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City Life

The Rise of ‘Elite Speak’: Why Do Smart People Sound So Dumb?

  The realization that a large number of well-educated, well-meaning Bostonians had lost the ability to talk like regular people crystallized for me recently, after […]

City Life

Could This High School Football Tragedy Have Been Prevented?

Slate-gray clouds and the threat of rain loomed over Sharon High School’s football field on Thanksgiving Day last fall, yet hundreds of students and their […]

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No Trad Wives Welcome Here: The Identity Crisis of Massachusetts’ Stay-at-Home Moms

Meet Allison (she’d rather not use her real name—you’ll see why in a moment), who thought she was living the dream. Last summer, she ditched […]

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The Rise and Fall of Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson

The call came before dawn. Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson had just stepped out of the shower when her phone flickered to life with […]

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Greek Tragedy: A Drowning at Dartmouth College

The night’s humiliation came with a shopping list. Last July, the newly minted sophomore brothers of Dartmouth College’s Beta Alpha Omega fraternity watched their phones […]

Wellness

This Magazine Will Help You Live Longer*

While Silicon Valley chases immortality pills and uploads consciousness to the cloud, Boston has quietly become ground zero for actually living longer, better lives. Sure, […]

City Life

How to Live Long and Prosper, According to Overachievers Living Longer

Earlier this year, we went looking for Boston’s ageless wonders, those incredible folks who prove birthdays are just numbers on a calendar, not expiration dates. […]

Wellness

Why Boston Is Becoming the World’s Next Leading Longevity Hub

While Silicon Valley chases immortality pills and uploads consciousness to the cloud, Boston has quietly become ground zero for actually living longer, better lives. As […]

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March Madness: The Northeastern Professor Vs. the Sports Betting App

Even if he didn’t realize it, Richard Daynard had taken a risk. On a warm Friday night, the Northeastern University law professor stood in the […]

City Life

Massachusetts Has a Massage Problem

Jennifer knew exactly what she needed before starting her new job—a day devoted entirely to herself. A 42-year-old pediatric nurse from Roxbury who had accepted […]

Wellness

Help! I’m Perimenopausal and My Instagram Feed Won’t Stop Selling Me Solutions

At 44, I wet my pants for the first time since toddlerhood. I was sitting on my couch when a whoosh of fluid seeped into […]

City Life

Our Top 10 Most-Popular Stories of 2024

Below you’ll find the 10 most-popular longform stories we published this year, a handy list of things to (re-)read that includes Boston’s in-depth coverage of […]

City Life

The Greater Boston Eviction Crisis Will Hurt You, Too

Morning light spilled over Boston as Noreli Vasquez unlocked the black front door of her brick walkup near Maverick Square in East Boston. Tired after […]

City Life

How the Karen Read Case Turned a Neighborhood Bar Into a True Crime Landmark

The cheeseburger arrived just as the woman fled. It was the last Sunday night in July at the Waterfall Bar & Grille, and I was […]

City Life

The Boston Bierhaus That Burned Down. Twice.

It was a total loss from the start. On June 24, Boston fire crews rushed over to Jacob Wirth, a restaurant on Stuart Street about […]