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In the first hour of "Connections" on 7/10/26, guest host Julie Philipp sits down with author and Rochester native Barry Walters to discuss "Mighty Real," his new book about the history of LBGTQ music.
Arts, Music and Culture
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When Brian Hurlburt applied to host a radio show on low-power community broadcaster WAYO-FM, the station didn’t technically exist yet. This was 2015, and organizers were still laying cables and installing power racks before launching. Hurlburt wanted in. He’d worked in radio before, hosting a show in Batavia, and he dreamed of returning to the […] The post Local radio show ‘Rainbow Roc’ celebrates 10 years of proud LGBTQ+ advocacy appeared first on CITY Magazine. Arts. Music. Culture..
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The latest directorial effort from Olivia Wilde (“Booksmart,” “Don’t Worry, Darling”) pulls off, with great success, something that few recent films with similar pedigrees — smaller, successful distributor; A-list cast; hybrid genre — have managed: actual humor amidst emotional stakes. It helps that Wilde helmed one of the best, if underrated, teen comedies of the […] The post Review | ‘The Invite’ appeared first on CITY Magazine. Arts. Music. Culture..
Local and national arts from NPR
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Rashida Jones and Will McCormack met decades ago, when McCormack's sister set them up on a date. It didn't work out as a romantic pairing, but it was the start of a long-running creative partnership. -
California is among the states suing to block Paramount from buying Warner Bros. Discovery in a Hollywood mega-merger that would unite some of the nation's largest movie studios and TV newsrooms. -
In 2023, Neill disclosed he had been diagnosed with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Neill died on Monday in Sydney, according to a statement posted to the actor's social media page. -
Will the real Daeron please stand up? -
The Trump administration's executive orders have meant that administrators are questioning what art can — and can't — be seen on campus. -
In an interview with NPR, memoirist Azar Nafisi reflects on the enduring power of literature. -
VR dance lesson apps like Dance Guru and Trip the Light offer a judgment-free way to learn partner dancing. -
Patriotic art and music is taking center stage this year under the Trump Administration, as funds shift away from DEI. For some orgs, like the Reagan Presidential Library, this is their wheelhouse. -
The Apple TV series wraps noir inside science fiction. With subtlety and charm, Farrell plays an earnest alien just doing his best as a private eye in Los Angeles. -
Netflix's new Little House series features the same characters and setting as the original, but its reliance on hand-held cameras, in extreme close-up, calls too much attention to itself. -
The language app Duolingo reported that roughly 296,000 people around the world are studying Yiddish as of this year. An estimated 60% of them are under 25 years old. -
The memo from the Smithsonian's secretary, Lonnie Bunch, responded to a White House report that calls the National Museum of American History driven by "a radical, activist ideology."
