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Join authors Ann Leary and Laura Zigman as they engage in a thought-provoking conversation for the event I'VE TRIED BEING NICE on June 13. Don't miss this literary treat!On Thursday, June 13 at 7pm, The New York Times bestselling author and lifelong people-pleaser Ann Leary visits The Music Hall Lounge with her humorous essay collection, I'VE TRIED BEING NICE. Prepare to laugh, cry, cringe, and revel in the comically relatable chaos of Ann Leary's life as revealed in this delightful collection of essays.

For years the Massachusetts State Police kept material for criminal cases at the old Fernald school, including graphic evidence for homicide investigations and at least one unsolved murder, accessible to any trespasser.

“I only go to a movie if it satisfies three basic requirements,” one woman tells another in Alison Bechdel’s 1985 comic strip. In the wake of “Barbie,” the Bechdel Test has hit the mainstream.

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State officials say public records laws prevent them from sharing the vast troves of documents on former residents, even with immediate family members. Yet a handful of states have found ways to do precisely that.