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Suppressing Gay History in Missouri

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This is just disgusting. And not surprising in a state that has moved hard right in recent years. On Monday, a traveling exhibit about gay history began a planned four-month display in the Missouri Capitol. By Wednesday night, it was gone.The exhibit, created by historians at...
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Cults, ancient and contemporary

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Zoe Heller has a very interesting and disturbing essay on a question of great practical significance at the moment: What exactly is a cult, and how do you get people out of one? Back in the late 1970s, a friend of mine joined the Unification Church...
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Music Notes

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Last night, I saw Bonnie Prince Billy and Matt Sweeney at the Columbus Theater in Providence. This was my first indoor show since the pandemic began. There was a vaccination requirement and a masking requirement. This, my friends, is the definition of safety. The show was...
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