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Long Reads

City Life

The Future of Boston Harbor Cruises

Alison Nolan is the future of Boston’s waterfront. (So long as lawsuits, competitors, and city planners don’t sink her, that is.)

City Life

Boston Traffic Sucks—Here’s How to Fix It

Boston’s highways are stressful, infuriating, and among the most congested in the world. But everything you thought you knew about traffic—and how to fix it—is wrong.

Arts & Entertainment

Binge Watching Is Over. Get Ready for Speed Watching.

A report from the trenches of the campaign to cram more TV into your brain.

City Life

GE CEO Jeff Immelt Is All In

The longtime executive moved General Electric to Boston with a daring vision to revolutionize the company and transform the city’s tech industry. So far it seems to be working, so why does Wall Street want his head on a plate?

Home & Property

The Future Is Brighton

New Balance has nearly single-handedly changed the face of Brighton. Now, if only others would follow in its footsteps.

City Life

Tamerlan Tsarnaev: Terrorist. Murderer. Federal Informant?

Not long after Tsarnaev bombed the Boston Marathon, investigative reporter Michele McPhee went looking for answers. What she discovered might just change how you think about our government and law enforcement forever.

City Life

Why Is Elizabeth Warren So Hard to Love?

With her populist proposals and fierce criticism of President Donald Trump, Senator Elizabeth Warren has become the new face of the Democratic Party and a favorite for the 2020 presidential race. So why are so many Massachusetts voters souring on her?

City Life

Let’s Dismantle the Massachusetts House of Representatives

A not-so-modest proposal for dismantling our 304-year-old House of Representatives.

City Life

Why Cancer Is Killing Boston’s Firefighters

Why cancer is killing our city’s rescuers.

City Life

In the Red Sox We Trust?

The Sox will probably break your heart, but there are still plenty of reasons to believe.

City Life

How We Became Me

America was built on shared experiences, not solitary enterprises. After the most divisive election in the country’s history, is there any way back to E pluribus unum again?

City Life

Donald Trump and the Plight of L.L. Bean

A presidential tweet. Boycotts. Buyouts. 2017 is off to a rocky start for New England’s most iconic brand. Can new CEO Stephen Smith help his company get back on the right trail?

Arts & Entertainment

The Life and Death and Rebirth of Boston’s Counterculture

How the city lost its underground cool—and might just get it back.

City Life

Boston Is a Shooters’ Paradise

More than 96 percent of gunmen involved in non-fatal shootings are never arrested in Boston. The cops know it—but will they do anything about it?

City Life

Parenting in the Age of Donald Trump

White supremacy wasn’t something I thought I’d have to talk to my kids about. Then Donald Trump got elected.