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Spencer Buell

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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City Life

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.

Education

Harvard Still Isn’t on Top in the U.S. News & World Report College Rankings

Do better next time!

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City Life

Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia Has Been Arrested… Again

This time he’s charged with allegedly extorting marijuana companies.

City Life

Another Boston Hotel Strike Is Now Underway

Dozens of workers at the Battery Wharf Hotel just walked off the job.

City Life

When and Where to See Peak Fall Foliage

Hoping to plan your leaf-peeping journey this year? Here’s an interactive map.

City Life

The Harvard Student Customs Agents Kicked Out Last Month Has Arrived after All

Ismail B. Ajjawi starts classes this week.

City Life

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.

City Life

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.

City Life

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.

City Life

Want to See an “Epic” Video of a Great White Shark Eating a Whale?

A local fisherman had a close encounter.

City Life

Customs Agents Detained a Palestinian Harvard Student, Searched His Phone, then Kicked Him Out

Ismail B. Ajjawi apparently had his visa revoked after he arrived at Logan Airport.

Wellness

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.

City Life

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.

City Life

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.

City Life

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.