Long Reads
Spoiled Rotten
We’re lavishing our kids with unwarranted praise, trying to be their BFFs instead of their parents, and giving them anything they ask for. Where have we gone wrong?
Big Mother
A wave of new technology now lets you oversee your kids’ every move. Which raises the question: Do you really want to oversee your kids’ every move?
Does Boothbay Have a Vodka Problem?
Booze king Paul Coulombe wants to upgrade a coastal Maine town into a luxury destination. He says he just wants to save a dying hamlet. But his neighbors think he’s putting them on the road to ruin.
There Is No “I” in Theater
Can a single theater spur a citywide debate about race, gender, and class? David Dower is betting his career—and the future of ArtsEmerson—that it can.
How Boston’s Olympic Dreams Flamed Out
In four short months, construction magnate John Fish went from Olympics hero to sitting on the sidelines. The inside story of how it all fell apart so quickly.
The Shande of Sharon
The long, strange tale of how a fateful encounter and a shameful secret ruined Rabbi Barry Starr.
Barbara Lee: Wonder Woman
Barbara Lee has wagered her fortune on building the ICA and getting a woman elected to the White House. Will this finally be her year?
Game of Fear
Zoe Quinn’s ex-boyfriend was obsessed with destroying her reputation—and thousands of online strangers were eager to help.
Why Is Boston So Ugly?
How we built the most mediocre architecture in history, and how we’re going to fix it.
The Big Chill
Are egg-freezing parties the new way to have it all, or simply more biological-clock fear-mongering?
The Day My Mother Became a Stranger
After a sudden aneurysm, Ethan Gilsdorf’s mother was transformed. Almost 37 years later, the author searches for answers.
Mindy Kaling: Divine Comedian
Cambridge’s Mindy Kaling on ethnic white people, weather denial, and smelling Matt Damon.
The Monster Next Door
Beatrice Munyenyezi claimed she was a refugee from the Rwandan genocide. Federal agent Brian Andersen suspected she was someone far more sinister.
Astral Sojourn
The untold story of how Van Morrison fled record-industry thugs, hid out in Boston, and wrote one of rock’s greatest albums.
The Odd Couple: Stan Rosenberg and Robert DeLeo
Under the Golden Dome, House Speaker Robert DeLeo is consolidating power the old-fashioned way, while new Senate President Stan Rosenberg is practically giving it away in the halls. Will they drive each other nuts?