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Best of Boston 2025: Arts & City Life

We’re gonna need a bigger magazine.


Longform

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

Longform

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

News

Does Boston Still Drink?


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Latest Stories

Party Pics

Partying Amid Tomfoolery and Shenanigans of Falstaffian Proportions

Our intrepid society columnist reports from Boston’s swankiest affairs, including CSC’s Shakespeare Under the Stars Gala.

News

A Celebrity Stylist Opens a Bigger and Better Wellesley Fashion Hub

Style maven Gretta Monahan gives you a new reason to shop the ’burbs.

Longform

How Yuppies Are the Patron Saints of Modern-Day Boston

How hoity-toity ‘young urban professionals’ from 1980s created the city as we know it.

Guides

50 Years of ‘Best of Boston’: City Life

In honor of this year’s 50th anniversary of Best of Boston, we’re taking a look back. This month: civic improvements, tourist attractions and viral moments.

Longform

Is Boston’s Economy Doomed?

Welcome to the Doom Loop. Everybody’s talking about it—but are our leaders doing anything to stop it?

News

Turtleboy Will Not Go Quietly

Controversial Massachusetts blogger Aidan Kearney says he’s a confrontational truth teller intent on righting wrongs. Critics, though, say he’s a mean-spirited bully. Maybe he’s both?


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.


News

Can Catholic Schools Be Saved?

Financial woes, fewer students, trouble recruiting teachers, and a rash of high-profile school closures. Does this spell the end of an iconic educational institution in Boston, or is there still time for a Hail Mary?

Humor

What Does My Garage Say About Me?

What’s hidden behind that sliding door tells a lot about the kind of person who lives there. So what does my car-less cement room say about me?

News

The 150 Most Influential Bostonians of 2024

Our annual list stars a kaleidoscope of locals who hail from government, science, finance, healthcare, education, entertainment (and more) fields and are all playing a part in shaping a new and vibrant Boston.

Longform

Why I Kayaked the Entire Charles River

After hundreds of years, dams along the Charles River could come down to let the currents run wild and free—and help the environment in the process.

Cover Reveal: The 150 Most Influential Bostonians of 2024

Who’s No. 1?

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.


Party Pics

Live from the Sneaker Gala, with Ed Markey and a Human Disco Ball

Our intrepid society columnist reports from Boston’s swankiest affairs.

News

Remembering the Real Victim in the Karen Read Case, My Friend John O’Keefe

The Massachusetts woman accused of killing her Boston Police officer boyfriend has been painted as a scapegoat for corruption, a symbol of injustice, and a lurid true-crime celebrity. But what about the man who died—and the people closest to him?

Personal Essay

A Seat at the Table

Across the country, men are grappling with the rapidly changing definition of what it means to be a good dad. For WBZ anchor Liam Martin, it meant having to make the most agonizing decision of his career.

Guides

Want to Experiment with AI? Here’re 15 Tools To Get Started at Home

Need help drafting an email, mowing the lawn, or washing your windows? There’s artificial intelligence for that.

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