Connections
In the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 5/20/26, we speak with local Ukrainian artists about how they are using their art to process their feelings on war and preserve their culture.
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Arts, Music and Culture
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A guide to maximizing our shortest — and most charming — season in Rochester and the Finger Lakes region. The post Summer of whimsy appeared first on CITY Magazine. Arts. Music. Culture..
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Best known for her non-linear multimedia work, filmmaker Mara Ahmed creates documentaries, soundscapes and visual art projects that challenge colonial narratives and cross political and cultural borders. Born in Lahore but educated in Belgium, Pakistan and the United States, Ahmed’s work reflects those layered histories and displacements. She has directed five films, including “The Muslims I Know,” “Pakistan One […] The post Mara Ahmed’s cinema of the unseen wound appeared first on CITY Magazine. Arts. Music. Culture..
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A California judge has given Kars4Kids 30 days to either take its ads off the air or update them to disclose its affiliations to a Jewish charity based in the Northeast. -
D.O.J. gave Trump and his family immunity from tax audits and set up a $1.8 billion fund for victims of "government weaponization." Former government lawyer Andrew Weissmann explains the settlement.
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Reading text of a book while listening to the audiobook is gaining steam among online book communities. -
Survivor is a sport, a metaphor for society and yes, entertainment. As its 50th season ends, NPR critic Stephen Thompson ranked every season so far. -
Eleven historically significant sites across the country will receive $25,000 from the National Trust for Historic Preservation to commemorate the country's 250th anniversary. -
The novel is the first work translated from Mandarin Chinese to win the award, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. -
Ward learned the term "respair" — meaning the recovery of hope after despair — during the pandemic. Her new book On Witness and Respair is an essay collection on grief, motherhood and survival. -
A gothic horror tale, a creepy science-fiction romp, a sweeping romance, an intergenerational saga, a book about birds — here are the fiction and nonfiction our critics are most looking forward to. -
Stephen Colbert spent Tuesday night with his old friend Jon Stewart and filmmaker Steven Spielberg, delivering sharp banter and lots of jokes about President Trump. -
The latest season of Saturday Night Live felt transitional in many ways, but it was full of blockbuster pop stars, up-and-coming bands and musical legends. We ranked them from worst to best. -
Dohrn's parents, Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn, helped found the the Weather Underground. "I knew that the FBI was chasing us," he says. His memoir is Dangerous, Dirty, Violent, and Young. -
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ends on Thursday. Here's how he has evolved to meet the moment.
