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The Quiet Evolution of Joe Kennedy III

Four years after becoming the first Kennedy ever to lose an election in Massachusetts, JK3 is ready to talk—about his 2020 defeat, his divisive uncle, and how the Democratic Party desperately needs a radical reinvention.


Humor

The Secret Lives of the New England Aquarium Penguins

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The Chilling Case of Nathan Carman’s Deadly Fishing Trip

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Why Doesn’t Connecticut Ever Really Feel Like Part of New England?


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One Reporter’s Foolproof TikTok Strategy: Let Boston Speak

His word-on-the-street videos have become a sensation online.

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Q&A: Dart Adams on Why Danish Rapper Sleiman’s Life Story Is One We Need to Hear

The Boston writer says Instead We Became Evil, which he co-wrote with the artist, breaks the mold.

Longform

Can This Woman Bring Tourists Back to Boston?

After the pandemic tanked tourism in this town, Martha Sheridan is now leading a multimillion-dollar effort to lure visitors everywhere from Nubian Square to the Freedom Trail. Is she revolutionary enough to get the job done?

Longform

Pointe of No Return

When multiple young women accused a Boston Ballet prima ballerina and her husband of subjecting them to sexual violence almost too lurid to believe, it made headlines around the world. Then the accused lashed back at their protégées with an eye-popping defense tailor-made for tabloids. Behind the curtain of Boston’s most outrageous ballet scandal.

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Whales, the Newest Scourge of Seafaring Bay Staters, Are Not the Enemy

Fear not these blubbery beasts (but try to stay out of their way).

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Massachusetts Has a Public Beach Access Problem

One way to alleviate the problem: intertidal zone access.


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The Best Public High Schools in Greater Boston 2024

The Best Public High Schools in Greater Boston 2024

We crunched the numbers to come up with our annual guide to the top-performing schools in the region.

Our 2024 Boston Power List

Our 2024 Boston Power List

This year's ranking reflects the city's changing dynamics: nearly half of the power players are women.


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Don’t Do It, Charlie: The Happy Hour Bill the Governor Shouldn’t Veto

It might really happen this time. Don’t get in the way.

Longform

Seeing Purple

The true-blue Democratic establishment has long had a lock on Massachusetts politics. Talk to voters, though, and you’ll hear stories of alienation and frustration over a whole range of issues. Inside the making of a purpling Massachusetts.

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Why Are We So Obsessed with the Orange Line Bridge Diver?

An act of sheer athleticism in the midst of a crisis has caught everyone’s attention.

News

Chaos, Again, on the Orange Line

Passengers fled a burning train in Somerville atop a bridge Thursday morning.

News

The British Are Coming to Boston—Prince William, That Is

He’ll be here to award the 2022 Earthshot Prize, he just announced.

The Karen Read Case

The Karen Read Case

The Fractured, Surprising, and Sobering Truth About Kids and Smartphones

The Fractured, Surprising, and Sobering Truth About Kids and Smartphones

A special report on our Tiktok-scrolling, Snapchat-loving, sleep-deprived teens—and what to know to keep kids safe.


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In Boston, Is It Polite To Wave at People You Don’t Know?

At least part of our aversion to ingratiating behavior can be attributed to regional identity.

News

The Best Boston Takes on the Ben Affleck/Jennifer Lopez Wedding

Did you, reader, know which city the groom is from?

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A Cat Named Rowdy Has Been Roaming Logan Airport for Weeks

She was rescued Wednesday morning after three weeks on the run.

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The Summer’s Best (and Goriest) Videos of Great White Sharks Feeding, So Far

Keep those pics and videos coming!

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