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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At the Maurice Sendak Foundation in Ridgefield, the late artist's legacy is kept alive and "wild" by a team of experts. This hour, we hear from them just after the posthumous release of the picture book, "Ten Little Rabbits."
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We hear about algorithms all the time, but what is an algorithm exactly? This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, we learn about how algorithms work, a bit about their history, and how they're impacting our culture.
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Over the last 13 years, Mujer Hispana Connecticut has recognized Hispanic women across different fields.
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From book bans to comics and the strange origins of fairy tales, this hour we look at children’s literature and who decides what’s appropriate for kids to read.
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We’ve noticed a backwards-looking bent lately in TV shows like ‘Ripley’ and ‘Fallout’ and ‘Sugar.’ This hour, a Nose-ish look at the heightened role of nostalgia in our pop culture.
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This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, we discuss the benefits and drawbacks of reading your news in print form. We learn about the print age, or the “Gutenberg Parenthesis,” and we talk about the business of printing.
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Food reporter Priya Krishna joins to discuss her new cookbook and preview an event at The CT Forum. Samad Gardens Initiative teaches newbie gardeners how to grow food, and Mercado Popular is a CSA grocery improving access to fresh food in Hartford.
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This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, we look at why humans touch others with their lips (and often their tongues!). Join us as we overthink the simple act of kissing.
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Griffin was a close confidant of Twain’s, and possibly the inspiration for the character Jim in “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”
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This hour, we want to know what’s in your pockets. What do we carry with us every day and why?
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This hour, a look at the cultural significance of the apple, from Adam and Eve to keeping the doctor away. Plus: growing apples, the future of apples, and we compare apples and oranges.