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News of the Weird: Religion Adapts to Technology

A network of freelance Buddhist priests in Japan last year began offering in-home, a la carte services for those adherents who shun temples through...

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The low standards of charter schools I couldn’t believe it when I heard from the MTA that charter schools are not required to hire certified...

The Pour Man: Stupid Label, Great Wine

Mionetto Gran Rosé is a very good sparkling wine with lots of rich fruit flavors that reflect the expertise of a master winemaker and...

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Thursday 11/3  Activist in Art — An Afternoon with Sonia Sanchez: The writer and poet keynotes the 2016 Otelia Cromwell Day celebration. The celebration reflects...

The V-Spot: My Man’s Got Herpes; Now What?

I’ve recently begun a relationship with a man who has herpes. It’s unclear if it’s HSV-1 or -2 or both. He has scheduled an...

Basemental: “Hello Everybody” by Ruth Garbus, Reviewed

Honestly Weird “Hello everybody/ there’s a Nazi living in my head.” That’s the first line on Brattleboro musician Ruth Garbus’ new EP, Hello Everybody, and its overt...

Blaise’s Bad Movie Guide: Someone should have said oh-no to ‘Omoo’

The old adage “you can’t tell a book by its cover” still rings true. However, does this advice apply to movies and their titles?...

Cinemadope: Underdogs, from the Sox to the Cubbies

Shortly before I sat down to write this column, the unimaginable happened: the Chicago Cubs clinched a World Series berth for the first time in...

Stagestruck: Ghost Stories

Neither of the shows now playing in downtown Hartford are Halloween-themed, but both are thoroughly haunted by ghosts of the past, in one case...

Folk Singer John Gorka’s Lost Tracks

Anyone who has seen Inside Llewyn Davis, the terrific 2013 dark comedy by the Coen Brothers, knows that many hard-working musicians walk a long,...

Brabus Launches ‘Deep Blue’ G-Wagon, Speedboat & Luxury Watch Line

Brabus is unifying its collaborations with Mercedes-AMG, Finland’s Axopar Boats, and Panerai luxury watches under one Deep Blue collection.Being that Brabus is...