Why fairy tales are still essentialOver time, I’ve come to accept myself as someone who craves a fairy tale, even as an adult, writes Mark Cecil. Whether “The Alchemist,” Tolkien or a talking octopus, we’re...7 hours agoThe Supreme Court must follow the science on mifepristoneThe case concerning medication abortion currently before the U.S. Supreme Court isn't about drug safety and efficacy, writes Dominique Lee, the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Massachusetts. It's...Mar 28, 2024Project 2025 tells us what a second Trump term could mean for climate policy. It isn’t prettyMuch of the voting public is disturbingly unaware of President Biden’s climate record and the assault that the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 would marshal against it, writes Frederick Hewett. But...Mar 27, 2024What the Kate Middleton story says about usIt's easy to talk about a photoshopped picture or an alleged affair and to demand more information, writes Ellen Braaten. It's much harder to discuss the fears of a mother...Mar 27, 2024Boston could lose 25% of its young people. I may join the exodusBoston's young residents are wrestling with two massive elemental questions, writes Miles Howard. Can I commit to this place? Is it worth investing myself in this city? For far too...Mar 26, 2024AdvertisementIt's your story, Kate. Nobody else'sWhen Holly Robinson was diagnosed with cancer in her early 40s, she wanted to shield her children from as much of her illness as she could. I told them about...Mar 25, 2024My mother's family survived the Holocaust. Now I’m finding faith on my own termsFor most of her life, Diane Forman felt like a religious misfit. Then she moved to a new town after her divorce and joined a church.Mar 22, 2024'When the dragon eats the sun': Why I'll chase the eclipseEclipse chaser H.L.M. Lee will fly to Mexico to see the moon's shadow. The eclipse, he writes, allows us to watch something greater and more wondrous than ourselves.Mar 21, 2024Let’s hear it for the fun unclesThe word “funcle” describes a particularly beloved fun uncle, one with that perfect blend of fun, good-natured mischief and a capacity for unconditional love, writes David Tanklefsky. Mine was named...Mar 20, 2024The MCAS debate deserves better than our polarized politics Whether or not Massachusetts students should be required to earn a passing score on MCAS to earn a high school diploma is a complicated issue, writes Jack Schneider, a professor...Mar 18, 2024Picking up sticks in troubled timesThe news is so bleak, it can feel difficult to do even basic tasks like going to work, filing your taxes and folding laundry, writes Holly Robinson. Her antidote? The...Mar 15, 2024An unexpected ally in therapy: my patient’s dogI knew my patient loved her dog, writes Oona Metz. But I didn't anticipate how important the dog would become to me.Mar 14, 2024No, Alexa, don’t curate my news for meWe live in the age of algorithmic everything, writes Jonathan D. Fitzgerald. But, of all the things we’ve allowed the algorithm to manage — movies, music, and shopping — news...Mar 13, 2024Mass.’s health insurance for undocumented immigrants provides a model other states can followIt may seem counterintuitive, writes Sarah Brown, but providing insurance options for undocumented people would save money and improve the patient experience for everyone by diverting care for these immigrants...Mar 12, 2024The real winners at the Oscars this yearThe Oscars this year reminded us that the glamorous trappings of Hollywood are stitched together out of very thin thread, writes Joanna Weiss. The real victors are the people who...Mar 11, 2024'Are you a gal or a mouse': Iris Apfel changed my sartorial lifeAnita Diamant never met fashion icon Iris Apfel in person, but she did spend an afternoon among the many delights of Apfel's storied closet at a Peabody Essex Museum exhibit...Mar 8, 2024I found love after divorce. But I could only change so much about myselfWhen you form a new relationship as an older person, you have the chance to choose how you’re going to live, writes Henriette Lazaridis. I had the zany idea to...Mar 8, 2024Why is Joe Biden's age an indictment?There is zero evidence that Joe Biden’s age has compromised his ability to serve as president. But that hasn't stopped the media from obsessing over it, writes Steve Almond. In...Mar 7, 2024ICE's wanton use of solitary confinement defies even its own standardsDetained immigrants spent an average of 27 days in solitary confinement, well beyond the 15 days that the U.N. considers torture, write Katie Peeler, Anand Chukka, Brian Benitez and Natalie...Mar 6, 2024It’s Super Tuesday. Focus on the race, not the wreckIt wasn’t long ago that political veterans like me felt their hearts racing as Super Tuesday approached, writes former Gov. Jane Swift. But this year I can’t find anyone who’s...Mar 5, 2024Next Page
