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This week in history: Recognizing the history of the pink triangle
June 20, 2017Originally intended as a badge of shame, the pink triangle has been reclaimed as an international symbol of LGBTQ pride.
Read moreThe ever-controversial Caesar comes out in Lou Harrison opera
June 16, 2017Let’s go back to a time maybe 35 years or so before he was murdered at age 55, when Caesar was coming into his manhood, a bright, athletic fellow.
Read moreThis week in history: Two 50th anniversary Supreme Court milestones
June 12, 2017The 50th anniversaries of two mighty events in Supreme Court history are celebrated this week.
Read moreArtists vs. apparatchiks in Wajda’s last film “Afterimage”
May 31, 2017Wajda found a subject through which he could express his credo as an artiste—criticism of Stalinism.
Read moreThis week in history: John F. Kennedy on his centennial
May 30, 2017In the more than half century since his death, Kennedy’s popularity has remained steady around 70 percent, among the highest of any president.
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