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The ChatGPT Generation: How Students Are Actually Using AI (And What Educators Are Learning)
This cover story is part of our annual September “Top Schools” package. On the penultimate day of school just before summer break, I’m standing in […]
Boston’s Lost Living Room: An Oral History of the Bristol Lounge
The Bristol Lounge never set out to be Boston’s answer to Elaine’s, but that’s more or less what it became for the power set. For […]
Did We Ruin Summer Camp by Making It Safe?
It wasn’t far from the bunk to the canteen—about the length of three football fields. Yet it was a journey akin to a spy movie: […]
How the Karen Read Case Turned a Neighborhood Bar Into a True Crime Landmark
This article was originally published on December 8, 2024. We are recirculating it now timed to verdict of Karen Read‘s second trial. The cheeseburger arrived […]
The Rise of ‘Elite Speak’: Why Do Smart People Sound So Dumb?
The realization that a large number of well-educated, well-meaning Bostonians had lost the ability to talk like regular people crystallized for me recently, after […]
Could This High School Football Tragedy Have Been Prevented?
Slate-gray clouds and the threat of rain loomed over Sharon High School’s football field on Thanksgiving Day last fall, yet hundreds of students and their […]
No Trad Wives Welcome Here: The Identity Crisis of Massachusetts’ Stay-at-Home Moms
Meet Allison (she’d rather not use her real name—you’ll see why in a moment), who thought she was living the dream. Last summer, she ditched […]
The Rise and Fall of Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson
The call came before dawn. Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson had just stepped out of the shower when her phone flickered to life with […]
Greek Tragedy: A Drowning at Dartmouth College
The night’s humiliation came with a shopping list. Last July, the newly minted sophomore brothers of Dartmouth College’s Beta Alpha Omega fraternity watched their phones […]
This Magazine Will Help You Live Longer*
While Silicon Valley chases immortality pills and uploads consciousness to the cloud, Boston has quietly become ground zero for actually living longer, better lives. Sure, […]
How to Live Long and Prosper, According to Overachievers Living Longer
Earlier this year, we went looking for Boston’s ageless wonders, those incredible folks who prove birthdays are just numbers on a calendar, not expiration dates. […]
Why Boston Is Becoming the World’s Next Leading Longevity Hub
While Silicon Valley chases immortality pills and uploads consciousness to the cloud, Boston has quietly become ground zero for actually living longer, better lives. As […]
March Madness: The Northeastern Professor Vs. the Sports Betting App
Even if he didn’t realize it, Richard Daynard had taken a risk. On a warm Friday night, the Northeastern University law professor stood in the […]
Massachusetts Has a Massage Problem
Jennifer knew exactly what she needed before starting her new job—a day devoted entirely to herself. A 42-year-old pediatric nurse from Roxbury who had accepted […]
Help! I’m Perimenopausal and My Instagram Feed Won’t Stop Selling Me Solutions
At 44, I wet my pants for the first time since toddlerhood. I was sitting on my couch when a whoosh of fluid seeped into […]