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Pop culture news: Jay-Z once backed Kaepernick. Now he's headlining the Super Bowl.

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Author Tom French details his post-retirement Everest climb in his new book, 'The Gap Years'

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How We Love: The art of the 'body dance' with trailblazer Ita O'Brien

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How do we prevent cannabis overuse in young adults and seniors?

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VHS tapes, no cellphones and evil mascots: Nostalgia horror is having a moment

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Local news: Allston's USPS branch has closed. Is Fields Corner next?

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Girls on the Run teaches confidence, empathy and teamwork alongside physical activity

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LGBTQ+ news: Mass. AG and NH youth push back on Trump anti-trans policies

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Elizabeth Alexander's 'Signals Across Vast Distances' encourages readers to reflect and act

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Is Asian representation in media going beyond supporting roles?

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Regional news: Could bribery allegations affect Maine Sen. Susan Collins' chance at re-election?

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How We Love: Meet two experts behind those steamy onscreen sex scenes

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Celebrating 30 years of Oprah's Book Club with Robert Kolker and Tayari Jones

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ENCORE: Efforts to reduce food waste in Mass. inspire innovation and community action

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ENCORE: Low-waste chefs craft exciting new recipes as readers grow hungry for change

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25 years later, 9/11 conspiracies rage on. How do we elevate the truth?

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Old heads vs. young blood: 'Old In The Game' explores aging in hip-hop

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How We Love: Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Polyamory (But Were Afraid To Ask)

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Pop culture: AI artists on Spotify, 'A Different World' reboot and Tupac's murder trial

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How We Love: Dating on the autism spectrum

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How family, purpose and the Bay State led to success for two local musicians

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Sex, drugs, laundry: Looking back at Fort Apache’s Roxbury rock empire 40 years later

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Latinx news: As ICE increases airport arrests, PROTECT Act aims to limit their powers

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This summer, scream for seasonal, artisanal ice cream!

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Books about books: Three authors on writing every bookworm’s favorite subgenre

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Massachusetts news: Legionnaires lawsuit in Pittsfield and statewide support for AI regulations

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Pickled blancs, tinto de verano and cheesy Brazilian bread: What to eat and drink this summer

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Clean energy kept the U.S. grid on through the heat waves. Could this change future energy policy?

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Eight years after ‘One Goal,’ Lewiston, Maine is still united in soccer and culture

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‘Man-Made’ reveals how gender bias in product design ranges from insulting to deadly

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Annual mixtape ‘Dear Summer: Vol. 4’ features Boston’s top emerging musical talent

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Local news: Chelsea’s ‘heat islands’ and White Stadium’s parking problem

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Love, science and resurrection collide in Christina Lauren’s ‘The Romance Revival’

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Clam chowder, johnnycakes and baked beans: The Indigenous roots of New England cuisine

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How We Love: Trophy wives, sugar daddies and cougars – dispelling age-gap relationship myths

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Regional news: Campaign season heats up with big bucks, Cape bridges up for ‘adoption’ and more

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Now in her golden years, Ufot matriarch Abasiama takes center stage in ‘In Old Age’

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Nuclear Family Month? GOP-led states rebrand Pride Month as new poll shows decline in LGBTQ+ support

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Queer Contractors Collective connects and creates community of LGBTQ+ tradespeople

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Need a summer read? Here are the books you need to add to your must-read list!

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How did a tough, resilient, bitter berry become the backbone of Massachusetts’ agricultural history?

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Boston’s cultural identity shines through World Cup poster and sonic ID created by local artists

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How We Love: An inside look into the life of a polyamorous family

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Mass Politics Profs: Trump-backed candidates win big, Barney Frank’s legacy and a DNC nothingburger

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AAPI History Museum in Providence highlights untold stories of Asian Americans

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Cultural appropriation or appreciation? Tracing the history of mahjong in America

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Latinx news: Local election triumphs, Cuban-Americans question Trump and local Puerto Ricans react to Cora firing

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Navigating Mother’s Day while being motherless

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Science and tech news: Return of the river-herring run, Musk vs. Altman and new pancreatic cancer drugs

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‘Judy Blume: A Life’ traces the rise of the beloved children’s author from housewife to household name

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How did apples become a symbol of American patriotism and tradition?

