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Isaiah Thomas: The Biggest Little Man in Boston

This season, the Celtics’ best player is also the shortest guy in the NBA. It just might be crazy enough to work.

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The Boss: Sean O’Brien and the Teamsters Attempt an Extreme Makeover

But will the union boss bring down Mayor Walsh along the way?

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Can Charlie Baker Save the MassGOP from Extinction?

Faced with the likes of Donald Trump and Curt Schilling, can Republican Governor Charlie Baker save the MassGOP from extinction?

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Bill Weld Has Nothing to Lose

Bill Weld’s last (and wildest) hurrah.

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Big Love: An Oral History of David Ortiz

As David Ortiz winds down his storied career with the Sox, an all-star lineup tells the inside story of how a one-time baseball reject reinvented himself as Big Papi and became a Boston legend.

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Marty Walsh Is Not Tom Menino

He’s friendlier, more collaborative, and, two years into his administration, just as popular as his predecessor. But does that make him a good mayor?

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Brian Peixoto’s Final Appeal

Twenty years ago, an unreliable witness and questionable medical science branded Brian Peixoto a baby killer and sent him to die in prison. He’s still there, but is he innocent?

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Mike Sherman’s Fifth Quarter

After 33 years coaching NFL and college all-stars, former Green Bay Packers coach Mike Sherman wasn’t sure he had much to learn from a bunch of high school football players on the Cape. He was wrong.

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This Man Is a Sex Machine

How did Jon Gross, a middle-aged New England plumbing-supplies salesman, become America’s king of swingers?

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Can KJ Seung Change How the World Treats Tuberculosis?

KJ Seung has chased one of history’s most prolific killers across the globe, from Peru to Lesotho to North Korea. Can he change how the world treats tuberculosis?

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John Donovan and the Ghosts of War

Former naval officer John Donovan returned from Vietnam haunted by a dark secret. Now, nearly 50 years later, he is trying to make peace with his role in a war he can’t forget.

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Can Coach Brad Stevens Put the Celtics Together Again?

Can coach Brad Stevens put the Celtics together again?

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Joe Gibbons, the Bank-Robbing Filmmaker

Is former MIT instructor Joe Gibbons an artist who robs banks—or a thief who makes art?

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‘I’m Robert Kraft. Do You Know Who I Am?’

He has billions of dollars, the winningest NFL team this millennium, and a reputation for boundless generosity. So why is Robert Kraft so desperate for our attention?

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Police Chief Leonard Campanello’s New Fight Against the Heroin Crisis

After 25 years of fighting a losing war on drugs, Gloucester Police Chief Leonard Campanello finally had enough. To save lives, he took matters into his own hands.