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Wellness

Mind Over Matter: Five Ways to Train Your Brain

New research suggests that by 2050, the number of people with Alzheimer’s disease may nearly triple. Is there a way to prevent this mind-robbing condition?

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Your Guide to the Best Marathon Ever

For the uninitiated and the seasoned spectators alike, we present our unofficial, irreverent, and completely idiosyncratic guide to Boston’s biggest day.

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Boston Marathon Mile Guide

MILE 0 In the Beginning All is still on Marathon Monday morning. Once runners get off the bus in Hopkinton, there’s only way back: on […]

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Pro Tips for Boston Marathon Spectators

Beat the Bonk We, as spectators, have a very important job to do: get runners to the finish line. But what to do when they […]

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Are You Faster Than a (Minor) Celebrity?

  See more from our guide to the Boston Marathon.

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Her Big Finish

If Marblehead native Shalane Flanagan were to win the 2014 Boston Marathon, it would be the sports story of the year, maybe of the century. […]

Arts & Entertainment

Spring Arts Preview 2014

From classical music and theater to visual arts and books, a look at the hottest events and releases this season.

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The Terrifyingly Nasty, Backstabbing, and Altogether Miserable World of the Suburban Mom

The terrifyingly nasty, backstabbing, and altogether miserable world of suburban motherhood.

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The Krafts Are the Worst Owners in the League

And that league is MLS.

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The Courts Must Be Crazy

Every doctor who has ever examined Demond Chatman has concluded he is mentally ill. But a DA and judge won’t believe it.