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As a young girl, Myla Rose kept a life-sized cardboard cutout of Legolas from ”The Lord of the Rings” in her bedroom. She spent hours reading fantasy novels or playing “RuneScape” on dial-up internet under his watchful gaze. These early obsessions grew into “Skyrim” marathons and Renaissance festival outings, cosplay and even fantasy “fae” balls. Threaded through […] The post Fanning the flames of romantasy in Rochester appeared first on CITY Magazine. Arts. Music. Culture..
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“The Voice of Hind Rajab” worked last year’s festival circuit with no distributor but plenty of A-list support (Brad Pitt, Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix all ended up boarding the film as executive producers). When it debuted at the Venice Film Festival in September, writer-director Kaouther Ben Hania won the Grand Jury Prize (considered the […] The post REVIEW | ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ appeared first on CITY Magazine. Arts. Music. Culture..
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Throughout the month of February, WXXI’s Health, equity and community reporter Racquel Stephen will highlight Black locals whose impact in the community may have gone unheard of but is making a big difference. -
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ConnectionsDuring "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 2/9/26, guest host Veronica Volk leads a discussion on the future of radio. Then, a special rebroadcast of one of our most popular conversations. -
The governor is proposing to exempt certain housing projects from the state's rigorous environmental review process. -
Challengers in the state comptroller race vowed to press on after longtime incumbent Tom DiNapoli received overwhelming support Friday at the state Democratic convention in Syracuse. -
Governor Kathy Hochul has signed legislation to allow medically assisted suicide in New York.
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