Matthew Reed Baker

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The Cars’ comeback album turns out to be just what we needed.

Sociologist-turned-football historian John Williams gives his take on Liverpool FC and its fate in John Henry’s hands.

The author finds his most conflicted subject yet: himself.

The hot mess that goes by the name Steven Tyler will make his debut as an American Idol judge.

This month, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces its latest class of inductees. Among the 15 performers and groups vying for canonization are Dorchester’s own Donna Summer and the guys from the J. Geils Band, who first got together in Worcester. Here, we chart their chances of making the cut.

Over the past decade, the Museum of Fine Arts has raised more than $500 million as part of an ambitious plan to reinvent itself. This month, the public finally gets to see what a half-billion dollars gets you these days.

Kiddie shows may seem sweet, but they can leave some families awfully unsatisfied.

Dropkick Murphys Frontman, Publican, Philanthropist, Lucky Bastard, 41, Hingham

When indie-rock icon Juliana Hatfield puts out Peace & Love on 2/16, fans will find her usual well-crafted songs but a different approach. Hatfield played every instrument, producing and engineering the album herself in the back room of her Central Square apartment—and at 42, she isn’t sure when, or if, she’ll make another one.

With the release of Shutter Island, Dennis Lehane reveals how his novels keep getting made into great movies.

A photography exhibit remembers the city’s red-light district, while a new generation of Hub photographers shoots its cleaned-up streets.

How the “Straight from the Bog” ad campaign revived Ocean Spray and made cranberry farmers cultural icons.

Ted Kennedy, remembered.