Why fairy tales are still essentialOver time, I’ve come to accept myself as someone who craves a fairy tale, even as an adult, writes Mark Cecil. Whether “The Alchemist,” Tolkien or a talking octopus, we’re...7 hours ago
The Supreme Court must follow the science on mifepristoneThe case concerning medication abortion currently before the U.S. Supreme Court isn't about drug safety and efficacy, writes Dominique Lee, the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Massachusetts. It's...Mar 28, 2024
Project 2025 tells us what a second Trump term could mean for climate policy. It isn’t prettyMuch of the voting public is disturbingly unaware of President Biden’s climate record and the assault that the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 would marshal against it, writes Frederick Hewett. But...Mar 27, 2024
What the Kate Middleton story says about usIt's easy to talk about a photoshopped picture or an alleged affair and to demand more information, writes Ellen Braaten. It's much harder to discuss the fears of a mother...Mar 27, 2024
Boston could lose 25% of its young people. I may join the exodusBoston's young residents are wrestling with two massive elemental questions, writes Miles Howard. Can I commit to this place? Is it worth investing myself in this city? For far too...Mar 26, 2024
It's your story, Kate. Nobody else'sWhen Holly Robinson was diagnosed with cancer in her early 40s, she wanted to shield her children from as much of her illness as she could. I told them about...Mar 25, 2024
My mother's family survived the Holocaust. Now I’m finding faith on my own termsFor most of her life, Diane Forman felt like a religious misfit. Then she moved to a new town after her divorce and joined a church.Mar 22, 2024
'When the dragon eats the sun': Why I'll chase the eclipseEclipse chaser H.L.M. Lee will fly to Mexico to see the moon's shadow. The eclipse, he writes, allows us to watch something greater and more wondrous than ourselves.Mar 21, 2024
Let’s hear it for the fun unclesThe word “funcle” describes a particularly beloved fun uncle, one with that perfect blend of fun, good-natured mischief and a capacity for unconditional love, writes David Tanklefsky. Mine was named...Mar 20, 2024
The MCAS debate deserves better than our polarized politics Whether or not Massachusetts students should be required to earn a passing score on MCAS to earn a high school diploma is a complicated issue, writes Jack Schneider, a professor...Mar 18, 2024
Picking up sticks in troubled timesThe news is so bleak, it can feel difficult to do even basic tasks like going to work, filing your taxes and folding laundry, writes Holly Robinson. Her antidote? The...Mar 15, 2024
An unexpected ally in therapy: my patient’s dogI knew my patient loved her dog, writes Oona Metz. But I didn't anticipate how important the dog would become to me.Mar 14, 2024
No, Alexa, don’t curate my news for meWe live in the age of algorithmic everything, writes Jonathan D. Fitzgerald. But, of all the things we’ve allowed the algorithm to manage — movies, music, and shopping — news...Mar 13, 2024
Mass.’s health insurance for undocumented immigrants provides a model other states can followIt may seem counterintuitive, writes Sarah Brown, but providing insurance options for undocumented people would save money and improve the patient experience for everyone by diverting care for these immigrants...Mar 12, 2024
The real winners at the Oscars this yearThe Oscars this year reminded us that the glamorous trappings of Hollywood are stitched together out of very thin thread, writes Joanna Weiss. The real victors are the people who...Mar 11, 2024
'Are you a gal or a mouse': Iris Apfel changed my sartorial lifeAnita Diamant never met fashion icon Iris Apfel in person, but she did spend an afternoon among the many delights of Apfel's storied closet at a Peabody Essex Museum exhibit...Mar 8, 2024
I found love after divorce. But I could only change so much about myselfWhen you form a new relationship as an older person, you have the chance to choose how you’re going to live, writes Henriette Lazaridis. I had the zany idea to...Mar 8, 2024
Why is Joe Biden's age an indictment?There is zero evidence that Joe Biden’s age has compromised his ability to serve as president. But that hasn't stopped the media from obsessing over it, writes Steve Almond. In...Mar 7, 2024
ICE's wanton use of solitary confinement defies even its own standardsDetained immigrants spent an average of 27 days in solitary confinement, well beyond the 15 days that the U.N. considers torture, write Katie Peeler, Anand Chukka, Brian Benitez and Natalie...Mar 6, 2024
It’s Super Tuesday. Focus on the race, not the wreckIt wasn’t long ago that political veterans like me felt their hearts racing as Super Tuesday approached, writes former Gov. Jane Swift. But this year I can’t find anyone who’s...Mar 5, 2024