HomeFront: Thrillers, mysteries, âPixar Popcorn,â and lots of takeout
By Marie Morris Globe Correspondent,Updated January 21, 2021, 4:35 p.m.
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Adarsh Gourav and Priyanka Chopra Jonas in âThe White Tiger.â âSingh Tejinder/Netflix
Welcome back to HomeFront, where weâre feeling lighthearted and well rested despite having engaged in a nonzero amount of day drinking this week. We needed a change, which the universe delivered in a shower of time-honored traditions and breathtaking fireworks. And by that of course I mean the ascension of meme king Bernie Sanders, whose social-media presence shattered the boundaries of time and space, and pandemic overachiever Amanda Gorman, who just since the first lockdowns has graduated from Harvard and written a poem people will be talking about for many, many years.
The Church Street Marketplace in Burlington, Vermont. Photo via Pixabay.
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The Boston Globe’s Mark Shanahan today takes a look at two independent Vermont news organizations that have expanded to fill the gap created by the hollowing out of Gannett’s daily Burlington Free Press. (I’m quoted.)
It’s a topic of particular interest to me because I included a section on the media ecosystem in and around Burlington in my 2018 book, “The Return of the Moguls.” Though most of the book is about the rise of a new class of wealthy newspaper owners, I thought what was happening in Vermont was worth including.
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Iâve lost count this year of how many theaters have produced variations of Charles Dickensâ âA Christmas Carol.â While weâre in the midst of a pandemic, all of the productions, including the one-man and the one-woman-and-puppets shows, have been unique and popular this year.
However, just when I thought Dickens had been totally accounted for with both streaming and limited seating, the Westport Country Playhouse came up with such a special production that I didnât know whether to call it new or old.
The Playhouse, in partnership with WSHU Public Radio, presented a radio play âA Merry Little Christmas Carolâ based on Dickensâs novella. It is not only unique, but incredibly imaginative and thoroughly wonderful.
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WESTPORT, CT - Westport Country Playhouse is presenting A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS CAROL in partnership with WSHU Public Radio, which means you do not have to travel to Westport in order to enjoy it.
The free-of-charge audio play, which features Paxton Whitehead in the role of Scrooge, offers everyone a holiday experience from your very own home. I was able to catch the two-hour premiere on Saturday, December 19 but there is one additional chance to experience the show at a rebroadcast on WSHU on Saturday, December 26, at 8 p.m. WSHU frequencies and locations are listed at wshu.org in the About Us drop-down menu.
Donations doubled for Norwalk River Valley Trail
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NRVT
Donations to the Norwalk River Valley Trail (NRVT) through Sunday Dec. 20 will be matched dollar for dollar by Wilton retailer Outdoor Sports Center, according to a press release. A popular source for cold weather clothing, hiking boots, bikes, and other such items, Outdoor Sports Center’s 80 Danbury Rd. location is a short distance away from NRVT’s Route 7/Wolfpit Road trailhead.
“We are so pleased that our friends at Outdoor Sports Center in Wilton are supporting new miles of the NRVT. This year, COVID showed us how important it is to get outside, and now there are many new fans of the trail,” NRVT Executive Director Beth Merrill said. “Donating to the NRVT is a gift that comes back to you in the form of new trail to explore and enjoy.” NRVT usage is said to