” Or “Avenue Q?” Some of the artists who serve as the talent behind the puppets on those programs got their start at the University of Connecticut’s Puppet Arts program, which is marking its 60th anniversary.
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This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, we look at the meaning and evolution of the word "like." Plus, how movies like the now 30-year-old Clueless have impacted our language.
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The City of Bridgeport held its first Dominican parade and festival at Seaside Park with The Dominican American Coalition of Connecticut.
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This hour, a look at how origami — the art of paper folding — went from a quaint, simple hobby to an extensive form of art that can sometimes involve hundreds of intricate folds per object.
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Connecticut's festival season is back. From skillet-throwing competitions to pie-eating contests and agricultural fairs, celebrations are happening across the state.
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This hour, we take your calls … about whatever you want to talk about.
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Maria Reina de la Paz Parish — or Mary Queen of Peace — is a Jubilee 2025 pilgrimage site in the Archdiocese of Hartford.
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This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, Michael M. Grynbaum joins us to explain how Condé Nast magazines and their editors achieved their status as cultural tastemakers, and where these magazines, and that industry, stand today.
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This hour, the actor Richard Thomas, who is in Hartford starring in ‘Mark Twain Tonight!,’ and the writer John Jeremiah Sullivan join us to talk Twain.
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This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, we speak with historians and fashion experts about the history of women and pants.
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Puerto Rican organizations and individuals are deciding what role to play as Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in the state increase.