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Best of Boston 2025: Arts & City Life

We’re gonna need a bigger magazine.


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How the Karen Read Case Turned a Neighborhood Bar Into a True Crime Landmark

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The Rise of ‘Elite Speak’: Why Do Smart People Sound So Dumb?

News

Does Boston Still Drink?


Find It BostonWhat you need, when you need it.

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Bostonian by Choice

The debate over who counts as a local has been raging for decades. Finally, we have the answer.

News

A Prized Rolex, and Four Other Things Celtic Grant Williams Loves Right Now

At the Garden, the Boston Celtics forward has his eye on the ball. But off the court, he’s on the lookout for objects of beauty.

News

The “Palm-Size Invasive Spiders” Headed to Massachusetts Are No Big Deal

Rest assured the huge spiders’ fangs are pretty small!

Longform

The Loooong Shot

Traveling club teams have transformed what it means to be a student athlete. Are the 6 a.m. practices, out-of-state games, sky-high bills, and toll on kids’ bodies and souls (and families’ sanity) still worth the improbable chance that sports will get your kid into college?

News

Is Mud Season Really a Thing?

In northern New England, it’s a way of life.

Q&A

The Interview: U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins

Massachusetts’ top legal eagle spills the tea.


In This Section

The Best Public High Schools in Greater Boston

The Best Public High Schools in Greater Boston

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

The 150 Most Influential Bostonians

The 150 Most Influential Bostonians

Through countless conversations and a year’s worth of observation, we’ve found leaders who don’t just ride the wave of the zeitgeist—they create it.


News

New England Apparently Can’t Stop Cheating at Wordle

Straight to jail.

News

The Death Penalty, Again, for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

The Supreme Court ruling is in. But the whole truth about the Tsarnaevs’ past remains elusive.

News

Masks Come Off in Boston on Saturday. Isn’t That Nice??

It’s a very welcome sign of how far the city has come on various pandemic metrics.

Longform

So Long, Charlie. RIP, GOP.

Last in a proud line of “Weldian” governors, Charlie Baker is leaving office for good and clearing the way within the GOP for a new breed of Trump-loving leaders. The result? The death of the state’s Republican Party.

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The Boston Accent Is America’s Most Annoying, Says Annoying Survey

Here we go again!

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.


News

70 Degrees and a Winter Storm Watch? In New England, Yes

The bizarre one-two punch is par for the course up here.

Longform

Ed Kane Just Wants To Have Fun (Right?)

Inside the world of Boston’s King of the night.

News

Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day Will Be Back to Its Former Glory in 2022

Brace yourselves.

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Please Don’t Put a Mask in the Boston Time Capsule

We’re better than this.

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