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Media

Why has America’s Test Kitchen been laying off staff? Here’s what happened under the company’s private equity owner.

Company leaders say the changes are part of a strategy to reallocate resources and set the company up for success in a landscape dramatically reshaped by social media and AI. Continue reading →

Healthcare

Professional scab or essential backstop? Replacement nurses become a flashpoint in Brigham strike.

During the largest nursing strike in state history, the Brigham has been able to stay open by contracting with a Colorado-based company whose business model is all about catering to hospitals amid strikes. Continue reading →

Politics

‘No boundaries and no recourse.’ For Boston’s City Council staff, their jobs carry few protections or guarantees.

The 13 councilors are not required to provide even a minimum amount of paid time off. Continue reading →

K-12 Education

High schoolers are placing sports bets online. Experts warn of growing risks of addiction.

Data is limited on the impact of legalized sports gambling on young people, but internal investigations by FanDuel and DraftKings offer a glimpse into what advocates say is a much larger problem. Continue reading →

Globe Magazine

How a Boston doctor built a following as a ‘loud and unafraid’ voice in the Trump era

Dr. Jeremy Faust saves lives in the ER and breaks stories with his Inside Medicine newsletter. He’s also testing the bounds of news reporting. Continue reading →

An outsider’s view of Boston after 30 years in Texas

After 30 years in Texas, the move east came with some culture shock. And some revelations about what home means. Continue reading →

I found a Pandora’s box in family counseling. Should I open it?

Apparently, if therapy doesn’t make you uncomfortable, you aren’t doing it right. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

‘Every book I own, I need’: a tenant’s eviction story

For a young Jewish scholar and writer named Mendel Uminer, books are the wellspring of enlightenment. So when he scored a studio apartment a block away from Central Park on Manhattan's Upper East Side a year ago, he brought his books with him -- all 10,000 of them. Continue reading →

Nation

US underestimates peril if Los Alamos were to leak plutonium, study says

The Energy Department has underestimated the potential deadly consequences should plutonium escape the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, which produces bomb cores for the United States' nuclear weapons, a study published Friday by independent scientists found. Continue reading →

Politics

Trump lets Warren’s bipartisan housing affordability bill become law

Despite overwhelming support in Congress, Trump tried to use the housing bill as leverage to push through his controversial voting restriction legislation. Continue reading →

The World

World

Trump and Iran’s supreme leader trade threats as mediators try to save their crumbling deal

President Trump threatened more attacks against Iran, while that country's leader vowed revenge for his father's death. Continue reading →

World

An American politician is blocked by Israeli settlers in the West Bank

At a time when Israel is hemorrhaging support among Americans and particularly among Democrats, a tour of the West Bank is a new way for progressive politicians to signal their concern. Continue reading →

World

Inside London’s Sweaty scramble for outdoor swimming

London was in the sweaty grip of another heat wave this past week, and people in the city were scrambling again for an escape. But finding a swimming hole in London can be a trial of its own. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

Letters

Ambivalent about displaying the flag

I love the flag, but what message am I sending today? Continue reading →

Editorials

European-style plug-in solar could quickly cut soaring utility bills in Massachusetts

Both the Senate and House are advancing omnibus energy bills that include provisions to clear the path to make plug-in solar a reality in the Commonwealth. Continue reading →

Letters

Readers make their push as legislative session draws to a close

Readers share what they found missing in a recent editorial, from urgency on Medicare for All to curbs against AI data centers. Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

Frank Ribaudo, founder of Club Café and champion of Boston’s LGBTQ community, dies at 81

“Frank touched so many lives through Club Café and for just being who he was…so pure of heart," said Joe Posa, Ribaudo's husband. Continue reading →

Politics

The horribly familiar story behind the whole Graham Platner debacle

Being lost in all the politics is a human story, and an achingly familiar one for survivors. Continue reading →

Metro

Almost a year after Gabriel House fire, Fall River officials and national advocates seek stricter sprinkler inspection policies

Sprinkler inspections would have to explicitly check for product recalls and contact the local fire department if one were found. Continue reading →

Sports

Red Sox

With eighth win in a row, a shutout of the Mets, the Red Sox are just a half-game out of a wild-card spot

Andruw Monasterio and Masataka Yoshida each bashed two-run homers, while five Boston pitchers combined on a three-hitter. Continue reading →

Celtics

Jaylen Brown trade far from alone in the annals of ‘obviously unpopular’ Boston deals, and other thoughts

The Red Sox are the clubhouse leaders in such trades, of course, but the Bruins, Patriots and Celtics share a history of deals that haven't gone over well with Boston fans. Continue reading →

Celtics

NBPA executive director David Kelly says second apron hurts players, teams, and fans

The NBA financial system is forcing teams to breakup rosters, Kelly believes Continue reading →

Business
Ideas

Ideas

Why the Celtics actually won the Jaylen Brown trade

The numbers tell us what our eyes won't. Continue reading →

Ideas

An ode to the humble sticky note

There’s nothing like that 3-inch square to discipline my thinking. Continue reading →

Obituaries
Arts & Lifestyle

Visual Arts

From Gloucester with love: Rothko, Avery, and Gottlieb’s summer bond shines at the Cape Ann Museum

The Cape Ann Museum has returned after a year and a half of renovation. If you want to start with a bang, this is tough to beat. Continue reading →

Music

The 20 best albums of 2026 (so far)

Freshen up your summer joyride and pool party playlists with songs from these 20 standout albums, from Angine de Poitrine's "Vol.II" to Don Toliver's "OCTANE." Continue reading →

Dance

Watch them whip. Gen Z is leading a line dance revival in Boston.

One dancer said it helps as “people are yearning for community, genuinely on every level.” Continue reading →

Travel

Travel

‘Slick season’ is more like it. Lessons from our Noah Kahan pilgrimage to Vermont.

Mud season is no joke. Continue reading →

Travel

Traveling to France during this summer’s heat wave? Men might want to think twice before going shirtless.

Traveling to Europe this summer? Be sure to keep your top on in France, Spain, and Italy. Continue reading →