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The Movie Man: Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ is worth the wait

Christopher Nolan's epic delivers memorable performances and breathtaking practical effects, making it well worth seeing in IMAX.

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Talking Transportation: Hot & Bothered – Summer’s Transportation Meltdown

Extreme heat and wildfire smoke are disrupting trains, planes and roads, revealing how vulnerable Connecticut’s transportation systems are to increasingly severe summer conditions.

Talking Transportation: Airlines’ Windowless Window Seats

A pair of lawsuits, one of which got the go-ahead to proceed last week, claim passengers were duped when they paid for window seats and ended up with no windows.

The Movie Man: ‘Toy Story 5’ Tackles Screen Time With Pixar’s Signature Heart

By turning screen time into its central conflict, the latest Toy Story sequel gives Woody and friends a mission for the new generation – and all of us.

Talking Transportation: Two Railroad Giants at War – And Riders Pay the Price

Amid rising rail fares and suffering service, Jim Cameron says state leaders bear responsibility for not adequately funding Connecticut's transportation system.

A View from My Porch: America’s Quarter Millennium – The Summer the Declaration of Independence Took Shape

Between Evacuation Day and the signing of the Declaration of Independence lay 109 days that transformed rebellion into nationhood, and reconciliation into revolution.

The Movie Man: Spielberg Delivers Awe and Suspense in Must-See ‘Disclosure Day’

What makes Steven Spielberg's movies special is that he always manages to capture a sense of wonder for the audience.

Talking Transportation: Shapiro’s Folly, Part Deux – The Bridge That Won’t Die

A bridge from Bridgeport to Long Island is a bridge too far, according to transportation columnist Jim Cameron.

A View from My Porch: America’s Quarter Millennium – The Breaking Point 

In the second part of this America 250-inspired series, Thomas D. Gotowka examines how Henry Knox’s “Noble Train of Artillery” changed the course of the Revolutionary War.

Talking Transportation: Confessions of a Kid Who Played With (Real) Trains 

Jim Cameron recounts the ingenuity of the railroad air brake system through a don't-try-this-at-home childhood adventure involving a parked freight train.