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Free El Guincho Track
The last El Guincho record was like Panda Bear making fruity-drink-sipping party music ...
By John Adamian
Wednesday 09/01/10

DCF Case Coming Up
The case concerning whether or not to release the state Department of Children and Fami...
By Dan D'Ambrosio
Wednesday 09/01/10

Testifying for a Living Wage
Hartford City Councilman Luis Cotto was in New Haven last night, talking to a committee...
By Dan D'Ambrosio
Wednesday 09/01/10

Poll

What's the best way to improve public schools?

	Hire more quality teachers
	Encourage group and interactive learning
	Send kids to school year-round
	Focus on teaching more real-world skills
	Get parents more involved

High Concept

Easy Riding and History of Reefer Madness
Does smoking weed make you a better driver?

Webinar

Antoine Dodson: Good Meme or Bad?
Going viral gets even more complicated

Grand Band Slam 2010

See who our readers voted Hartford's best bands More...

GBS: Grand Band Slam 2010

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News

Crime and Punishment: Dude Breaks Into Lady's House To Preach The Word Of The Lord
The hits keep coming

Is Hartford A Dead City?
People speak out

Everybody's Talking About Republican Attorney General Candidate Martha Dean
She gives them something to talk about

Both Richard Blumenthal and Linda McMahon Seem To Be In The Hurt Box
McMahon and Blumenthal are both hurting, still fighting

A Foreclosure Crisis For A Company in Charge of Dozens of Hartford Properties
A fiscal house of cards could involve more than 800 Hartford rental units

Connecticut Considers Letting Juries See Video of Police Interrogations
How to remove the he said, she said from the courtroom

Commentary

Don't Worry. Republicans Aren't Going To Do As Well In November As You Think
Republicans may take the House, but not by much

Cintra Wilson: Fox News Is The Biggest Propaganda Source Since The Catholic Church
Obviously.

Greg Beato: A Surplus of Information Seems To Be Making The War Invisible
Information as camouflage

Music

The Birthday Massacre at the Webster Theater
The Birthday Massacre harness the power of opposites

CD of the Week: The Sword
A proper mix of riffage

Miguel Zenon at the Polish National Home
Taking inspiration from a fractured literary masterpiece

Fucked Up at Toad's Place
Fucked Up make mind-bending hardcore-punk

The Grand Band Slam at 125 Riverside, and Brian Dolzani
Slaminated!

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Dining

Dining Out: Roti House
Sample roti and other Indian-inflected Caribbean fare on

Dining Out: Mini Saigon
Let it be known: Hartford has the elusive Vietnamese grin

Savage Love

Savage Love: Hire an Escort, For the Conversation
Here’s my problem: I love women. I love the way they look, I love the way they move, I love the way they sound. I like to see them naked. But the idea of actually interacting with women—trying to