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Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Lichtman lecture unpacks politics of World Cup

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Prof. Steven Lichtman spoke at UMass Law Thursday on "Soccer and American Exceptionalism: A Political Science Preview of World Cup 202...
Friday, January 23, 2026

Did Donald Trump go to prep school with Citizen Kane?

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I just re-watched the masterpiece  Citizen Kane  (1941) , and a line I'd never noticed before dropped my jaw. I'm teaching a seminar...
Monday, November 3, 2025

7 years since shocking hate crime, civil rights suit over Nantucket public meeting surfaces racial tension

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Nantucket African Meeting House, 1880 Nantucket Historical Association A shocking hate crime of vandalism on storied Nantucket Island in 201...
Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Small-town Star Trek museum teaches American cultural history, limits of fan fair use in copyright law

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I have the con at the Star Trek Original Series Set Tour , Ticonderoga, N.Y., Oct. 2025 (all photos RJ Peltz-Steele CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 ) The sl...
Thursday, September 4, 2025

Nuclear arms, testing still imperil life on earth

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The August  Atlantic  published a few select photos of nuclear tests by military photographers in Nevada amid a series of stories on nuclea...
Sunday, August 24, 2025

Middle Passage project unveils R.I. sculpture: looking ahead in strength, not back in despair, artist says

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Memorial Sculpture The Bristol Middle Passage Port Marker Project (BMP) today unveiled and dedicated the Bristol Memorial Sculpture by Rhod...