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It takes only four unresolved chords dancing across the strings of a classical guitar to evoke an entire nation's history and tradition. In the words of the renowned classical guitarist Eliot Fisk, "You hear those four chords, you're not going to think of anything but
Yale
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The latest social-justice crusade bubbling up among "oppressed" undergraduates at prestigious Yale University comes in the form of a student petition asserting that a "Major English Poets" curriculum requirement features too many major poets from England who are white and male. The petition
Massachusetts
This Thursday, May 5, the Handel and Haydn Society will perform a special concert of music by Black composers at the Museum of African American History. The program will feature Countertenor Reginald Mobley, who will curate the performance and lead members of the H+H Chorus in spirituals, gospel music,
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Negin Farsad opens her recently published memoir, How to Make White People Laugh, by announcing that she is an "Iranian-American Muslim female comedian-slash-filmmaker," and also a self-professed "honey mustard enthusiast." She declares that like most comedians, she "has a master's degree in public
Massachusetts
BOSTON – Across the Charles River from the seat of Bay State power sits the city of Cambridge, the intellectual heart of the commonwealth and sometimes known as the Peoples Republic. So when the Cambridge City Council formally declared Christopher Columbus as a sort of historical persona non grata Monday, it
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CANTON, Mass. (AP) — The mental competency of media mogul Sumner Redstone is at the center of a battle to be heard in a Massachusetts courtroom as Viacom's embattled chief executive seeks to be restored as a director and trustee to entities that control Viacom Inc. and CBS Corp.
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Warning: This article contains spoilers BOSTON – This summer's romance flick "Me Before You" has a dark twist that has some calling for its targeted audience to boycott the Warner Bros. film.
music
ROME (AP) — Oscar-winning composer Ennio Morricone is back on his feet after canceling a string of concerts because of two collapsed vertebrae that raised questions about the continued prodigious output of the 87-year-old music legend. Morricone, whose memorable scores to "The Mission," "Cinema Paradiso" and other
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