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A Room With A View: History is repeating itself, but we can break the cycle

Antonia Lehnert March 22, 2021
If we succeed in mastering history the right way, we will avoid reliving the tragedies of the past.
Boston University Professor of Health Law, Ethics and Human Rights Michael Grodin speaks at the Elie Wiesel’s “Beyond Duty” event Sunday to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day. EMILY HARDY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU’s Elie Wiesel Center commemorates the liberation of Auschwitz

Scarlett Blydenburgh January 30, 2020
Auschwitz-Birkenau and the victims were honored at the Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies’ “Beyond Duty” event on Sunday, which featured heroic international diplomats who helped in ending Jewish oppression.

Worldview: The power of names and the renaming of Volgograd

David Damiano November 13, 2017

It is likely that the name “Volgograd” conjures up little in most readers minds. However, this would certainly change if one was to learn that from 1925-61, this city went by a different name: Stalingrad....

After the Curtain Call: A view from backstage: BU On Broadway’s ‘Cabaret’

After the Curtain Call: A view from backstage: BU On Broadway’s ‘Cabaret’

Madison Frilot November 6, 2017

Let me start off by stating the obvious: theater isn’t easy. There isn’t a single stage production in existence that was created on a whim. Nobody decides on Tuesday they are going to have a show on...

DRULIAS: The danger of accepting North Korea as a nuclear power

DRULIAS: The danger of accepting North Korea as a nuclear power

Matthew Drulias September 28, 2017

For the past few months, North Korea’s nuclear missile program has dominated headlines — and for good reason. Just last week, North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho said war with the United States...

Stephan James and Shanice Banton star in Stephen Hopkins’ new film “Race,” about the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. The film opens Friday. PHOTO COURTESY THIBAULT GRABHERR/FOCUS FEATURES

REVIEW: “Race” admirably attempts to sprint toward Olympic gold

Alex Peña February 19, 2016

“Race” feels like the sort of film you would watch with your substitute history teacher. It’s just historically relevant enough, isn’t too controversial and has a good set of morals. It sits...

Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds star in “Woman in Gold,” premiering Wednesday. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY

INTERVIEW: Director Simon Curtis on painting portraits in “Woman in Gold”

Sonia Rao March 30, 2015

“Woman in Gold” may center on events that unfolded with the rise of the Third Reich, but director Simon Curtis wants viewers to know that despite the familiar premise, this film is unlike any other...

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