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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Hampshire College Says It’s Looking to Merge
The storied and famously weird institution is the latest liberal arts school to face financial problems.
Yayoi Kusama, Instagram’s Favorite Artist, Will Be Featured at ICA Boston
An Infinity Mirror Room, called LOVE IS CALLING, arrives here this fall.
Stephen King and His Readers “Saved the Day” for the Portland Press Herald
After the paper cut its book reviews, the author led a push to buy subscriptions.
A New Trump Tweet about Elizabeth Warren Triples Down
This time with more ethnic insults.
The Great Boston Molasses Flood, 100 Years Later
Reflecting on the North End disaster that changed history.
Anarchists, Horses, Heroes: 12 Things You Didn’t Know about the Great Boston Molasses Flood
The weirder and more notable aspects of the disaster, via Dark Tide author Stephen Puleo.
The Boston Molasses Flood in Pop Culture
The disaster lives on in film, books, and Drunk History.
Brace Yourselves: Plans for an Eight-Year Overhaul of the Mass Pike Are Here
MassDOT has announced its vision for the Pike and Soldiers Field Road in Allston.
Someone Was Pulled from Under the Red Line and Survived
MBTA service has resumed after am unidentified person described as “conscious and alert” was rescued at Fields Corner.
A Breathalyzer Ban in Mass. Courtrooms Is in Effect, for Now
A judge ruled the tests can’t be used until the state proves it’s made improvements.
Aly Raisman Just Broke a Bone for the First Time: Her Elbow
And it wasn’t a gymnastics injury.
New Seaport Public Art: Light-Up “Retro-Futuristic” Railway Handcars
Loop opens on Friday.
Watch: A Huge Fire Burned Three Boats in Charlestown
$1 million in damages but no injuries after the late-night blaze.