Colonial America

Getting Lost at the Museum of Fine Arts

Zoe P. Strassfield | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Boston, Science, Native Americans, Archeology, Boston University, Colonial America, History, Paintings, Art History, Art, Art Museums, Museum of Fine Arts, Aztec Art, Mayan Art, Native American Art, Boston Museums, College News
Zoe P. Strassfield

That's what I love about museums -- every artwork or display is a window into another place, another time or another way of thinking.

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Biology Is Not Destiny in the Evolution of Sexual Coercion

Eric Michael Johnson | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Abortion, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Bonobos, Rape, Chimpanzee, Primates, American History, Biology, Colonial America, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Coercion, Science, Evolution, Feminism, Sexual Assault, Patriarchy, Women News
Eric Michael Johnson

Cross-posted at Scientific American. Warning: content may be triggering for survivors of sexual assault/abuse. Elizabeth Wilde's mouth was stuffed w...

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Were the Founding Fathers Alcoholics?

Stanton Peele | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Drug Addiction, Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Addiction and Recovery, Alcoholism, Temperance, George Washington, Constitutional Convention, Prohibition, John Adams, Founding Fathers, Thomas Jefferson, Colonial America, Healthy Living News
Stanton Peele

I want to talk about how much the founding fathers drank. Quite a bit. Just think what would happen if a politician today drank anywhere near as much as they did at that Constitutional party.

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Homo Sex in Colonial America

Larry Kramer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Homophobia, Founding Fathers, Homosexuality, Gay Rights, American History, Gay Issues, Colonial America, Larry Kramer: Homo Sex in Colonial America, Larry Kramer, Homo Sex, Homo, Politics News
Larry Kramer

Gay people are victims of an enormous con job. An awful rip-off. A tragic heist. It is time to call its bluff and grow up. This means recognizing that we have been here since the beginning of the history of people.

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