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Catherine Elton

Senior Editor

City Life

Divorce 101

In Massachusetts, anyone with children seeking a divorce is required to take a parenting class. Whether it does any good, well, that’s another matter.

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City Life

Who’s to Blame When a Violent Offender Gets Bailed Out?

It’s not the bail fund.

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City Life

Pressure Is Rising to Cut Police Budgets, but the Mayor Isn’t Completely on Board

Advocates for defunding the police say Marty Walsh’s suggested cuts don’t go far enough.

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Wellness

The Untold Story of Moderna’s Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine

Since early January, this Cambridge biotech has been chasing a vaccine and breaking records for speed. Will it be the first across the finish line?

City Life

City of Spies

As the FBI continues hauling university scholars and researchers off in handcuffs for their work with the Chinese, academics all over Boston are asking: Am I next?

City Life

The Busiest They’ve Been Since the Spanish Flu: Local Funeral Homes Brace for the Surge

From a lack of PPE to dealing with infected family members, dispatches from the “end of the line.”

City Life

Small Blessings in the Time of Coronavirus

I often wished this fast-paced city would just slow down. And then it did.

City Life

Influencer: Varshini Prakash

This climate activist is trying to save Boston from Mother Nature—and is mobilizing legions of young voters to do it.

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Education

College Closures Grabbed Headlines, but Unaffordability Crushed Students in the 2010s

Student homelessness and income inequality plague universities more and more.

Wellness

Has This Man Discovered the Fountain of Youth?

Not yet­—but Harvard’s David Sinclair sure is getting rich, famous, and having a blast while trying.

Wellness

The Interview: Rick Doblin

The world’s leading advocate for the medicinal use of psychedelics on why Ecstasy could cure PTSD, and the best place to trip in Boston.

Education

Does Any of This Even Matter?

Why everything has changed yet nothing has changed in the wake of the biggest admissions con in history.

Education

Closing the Athletic Side Door

Are local colleges finally ready to get serious about oversight of their sports programs?

Education

Will It Be Harder to Get Extra Time on the SAT?

The admissions debacle brought to light another way wealthy families game the system—by unfairly getting special accommodations for college entrance exams. But that’s only part of the problem.

Education

The Interview: Ronald Sullivan Jr.

The famous Harvard law professor talks about free speech, representing Harvey Weinstein, and his controversial ouster as a faculty dean for undergrads on campus.