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

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

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Does Boston Still Drink?


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Not Loving That Dirty Water

The way we feel about our city is the way we feel about a quirky relative. We can make fun of it as much as […]

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Romney Opens Mouth, Inserts Health Care Law

We’re guessing most of you were watching Game 7 last night. But while the Sox were working their way toward another World Series, the Republicans […]

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Ouch Baby Ouch

Friday night was perfect for seeing Gone Baby Gone. As the rain poured down, we waited in a long line to see Ben Affleck’s directorial […]

The 2007 Red Sox Defined

Last Wednesday, when the Red Sox were left staring at a 3-1 deficit, there was little hope for a turnaround. Sure, there was the wishful […]

What’s News

Your condensed guide to today’s daily papers. We promise the Herald does have a front page, but they apparently don’t want anyone to see it […]

The Week That Was

Chronicling the past week via quick links and pithy commentary (Josh Beckett For Mayor edition). Casinos, Part I: The Donald Wants In. Let the feuding […]


In This Section

The Best Public High Schools in Greater Boston

The Best Public High Schools in Greater Boston

We crunched the numbers to come up with our annual guide to the top-performing schools in the region.

The 150 Most Influential Bostonians

The 150 Most Influential Bostonians

Through countless conversations and a year’s worth of observation, we’ve found leaders who don’t just ride the wave of the zeitgeist—they create it.


Who Will Clothe the Freshmen Now?

If you didn’t hear at the dining hall, the dorm, or the kegger, (or even the newspaper) all 23 locations of Jasmine Sola, which has […]

Spanning the Web

Taking you around the internet for your afternoon enjoyment. The kids saw his doodle: A substitute teacher in New Haven, Connecticut was fired after she […]

Good Baby Good?

It’s judgment day for Ben Affleck. Though we think he’s a genius, the rest of the world has been skeptical, citing Gigli and Bennifer as […]

48 Hours of Freedom

It’s the weekend. You can spend it drinking until 2 a.m. and sleeping until noon, or you can drag yourself out of bed and enjoy […]

Back to Fenway

Something changed last night. Josh Beckett, previously known as a Big Game Pitcher, became something else. He is now the Big Game Pitcher, inheriting that […]

The Karen Read Case

The Karen Read Case

The Fractured, Surprising, and Sobering Truth About Kids and Smartphones

The Fractured, Surprising, and Sobering Truth About Kids and Smartphones

A special report on our Tiktok-scrolling, Snapchat-loving, sleep-deprived teens—and what to know to keep kids safe.


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Mitt and Mr. Jones

Once again, this has been quite the interesting week for Mitt Romney. After a very public calling-out from one-time friend Larry Craig, Romney now has […]

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Kellergate Rumbles On

Watching the furor over Jon Keller‘s failure to include footnotes in his book The Bluest State has been fascinating. Not because the scandal is that […]

Pats Preview: Week 7

Some NFL analysts study trends. Others study stats. Our man, Gonz, does neither. But that won’t stop him from breaking down each week’s Patriots’ game. […]

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The Jon Keller Situation, Day 2

In case you missed it yesterday, the Herald accused WBZ political reporter (and sometime Boston Magazine contributor) Jon Keller of using direct quotes without attribution […]

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