In the posh 19th century neighborhood of Nook Farm in what was then the most affluent town in eastern United States, Hartford, Connecticut, both Harriet Beecher Stowe and Mark Twain built their dream homes – literally next door to each other.
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16 Jan 2013 - 7:49am
A conversation with actor and playwright Harlan Baker about labor history and his one-man play "Jimmy Higgins: A Life in the Labor Movement", ending with with a reading by Harlan, of an excerpt from a speech by Eugene Debs.
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8 Jan 2013 - 5:16pm
What kind of society do we live in? Two disturbing trends help answer this question.
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7 Jan 2013 - 11:43pm
We know that non-profits typically do lots of fundraising before the December holidays to attempt to catch people in a giving mood.
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2 Jan 2013 - 6:22pm
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30 Dec 2012 - 11:31pm
The exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), Boston, should disabuse anyone who clings to the notion that art in museums is removed from the real world.
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30 Dec 2012 - 11:06pm
India is currently in a state of disgust and shock over the brutal gang-rape of a 23-year-old woman on a moving bus in the capital, New Delhi, on Sunday, Dec 16th 2012. This single event has galvanized the city of Delhi and has also made people across India sit up and take notice.
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28 Dec 2012 - 11:14pm
BOSTON/Government Center - Boston’s bike-sharing program is heading into its third year as a major success, exceeding ridership expectations and planning to expand. But one city councilor has expressed concern that not all parts of the city are benefitting from the project’s success.
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11 Dec 2012 - 3:59pm
First, there were pop-up toys like Jack-in-the-box. Next came the pop-up shops that temporarily occupy vacant commercial spaces, usually selling crafts and seasonal goods around Christmastime. And, now there are pop-up museums.
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10 Dec 2012 - 11:15pm
A year ago today, the City of Boston destroyed the Occupy Boston encampment at Dewey Square in an early morning raid by the Boston Police Department - following a pattern that was repeated at most of the major Occupy camps around the country.
