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Was Dolly Parton a feminist? She wouldn’t say it, but fans heard it — in her life and her lyrics
17+ hour, 52+ min ago (1122+ words) Smiling on the January 1987 cover of Ms., the magazine co-founded by feminism pioneer Gloria Steinem, are its 12 Women of the Year. They include a U.S. senator, a renowned novelist, a former nun who helped Central American refugees. And, smiling brightest of…...
John Constable’s cloudy brilliance hits Yale Center for British Art in time for fall
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (454+ words) When thinking of the Yale Center for British Art, few artists spring as readily to mind as John Constable, the brilliant landscape painter whose fresh insights into the depiction of nature caused a revolution in the art world of the…...
What to Stream: ‘Mandalorian & Grogu,’ Alix Earle reality series, Ellie Goulding’s ‘I Know Too Much’
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (239+ words) The “Mandalorian & Grogu” and a new album from Ellie Goulding are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. — “The Runner,” an action thriller starring Gal Gadot, debuts Wednesday on Prime Video. In…...
In Nigeria’s troubled north, a bustling nightlife lives with a morality police and insecurity
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (780+ words) As the DJ prepared his set and attendants arranged bottles of expensive liquor on tables, Vincent Tabat joined those streaming into the venue, which is one of a handful along a street in Sokoto state. It was an ironic scene…...
Rock bands Alabama Shakes and Staind come back around this week in CT arts
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (769+ words) It’s a week of reinventions and reconsiderations on Connecticut stages. Alabama Shakes, or at least three-fourths of the band, got back together last year after eight years apart, during which time vocalist Brittany Howard released two solo albums. The new…...
A theater is reimagining Homer’s Odyssey through the agony of Ukraine’s war
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (498+ words) The play “Odysseus, Maeotis” is ready to open in the Ukrainian capital as the ancient tale enjoys a global moment with Christopher Nolan’s IMAX spectacle and box-office hit “The Odyssey” starring Matt Damon. In Kyiv, the story is performed by…...
Connecticut was once known as a product’s ‘Capital of the World.” There are still people who love it.
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (837+ words) Bruce Thorin ticks when he walks. The rhythmic sounds emitted by his trusty gold pocket watch and rotating array of wristwatches provide accompaniment (and the time) as he sets clocks throughout the American Clock and Watch Museum in Bristol. Thorin,…...
Music Review: Busta Rhymes and J Dilla’s ‘Dillagence II’ sees 2 giants of the genre together again
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (210+ words) The hip-hop visionary, born James Dewitt Yancey, left behind an unimpeachable legacy, collaborating with artists such as D’Angelo, Erykah Badu, A Tribe Called Quest and Common — as well as Busta Rhymes. Close collaborators and friends, Dilla sent Rhymes upward of…...
Movie Review: A tender love story with postapocalyptic teeth in Ridley Scott’s ‘The Dog Stars’
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (596+ words) It says something about us that dogs are critical when it comes to postapocalyptic movies. Tom Hanks had an adorable terrier in “Finch” and Will Smith had a heroic German shepherd in “I Am Legend.” Another German shepherd is due…...
Dolly Parton’s philanthropy was based on ‘her belief in the goodness of people’
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (80+ words) Hartford Courant By JAMES POLLARD and GLENN GAMBOA Fans across generations and places may disagree, saying it will remain a pillar of the music legend and multimillionaire businesswoman’s legacy, following her death Tuesday at the age of 80. One of her…...