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, our somewhat weekly pop culture roundtable, The Nose, looks at the Netflix series ‘3 Body Problem’ and the second HBO standup special from Ramy Youssef, ‘More Feelings.’
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It's tax season. How did this quintessentially frustrating thing come to be so frustrating? Must it be so? And what happens when people decide not to pay them?
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This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show we’ll learn about the art of constructing languages, and the appeal of learning one of them.
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This hour, we grapple with the impact our ancestors have on our lives and what our responsibility is if they did something we disagree with.
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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Let’s learn some of the complex history behind the songs you've probably heard in pubs. Featuring Connecticut’s own The Jovial Crew!
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Bagley’s musicianship touched generations of singers and choral conductors.
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“Our Feet Began to Pray” by the Afro-Semitic Experience releases Jan. 19.
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Ruff was an innovator as both a jazz musician and educator.
Visual Arts
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Three concurring exhibits celebrate the works of Leo Jensen (1926-2019), perhaps best known for creating bronze frog sculptures for Willimantic’s Thread City Crossing Bridge.
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Delano’s work focuses on Puerto Rico’s colonial past and complicated present.
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A “Christmas Panto” featuring songs, slapstick comedy, and audience participation runs this weekend in Norwich.
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Artist Minoo Emami destroyed 22 of her paintings by fire, including early works dating back to 1998. She called the burning a “ritual rooted in mourning.”
Movies
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This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, The Nose looks at two movies starring Hong Chau, Kelly Reichardt’s ‘Showing Up’ and Darren Aronofsky’s ‘The Whale.’
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This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, The Nose looks at the SAG-AFTRA strike, the new Emmy Award nominations, and James Gunn’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.’
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Has everything original been done in the arts? This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, a look at that question, the idea of originality, and our tolerance for novelty.
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This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, The Nose looks at Marvel’s takeover of Hollywood, ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,’ and more.