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

Told someone lately that you’d “circle back”? Bemoaned all the “emotional labor” you’re doing? Corporate jargon and academic buzzwords have created an almost impenetrable dialect in educated circles. Given the current political reality, is it time for, well, a pivot?


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Does Boston Still Drink?

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The Rise and Fall of Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson

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The Chilling Case of Nathan Carman’s Deadly Fishing Trip


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Watch Brian Williams Suck Up to New Hampshire

His graphics department produced a map that left out the state entirely.

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Here’s Another Hipster Invention for Mason Jars

Cuppow just revolutionized the glass container. Again.

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There’s Such Thing As a ‘Mayoral Candidates Of Color’ Meeting

No white candidates, no press, no onlookers. That’s a first.

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Bulger Lets the F-Bomb Fly

Whitey Bulger and Kevin Weeks exchanged obscenities in court as Weeks detailed Bulger’s role in several gruesome murders.


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The 150 Most Influential Bostonians

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A Cop Allegedly Hit A Cyclist

Officials are investigating an accident between a bike rider and a police cruiser.

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Proposal Would Cap MBTA Fare Increases

Transit groups rejoice over news that the increased cost to ride the T would have limitations.

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T Employee Caught Sleeping on the Job

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Aaron Hernandez in Solitary

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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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The Inevitable Boston Marathon Movie

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Bob Kraft Talks Hernandez

The Patriots owner says Aaron Hernandez “duped” him.

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Kevin Weeks Speaks

A key witness in the Whitey Bulger trial takes the stand.

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Who Is This John Lackey?

The pitcher is having a great season. Sorry we’re not sorry about having hated on him, though.

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