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Sunday, February 18, 2024
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Massachusetts

Behind these prison walls: Stories of rogue adventurers and lives lost inside Concord facility

For 146 years, the state prison in Concord has collected stories behind its imposing walls, the stories of the thousands who worked there or were imprisoned there. Continue reading →

Health

‘Game changer’: Mass. doctors hail new federal rule expanding access to methadone

The rule could turn the tide in combating rising levels of opioid overdoses, say addiction specialists. Continue reading →

Science

‘A thing of the past’: With warmer winters, outdoor skating is on thin ice

The window to skate in Vermont is dwindling as the climate changes. “It affects the whole local economy,” one business owner says. Continue reading →

THE GREAT DIVIDE

MTA exerts more power amid a wave of teacher strikes, generating praise and scorn

The flurry of activities represents an ideological shift that has reshaped a union — once known as a conciliatory behind-the-scenes dealmaker — into a more populist workers’ rights movement that eagerly blocks state policies it opposes and pushes for new initiatives, such as better social-emotional supports for students and greater racial equity. Continue reading →

Higher Education

Critics say teaching on race can fuel antisemitism. Harvard professors say that’s outlandish.

Lawmakers and activists say an "oppressor-oppressed worldview" is a "root cause" of campus antisemitism. Historians see an attack on their scholarship. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Facing budget troubles, some colleges look to sell the president’s house

As the number of students heading to college has dropped in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and as less wealthy institutions fight for students, more have been turning to real estate sales as a way to plug budget gaps and buoy endowments. Continue reading →

Politics

Jimmy Carter’s long goodbye

Jimmy Carter has been confounding expectations throughout a life that has lasted nearly a century. And so he is again, now near the end. Continue reading →

Nation

Christian-nation idea fuels US conservative causes, but historians say it misreads founders’ intent

The idea of a Christian America means different things to different people. Continue reading →

The World

World

Mediator says talks on Gaza not ‘progressing as expected’ after momentum in recent weeks

Speaking during the Munich Security Conference, Qatar’s prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdurrahman Al Thani, noted difficulties in the “humanitarian part” of the negotiations. Continue reading →

World

Israelis, newly vulnerable, remain traumatized and mistrustful

The shock of Oct. 7 was emotional, physical and psychological, undermining the idea of security, both personal and national, and reminding Israelis that they have powerful enemies next door who wish them dead and gone. Continue reading →

World

With prison certain and death likely, why did Navalny return?

Navalny’s motto was that there was no reason to fear the authoritarian government of President Vladimir Putin. Continue reading →

Globe Magazine

Make-up mirrors, pin-ups, mansplaining: Why women still find car buying miserable

Other industries have improved. Why are car dealers stuck in the 1950s? Continue reading →

Blind date: ‘She had a crocheted scarf around her neck . . . and a construction worker’s vest sticking out of her purse’

Will these daters be swept off their feet right before Valentine’s Day? Continue reading →

How a Brookline empty-nester couple converted their two-family into one

They started out with renters to help their budget. Nearly 30 years later, it was time to make it a single-family. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

Beyoncé is releasing a country album. Nashville had better buckle up.

This isn’t the first time the singer has embraced country music, but its mostly white fan base has yet to embrace her. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Meh on Biden vs. Trump … what’s a voter to do?

"A vote for a third-party candidate is tantamount to supporting another Trump presidency," writes one reader. Another writes, "We need an option for president other than Joe Biden or Donald Trump." Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Milton voters rejected a housing plan, but the state can’t let that be the last word

It’s a law, not a suggestion: Milton needs to allow more housing growth somewhere in town. Continue reading →

Metro

Health

Smoking surpasses injection as main route of fatal drug overdoses

Smoking drugs has overtaken injecting them as the primary cause of fatal overdoses, a new study says. Continue reading →

Politics

We can’t ignore these fascists, or normalize them

We have to keep calling out the sad little men of NSC-131. Continue reading →

Metro

West End Museum highlights neighborhood’s Black history

Long before the city’s West End became synonymous with destruction and displacement because of urban renewal efforts in the 1950s, the neighborhood was an epicenter of Black life in Boston. Continue reading →

Sports

ON BASEBALL

Kutter Crawford at work in Red Sox camp to remain in rotation this season

Crawford, who opened and ended last season as a starter but also spent time in the bullpen, returned stronger for 2024 and with a split-finger fastball. Continue reading →

Christopher L. Gasper

The long-gone paper ticket stub offers a nostalgic souvenir that the digital world can’t

Digging through old ticket stubs is like traveling in a time machine. They’re mementos. Continue reading →

Kings 5, Bruins 4

Bruins’ slump continues with overtime loss to Kings at Garden

James van Riemsdyk scored twice for Boston. Continue reading →

Business
Ideas

IDEAS

A rollicking rebuke to the idea that rock isn’t Black music

As an English professor, a musician, and a Black person, I’m ready to shred misconceptions about who is and who isn’t fit to jam. Continue reading →

IDEAS

Got tears? Crying is having a moment.

Forget #DryJanuary. Sobbing with strangers for #CryJanuary is so much more fun, it’s lasting through February. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Frank Kitson, 97, dies; British general helped shape conflict in N. Ireland

An inquiry that concluded in 2010 blamed General Frank Kitson’s soldiers for firing the first shots on Bloody Sunday, one of the worst losses of life during the troubles and a rallying cry for Republican forces. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Lefty Driesell, folksy, fiery coach who put Maryland on college basketball’s map, dies at 92

The Hall of Fame coach who put Maryland on the college basketball map and rebuilt several struggling programs died Saturday. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Lifestyle

WWII Monuments Men weren’t all men. The female members finally move into the spotlight

After World War II, the U.S. Army’s team of art experts set out to find and return millions of works stolen by the Nazis Continue reading →

Lifestyle

The low-maintenance, eco-friendly lawn that will make the cut. It won’t tick off your neighbors.

This year, a Tasmanian yard that hadn’t been watered in 10 years and featured a dead brushtail possum won the title of ugliest lawn in the world. The contest, organized by the island of Gotland in Sweden, rewards those who turn over their yards to nature to save water and change the world’s perception of the ideal lawn. Continue reading →

WORKING ARTIST

For painter Jameel Radcliffe, portraits begin with a studio party — and drinks, food, and friends

In the Globe's new "Working Artist" series, writer Cate McQuaid visits artists and performers in their studios and spaces to find out how they create and what their lives are really like. Continue reading →

Travel

TRAVEL

‘It’s a beautiful sport’: More people are warming up to the idea of winter surfing

Winter surfing in New England has an enthusiastic following because the waves are usually big and consistent. So you'll find people out there even if the waves are small, even if it’s dark outside, even if they're afraid there's a shark under their board. Continue reading →

TRAVEL TRENDSPOTTING

The joke’s on them: Hospitality destinations cash in on comedy

Live comedy is part of a dead-serious strategy by hotels and other tourism destinations to attract new audiences. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Real Estate

Eight things homeowners should do to prepare financially for the sale of their home

Legal and financial experts weigh in on the when, the how, the expected, the unexpected, and the cost of selling your residential property. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Home of the Week: For $475,000, a Cape ranch that makes a big splash with goldfish ponds

This property in Barnstable comes with two-bedrooms, one full bath, a gazebo, a screen porch, hardwood flooring, and coffered ceilings. Check out the message center in the kitchen. Continue reading →