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Jamie Loftus’s ‘Raw Dog’: The pursuit of feeling anything
May 31, 2023Terms like “silent majority” or the “sleeping masses” are still used today but they feel dated, often leaving one wondering if they’re nothing more than a bad joke taken seriously in order to be polite.
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‘Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland’: Troubling!
May 24, 2023On May 22, Public Broadcasting Service started streaming its new 5-part series Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland.
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Biden administration considers national marine sanctuary in Pennsylvania’s Lake Erie
May 22, 2023The potential new marine sanctuary would conserve and interpret archaeological and maritime resources in an approximately 740-square-mile area.
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How a marimba taught me a lesson in cultural patrimony
May 22, 2023People’s culture matters! And needs the people’s protection. The first time I learned this was in the 1980s Sandinista Nicaragua, but it’s universal, including here in the U.S.
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60 years after death, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn still scares the right
May 17, 2023Anti-communism wins in N.H. as Republicans destroy historical marker commemorating life of “The Rebel Girl.”
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