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New York City Graffiti
Photo:Dimitry B on Flickr Creative Common
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Jun 19, 2013
Let's be clear, graffiti has not gone totally legit.   People get arrested all the time for it, and in some cases they should.   Part of the problem is that the word itself gets used to mean several differet things. The press calls it graffiti if you paint some nasty slogan or a s... read more
David Chambers
David Chambers is the director of “My Friend's Story,” a chamber opera inspired by Anton Chekhov’s short story, “Terror.” (Running June 19 and 20 at 8 pm in the Iseman Theater.) Photo:Chion Wolf
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Jun 18, 2013
Last night I went I went to the movies. And it was a nice movie. "What Maisey Knew." But I was kind of "meh." I've seen this before. Think about it. When was the last time a new movie really rocked your world? I've seen some great documentaries, and some interesting foreign films, but I feel like... read more
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Jun 17, 2013
Texas Governor Rick Perry is here in Connecticut trying to lure businesses away with promises of low taxes and no regulation. Before we get to... read more
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Jun 14, 2013
For the people most directly touched by the Newtown shootings, the very fact of this day may have been hard to imagine.   That six months w... read more
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Jun 13, 2013
In the world of forgery, the notion that it takes a thief to catch a thief gets a little dicey.   Forgers tend to be incredibly skilled and... read more
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Jun 12, 2013
Cicadas are kind of the metal band of nature's sound scape. They have a big sound. On a good night, they'll drown out everybody else. And they have... read more
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Jun 11, 2013
A few months, a woman Tweeted to complain about the way photo of her family, originally posted on Facebook had been shared on Twitter.   Sh... read more
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Jun 10, 2013
Usually, on this show, when we tackle anything, we try to start from a fairly neutral launching place. I suppose that claim could be picked apart.... read more
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Jun 7, 2013
Ordinarily on The Nose, we don't dive right into hard news, but it's hard to ignore the disclosures from the last few days about FISA, phones, PRIS... read more
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Jun 6, 2013
What can you say about the Blues? Maybe more than any other musical form, it exists to explore the ineffable -- and to guide us almost wordlessly a... read more
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Jun 5, 2013
Today 8,100 people over the age of 12 in the U.S. will have their first drug experience.   Another 12,800 will try alcohol for the... read more
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Jun 4, 2013
One of the ongoing debates in American sociolinguistics concerns the so-called Ocracoke brogue, a dialect from the barrier islands off the cost of... read more
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Jun 3, 2013
First off, let me apologize to all the people I have spoken to in the last couple of years who have asked me how I am. My response has invariably b... read more
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May 31, 2013
It began last night with a documentary about some of the greatest backup singers in rock and roll history, including Darlene Love, who is here, and... read more
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May 30, 2013
One of the lowlights of 2013 was the trial of Robert Braddock, campaign finance director for Chris Donovan.   FBI surveillance equipment ga... read more
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May 29, 2013
Igor Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" was incredibly controversial when it premiered, 100 years ago today, but chances are your current associations w... read more
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May 28, 2013
Today, in order to watch a Lenny Bruce monologue on YouTube, I had to sit through a Starbucks commercial. This feels like proof that some kind of f... read more
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May 24, 2013
I feel like I've been preparing my whole life for this show.    I'm a Baby Boomer, but within that generational cohort, you could say I'm a... read more
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May 24, 2013
  I feel like a waiter.   Here are today's specials for The Nose:   An article about the way women in monogamous relationships... read more
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May 23, 2013
This year the state legislature will consider bill that would forbid the outdoor the tethering of dogs between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., prohibit pet sho... read more
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