Staff Writer at Boston Magazine
Spencer Buell is a staff writer for Boston, covering news, politics, technology, the T, legal weed, french fries, bears, Brady, and beer. He used to be a news reporter for Metro Boston and the Arlington Advocate.
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Have You Seen the Video of the Guy Asleep at the Wheel on the Mass Pike Yet?
Exhibit A that we are not ready for self-driving cars right here.
Harvard Still Isn’t on Top in the U.S. News & World Report College Rankings
Do better next time!
Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia Has Been Arrested… Again
This time he’s charged with allegedly extorting marijuana companies.
Another Boston Hotel Strike Is Now Underway
Dozens of workers at the Battery Wharf Hotel just walked off the job.
When and Where to See Peak Fall Foliage
Hoping to plan your leaf-peeping journey this year? Here’s an interactive map.
The Harvard Student Customs Agents Kicked Out Last Month Has Arrived after All
Ismail B. Ajjawi starts classes this week.
Feel Like Protesting the Straight Pride Parade This Weekend? Here’s Where to Go.
Ahead of the arrival of group’s rally in Boston, several groups have planned counter-protests.
Luke O’Neil’s World Is Hell, and He’s Sharing It with Us
The writer and Boston contributor’s new book debuts this week, and we wanted to make sure he’s OK.
A Boston Teenager Had a “Plan and Timeline to Kill People” in N.C.
Paul A. Steber, 19, who went to a private school in Back Bay, allegedly had weapons stored in his dorm room.
Want to See an “Epic” Video of a Great White Shark Eating a Whale?
A local fisherman had a close encounter.
Ismail B. Ajjawi apparently had his visa revoked after he arrived at Logan Airport.
Gronk, Calling Himself “Mr. Recovery,” Is Getting into the CBD Game
He’s partnering with a CBD company and calling on pro sports leagues to allow its use.
The Rock Was Spotted Reading Elizabeth Warren’s Book on Ballers
In the first scene of the HBO show’s premiere, he can be seen reading This Fight Is Our Fight.
David Ortiz Has Ed Davis on the Case in His Shooting Investigation
He reportedly hired the former Boston Police commissioner to help sort out what happened in the Dominican Republic.
MIT Says Taking Jeffrey Epstein’s $800,000 in Donations Was a Mistake
President L. Rafael Reif outlined the scale of the university’s ties with the disgraced billionaire, and says he will try to make it right.