What winning same-sex marriage in Mass. meant, as told by the lawyer who argued it
“There were a lot of people who wanted to marry each other, wanted to define themselves by this commitment, and yet were blocked from doing so and there was no real alternative,” said Mary Bonauto, who represented the plaintiffs before the Supreme Judicial Court.
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Who was Toussaint L’Ouverture, the namesake behind Boston's new Haitian cultural center?
With its groundbreaking set for May 20, the new center plans to serve the city's robust Haitian community and those curious about the country's vibrant heritage.
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How the alcohol industry affects federal health guidance
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How 'Baby Reindeer' reflects (and fails to show) realities of stalking, according to a criminology professor
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'Evil Does Not Exist' — or does it? — in this mysterious Japanese eco-drama
The residents of a bucolic woodland community face off against a developer with big plans for the land in a film that will leave you rapt — and profoundly unnerved. -
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Two new novels investigate what makes magic, what is real and imagined
Both of these novels, Pages of Mourning and The Cemetery of Untold Stories, from an emerging writer and a long-celebrated one, respectively, walk an open road of remembering love, grief, and fate.
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