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Q-Poll shows Lamont maintains lead over Malloy

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Published June 10, 2010 at 5:20 a.m.

UPDATE!I was up at Quinnipiac University today, and I found the actual "Q-Pole"! The latest Quinnipiac Poll shows Ned Lamont continuing his significant head-to-head lead over Dan Malloy; while in the Senate race Dick Blumenthal easily destroys Linda McGraphicSex&Violence.Lamont 39/Malloy 22Lamont maintains a 17-point advantage among Connecticut Democrats.Malloy Fav 26/5/68Lamont Fav 43/9/ ...

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NHL-owned Phoenix Coyotes face free agency issues

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Published June 9, 2010 at 8:19 p.m.

Phoenix Coyotes general manager Don Maloney faces the tough task of maintaining the momentum of last season's surprising team while dealing with the financial restrictions put in place by the NHL ...

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When Running for Senate, Past Irrelevant

Published June 7, 2010 at 6:02 p.m.

 Our buddy, Joe has reached a new low -- if that is possible -- in this year's Senate race. The local TV reporters, mostly known as Joe's stenographers, asked him today if he would endorse a candidate. He first said, "I’m not ready to make choice…it’s possible I won’t get involved at all." But we know that Joe will never pass an opportunity by.When it was pointed out that Joe first met Linda ...

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McEnroe discusses debates

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Published June 7, 2010 at 5:45 p.m.

Colin McEnroe discusses the debate about debates within the Democratic race for governor in the Hartford Courant:Pretty soon now, the 2010 candidates will start having debates, but right now they're in the phase of having debates about whether to have debates.The person who most wants to have debates is Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dannel Malloy, who has challenged his immediate rival Ned ...

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RadioActive: A People’s History of Sports, Part 2

Published June 7, 2010 at 8:30 a.m.

Part 2 of a presentation given by Dave Zirin, author of A People’s History of Sports in the United States, part of the Howard Zinn People’s History series.  The talk took place May 22 at the West Haven Public Library. For more information visit edgeofsports.comClick here to download the MP3 ...

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Sunday Night Music Club XIII

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Published June 6, 2010 at 7:43 p.m.

Miles Davis, with John Coltrane, performs "So What" in a live concert video from April 1959 ... The album, "Kind of Blue", is a jazz milestone.I was about three months old at the time, so I don't remember if I watched it ... More than likely I was too busy shitting myself to pay attention to the TV ... However, I did eventually see Miles Davis perform live, way back during the late 1980s at the Newport ...

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Schiff gets all Acorn-y

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Published June 5, 2010 at 7:16 a.m.

Proving that no hypocrisy is beyond your reach when you're a Republican, off-shore investment pitch man (and the guy who claims ALL the credit for predicting the entirely foreseeable economic downturn) Peter Schiff has hired an Arizona firm to help him get enough signatures to force a primary against wrestling diva Linda McSteroids ... Schiff, the bastard love child of an unholy alliance between ...

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Film: The Problem With 'Breathless'

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Published June 4, 2010 at 8:58 p.m.
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Every cinephile knows to at least pretend to like ... Jean-Luc Godard's first feature—a witty mashup of American noir and French chic—is as much an art-house staple today as it was in 1960, which is precisely why it's getting the 50th-anniversary reissue treatment this month. Think of Belmondo aping Bogart with his cigarette, Seberg flacking the , or the director's game-changing jump-cuts, and you realize that various elements of the film have never gone out of style. This may get me booted

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Facebook: The Novel

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Published June 4, 2010 at 8:58 p.m.
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The internet makes periodic, seemingly in-nocuous appearances throughout Jennifer Egan's new novel, ... In the first chapter, a character considers Googling her psychiatrist. Later, members of an African safari reconnect on Facebook, and a character's 9-year-old daughter spends much of her time "in a pink beanbag chair, doing homework on her laptop and IMing her friends." But it is not until the final chapter, titled "Pure Language," that it becomes apparent that Egan is using online

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June 15th Referendum Absentee Ballots Available

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Published June 4, 2010 at 6:00 a.m.
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Absentee Ballots for the upcoming Referendum on June 15th are available in the Town Clerk’s Office, Room 313, Town Hall ... Due to the limited time-frame, State Statutes do not allow Absentee Ballots to be mailed, so you have to go get them in person ... The Town Clerk’s office is open ... Monday and Wednesday 8:30 – 4:30 p.m, ... Tuesday 7:30 – 4:30 and ... Thursday 8:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.; ... Closed Fridays. (mostly because we need more money for the schools and can't afford to

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