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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This hour, we're getting caught up with three of the most important Supreme Court cases you might have missed, from Idaho’s abortion ban to a law that allegedly criminalizes homelessness.
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This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, a look at the storied history of people sleeping through things.
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This hour, a look at how family ‘truths’ handed down to us shape the people we become.
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This hour on Seasoned, we talk about the best ice cream shops in the state with people obsessed with local ice cream. Plus, meet the owner of Sweet Claude's and learn about the cows that produce the milk for UConn Dairy Bar.
Food
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Growing peas is easy, if you follow a few simple guidelines.
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Science teacher Xander Lowry is our guide as we tap trees, gather sap, split wood and make syrup with local students. Plus, Jeremy Whipple, of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, talks about the prized syrup made at the Mashantucket Sugar Shack.
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We're talking with local creators in the food space: Kat Ashmore, the chef behind @katcancook, and David Milton, aka @thedamgram and @thedamtok. Plus, we drink traditional chai with siblings who turned the Muslims of the World (MOTW) Instagram community into a local café.
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This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show: lunch — from the hungry judge effect to the sad desk lunch. We’ll look at the history of our mid-day meal, talk about school lunches, and get tips for packing lunch.
Performing Arts & Music
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The holiday falls on Friday, March 17, this year, but celebrations are happening all month long.
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A new musical is opening this week at The Legacy Theatre in Branford, Connecticut. The one-woman show, called My Unauthorized Hallmark Movie Musical, stars award-winning actress Anne Runolfsson. There are four performances that run Aug. 11-13. Tickets at The Legacy Theatre.
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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.
Visual Arts
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Stonington lights its second annual holiday tree constructed entirely out of lobster traps, which became a viral social media sensation last season.
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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.
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.'