Connections
The Oct. 29, 2026 news roundup on "Connections with Evan Dawson" explores the latest with Rochester hotel projects, the work of longtime "Open Tunings" host Scott Regan, and the buzz about a new film.
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I love random acts, and I love making connections, so I thought: what would happen if I combine the two? To find out, I craft a plan. In a public place, a stranger chooses a cardinal direction, rolls a dice three times (each roll is a distance in miles) and draws two slips of paper […] The post The Random Route | A new series about searching for connection by way of chance appeared first on CITY Magazine. Arts. Music. Culture..
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As I listened my way through composer/guitarist/pianist Alex Nazaretski’s debut album, I was reminded of the old “Choose Your Own Adventure” books. There are several musical paths, and each can lead you in a very different direction. The nice part with this album: there’s really no wrong way to go. At the start, we enter […] The post REVIEW | ‘A Long Forgotten Past’ by Alex Nazaretski appeared first on CITY Magazine. Arts. Music. Culture..
Local and national arts from NPR
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Got piles of mail stacking up in the kitchen? Not sure where your Social Security card is? It might be time to sort through your paperwork. Don't let it overwhelm you with this simple guide. -
Fatherland imagines the Nobel Prize-winning author's 1949 return to Germany after years of exile. Just 82 minutes long, this gorgeous film is meticulously staged and shot in black and white. -
Jordan Neely was frightening fellow passengers. A former Marine named Daniel Penny put Neely into a chokehold, killing him. Journalist Anand Giridharadas investigates the incident in Man in the Mirror. -
The highly anticipated, latest installment of Sarah J. Maas' romantasy series has hit the shelves. Hardcore fans were lined up (in their faerie ears) at the stroke of midnight. -
Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi have turned four pages of an unfinished play by Federico García Lorca into a sweeping epic that spans 90 years of Spanish history, focusing on the stories of gay men. -
The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced Monday night that Jay-Z will be the featured performer for the halftime festivities on Feb. 14 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. -
Elizabeth McCracken's connected short stories chronicle a family's encounters with their eldest son's girlfriend and eventual wife. This slim collection is so engaging, you may want to read it twice. -
Horror writer Stephen Graham Jones says horror's current moment is powered by more than just fear. -
Every fall, snow geese migrating south stop in Vermont and cover the ground in a snowy white blanket. Now, a new picture book celebrates that real-life awe-inspiring event. -
The recent Meta settlement includes a clause banning "cosmetic procedure filters" for teens. But defining what constitutes an extreme makeover isn't easy. -
The 1,300 survivors of sexual abuse by clergy members and lay workers have all agreed to the settlement, according to an attorney for some of the plaintiffs. -
Lee Chang-dong's novelistic drama tells the story of two very different couples who meet during the filming of a documentary.
