Daily ugliness quietly shapes how we see the world. Rediscovering beauty in everyday life restores our sense of care, harmony, and meaning. Beauty is not just decoration, it’s…
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Read more Best Bets: Isaiah J. Thompson Quartet, Japan Festival Houston and Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieDan Duffy, a Rockport innkeeper, had a brother who served in the Marines during the Vietnam War, and when he returned he was never the same. Two years…
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Read more LGBTQ+Ñ Literary Festival kicks off this week in Los AngelesFormer Gloucester resident Peter Van Ness’s debut novel, a tech thriller called “The Faithful” has arrived, and it is very ambitious indeed. Van Ness, who now lives in…
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Read more Fact, fiction in essays by Andre Dubus IIIMark your calendars because on April 8th there is going to be a rare total solar eclipse. With many school districts granting a ped day day out of…
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Read more Book Ban Efforts Continued To Soar, Set Record Highs In 2023: ReportPeabody Institute Library welcomes LGBTeens On Thursday, March 28, from 4-5 p.m., Teens are invited to hang out with other teens who identify as LGBTQIA+ at the Peabody…
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Read more Haverhill High students learn from live, virtual concentration camp toursA little bathtub humorThe Newburyport Documentary Film Festival presents its inaugural screening of the NBPT Docu Fest Series on Friday with “Bathtubs Over Broadway” at Firehouse Center for…
Read more 5 Things To Do This WeekendWorried your taking too many medicines? A presentation on Wednesday may help you advocate for yourself and keep medications in check throughout the aging process. The Rockport Council…
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