Arts and Leisure
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21.1K10The Royal Rooters Win the World Series for the Red Sox With ‘Tessie’
The Boston Red Sox won their first World Series in 1903 with the musical help of a raucous fan club called the...
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11.3K13Banned in Boston No Longer: H.L. Mencken Stands Up to the Censors
H.L. Mencken in 1926 fought back against the overzealous censorship that inspired the catchphrase ‘Banned in Boston.’ He did it by getting...
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9.0K5The Gropius House: A Quest for Freedom, And A Home
The Gropius House stands as a symbol of modern architecture in Lincoln, Mass. But in 1937, Lincoln itself was a symbol of freedom...
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5.9KArmchair Guide to NH Leaf Peeping, 1859 Style
When Mother Nature gets out her paintbrush, foliage aficionados flock to New England like seagulls to French fries. Leaf peeping is not...
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9.0K9John Cheever: Reluctant New Dealer on the Way to Fame
John Cheever, the sadly elegant chronicler of New England WASPdom, spent a year working for Franklin Roosevelt’s Works Progress Administration. He spent...
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5.5K3The Cape Playhouse and The Fable of Mrs. Tweedy’s Beard
For a few years the cover story about the Cape Playhouse and Cinema held: A visionary ex-botany teacher moved an old church...
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