LA The Dog Ears of Summer Friday Night Mixer A Good Used Book Los Angeles August 23, 2024 Certified bibliophiles will know that there are two distinct varieties of used and rare bookstores. Some stock autographed Brittany Menjivar 30 Aug 2024 · 2 min read
Tulsa If The Spot Is Moroccan, Then Do Come A‑Knockin’ Notes of Marrakesh 315 S. Trenton Ave. Tulsa August 24, 2024 The façades of Trenton Avenue’s 300 block, particularly on the east side — home to Maples 918 Tacos & Cassidy McCants 30 Aug 2024 · 3 min read
New Haven Rocking Out While The Sun’s Still Out Turkey Vulture — a metal/punk duo of Milford-based couple Jessie May (vocals, guitar) and Jim Clegg (drums) — typically spend Sunday afternoons entertaining their two toddler sons. So when May growled Marisa Torrieri 30 Aug 2024 · 1 min read
New Haven French Film Series Turns Institute Library Into Le Cinema The Institute Library became le cinema Thursday night as its French film series — “Bonsoir, Mes Ami(e)s!” — began with Beauty and The Beast (also known as La Belle et Karen Ponzio 30 Aug 2024 · 1 min read
Hartford Uplifting Art Leaves Its Mark The Power of Uplifting Each Other The 224 EcoSpace Hartford August 28, 2024 One question that has stayed with me as I’ve explored visual art around the city is Jamil Ragland 30 Aug 2024 · 4 min read
LA Tricky Business SESSION Gattopardo Glendale Sept 20 – 22, 2024 You enter a room in “The Angus Street Hotel.” A dozen or so chairs cluster close to the bed. You take a seat. Jack Skelley 30 Aug 2024 · 2 min read
Tulsa Two Podcasters Walk Into A Morgue… Author Talk: “Obitchuary: The Big Hot Book Of Death“ Circle Cinema Tulsa August 15, 2024 Spencer Henry and Madison Reyes do not fear death. They laugh in its face. Last Kathryn Parkman 30 Aug 2024 · 2 min read
New Haven The Sound Waves The History of Sound: Stories By Ben Shattuck Viking July 9, 2024 306 pages It’s a long story. And 12 short stories. Ben Shattuck tells those dozen stories in Paul Bass 28 Aug 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford Twisting In The Wind Twisters Cinestudio Hartford August 27, 2024 This review contains spoilers. I never saw Twister back in 1996, but that made me determined to not miss this cultural moment when the Jamil Ragland 28 Aug 2024 · 3 min read
LA Down(town) in the Underground LABYRINTH MASQUERADE Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles Aug. 16 – 17, 2024 Last Thursday night, I posted an urgent inquiry to my Insta story: “Where can I buy a masquerade mask? Brittany Menjivar 28 Aug 2024 · 3 min read
New Haven Artists Paint An Ailing Planet In Vivid Color They’re eyes, but they’re taking in a universe of shifting shapes and colors. The piercing structures of the irises only accentuate how the rest of the eyes are Brian Slattery 28 Aug 2024 · 1 min read
Oakland A Sophisticated Forest I certainly didn’t expect Ross-esque paintings, and the works on exhibit are definitely not “happy little trees.”…This is a decidedly more sophisticated forest than those broadcast on PBS years ago. Agustín Maes 27 Aug 2024 · 4 min read
LA At Koreatown’s LA Chess Club Singles Arena, Players With No Game LA CHESS CLUB Apt 503 Lounge Los Angeles Aug. 22, 2024 My mother thinks I’m a chess prodigy. I don’t have the heart to correct her. Like most Madeline Connors 27 Aug 2024 · 3 min read
LA Friday Night Is For The Good Boys FOURTH FRIDAYS: DOG DAYS OF SUMMER Retro Row Long Beach Aug. 23, 2024 For small-business patrons, Long Beach’s 4th Street Corridor (a.k.a. Retro Row) has become the A.J. Urquidi 27 Aug 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford The Feat Of The Feet Rapid Fire 4 Speed Double Dutch Competition and Health Fair Dunkin’ Donuts Park Hartford Aug. 25, 2024 What do you get when you combine one of the most entertaining sports Jamil Ragland 27 Aug 2024 · 3 min read
New Haven Three Albums Welcome The Young Guard Short chords from electric piano and synthesizer set the mood, contemplative but with a pulse. “Estoy aquí / ya estuve allá / ya fui feliz / y acaba mal,” Ene de Nadie croons Brian Slattery 27 Aug 2024 · 1 min read
LA Mortal Coil Shuffle LABYRINTH WALK Christ the King Lutheran Church Torrance August 15, 2024 During a recent downward spiral, I drove south to Torrance for a labyrinth walk at Christ the King Lutheran Tosten Burks 26 Aug 2024 · 2 min read
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