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How We Love: Polyamory 101 and beyond

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Pop culture: Jazz Appreciation Month, new Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees and 'Michael' biopic

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Local run clubs provide support and community, defying the sport's solo reputation

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Environmental news: Endangered species in the Gulf, pro-solar Trump voters and 'snowfarming'

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‘Lucien’ explores secret clubs, faked identities and art forgery at a fictionalized Harvard

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ENCORE: Black Catholics create connection between ancient Christian practice and today’s Black culture

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Boston youth choirs share the stage to premiere piece using Phillis Wheatley’s poetry

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Massachusetts news: A controversial ICE contract, Hampshire College's future and 20 years of Romneycare

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This spring, it’s purple over green when it comes to food and wine

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How We Love: How Christina Lauren went from 'Twilight' fanfiction to New York Times best-sellers

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How two local leaders ‘remember the ladies’ of Massachusetts this Women’s History Month

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Latest Ufot Family Cycle play 'Lifted' asks: Who owns knowledge?

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Financial concerns plague lawmakers, laid-off constituents and community-development projects

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New festival inspires connection by taking classical music off the stage and into the mud

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What’s the state of Asian and AAPI representation in film, TV and streaming this year?

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Regional news: Vermont settles DCF suit, N.H. scraps ICE detention center and a Cape Paralympian

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Motherless daughters and found family at the heart of Tayari Jones’ new book, ‘Kin’

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LGBTQ+ news: Out Olympians, NYC pride flag woes and remembering queer ally Jesse Jackson

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How We Love: Exploring the spicy, imaginative world of romance fanfiction

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Will the pushback against Trump's immigration, education and voting agenda work in Mass.?

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Latinx News: Mass. Black and Latino Caucus want increased protections against ICE, Bad Bunny makes history and more!

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Parents, lawmakers and doctors push for more AEDs with ‘Every Minute Counts’ Act

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Do the Grammys even matter anymore? Two music experts give us their take

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‘Kings and Pawns’ unearths full story of the conflict between Black icons Robinson and Robeson

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Should you add gratitude to your wellness routine?

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New film centers a multi-millionaire's now-defunct communist collective in the Berkshires

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MLK holiday is day on – not day off – for volunteers across the country

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The Genius Next Door: Margaret Wickens Pearce's maps center Indigenous narratives

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After a year of costly climate disasters, Massachusetts bets on clean energy and a clean harbor

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The Genius Next Door: Jeremy Frey elevates basketry from craft to high art

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ENCORE: America has a unique obsession with ice, and it all started in Boston

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ENCORE: Boston area artists share why people are flocking to pottery studios

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ENCORE: Meet three authors who wrote some of the most banned books in America

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Mister Mike’s Merry Mix 2025: A year of wacky and wonderful holiday music escapism

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250 years later, Jane Austen’s work still resonates with fans around the world

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20 years of muddy hems: Deborah Moggach on her 2005 adaptation of ‘Pride and Prejudice’

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Dual exhibits showcase the myriad work and passion of Boston artist, Allan Rohan Crite

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The Genius Next Door: Ieva Jusionyte uses ‘deep hanging out’ to research border communities

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ENCORE: Can a healthy diet treat disease? Why some argue food is medicine

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ENCORE: Offering free food and shade, 'food forests' are sprouting up in Boston

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Can an overhaul of the Cannabis Control Commission ease its ongoing woes?

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Food and wine: Eat, drink and gift these local treats this holiday season

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New research shows there’s no affordable municipalities left in Rhode Island

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Unbound Pages: Banned-book clubs connect freedom-to-read activists of all ages

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Study: Anti-LGBTQ+ laws driving surge in youth mental health struggles

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‘The Wilderness’ centers often-overlooked joys and struggles of Black millennial women

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Promises kept? How Trump is reshaping America one year after his 2024 election win

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Folk horror closes in on humanity’s greatest fear: itself

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Beyond the bus: Uncovering the real story of Rosa Parks