Arts & Literature Reviews & Coverage
Brutal Honesty
Westport Arts Center looks at Brutalism's rough and raw legacy
 By Jimmy Stamp
Motion on Paper
An exhibit showcases the etchings, engravings and lithographs of Alexander Calder
By Susan Hood
We of Little Faith
Author Niall Ferguson on the financial crisis and the road ahead
 By Jon Santiago
Put It All Together
Centuries of alchemy mix together through paintings and artifacts at the Bruce
By Elizabeth Keyser
Monsters, Inc.
Writers go back to iconic horror franchises, like Dracula and Frankenstein, for this year's crop of horror novels
 By Drew Taylor
The Art of a Recession
The economy and the arts collide, turning empty storefronts into temporary galleries
By Betsy Yagla
Nerd Fury
The fantasy roots of Junot Díaz's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel
 By Brian Francis Slattery
Strong Medicine
Josh Bazell has turned his ER experience into the year's best debut novel
By Drew Taylor
The Felt Life in HD
This year's crop of best tech writing looks at here and now
By John Stoehr
Art Spaces
Featuring everyone from Salvador Dali to high school kids with spray paint
By Sean Corbett
Boys to Men
A new book tracks the complicated lives of three Puerto Rican brothers from southern New England
By Nathan Paluck
Blow Back
What would you say if I told you that your city is targeted by a missile carrying a nuclear warhead?...
 By Alan Bisbort
Art Slaves All
Volunteers drive the SoNo Arts Celebration
 By Wendy Logan
Grateful Vibes
Sights from a weekend on the Sound
 By Sean Corbett and Ross Okagawa
7 Days
July 9 to July 15
 By FCW Editorial
Big Business
Nick Harrison's larger, louder, more populated project
By Jackson Connor
A Full View of Renee Kahn
The Stamford teacher/activist/artist finally merges all of her personas in a retrospective exhibit
 By William Squier
Going With the Flow
Checking a hot air balloon ride off the bucket list
 By Larissa Lytwn
Another Shore
The Norwalk Arts Commission tries a local-centric alternative to the SoNo Arts Celebration
By Wendy Logan
We Need Arts & Ideas More Than Ever
There's no downturn at the festival that helps us cope with reality
 By Christopher Arnott
This Moldy House
An Australian reality show turns up the domestic paranoia
By John Adamian
7 Days
June 4-10
 By FCW Editorial
Insider/Outsider Art
Sweetport's Indoor/Outdoor Festival reminds people it's cool to hang out downtown
 By Sean Corbett
Mass Market
Trade in your old books for new (old) books
 By Brianna Snyder
Drood for Thought
Three new novels speculate on the book Charles Dickens never finished
By Drew Taylor
Cash in the Attic
Part adventure, part history lesson, and part treasure hunt, Connecticut gets its moment in the spotlight on Antiques Roadshow
 By Elizabeth Hilts
Quiet Corner
Black Bear tries something new (and old) with its acoustic evenings
By Marc Ferris
Whole Lotta Fuz
Danbury alt-rock stalwarts are playing an anniversary show on the heels of a "boxed set"
By Nick Keppler
Connecticut Eye
Featuring three CT photographers; Kevin Robinson, Adam Regan, Bonnie Hakins, and Annika Klein. The Gallery...
 By FCW Editorial
Art Fair
Gov. Rell's budget shrinks arts funding in the name of fairness
 By Betsy Yagla
They’re Here
Comic book scribe Joe Kelly pens the children’s book that’s been in his subconscious since childhood (and writes about dragon fights)
 By Drew Taylor
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