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December 15, 2019 | Bostonians of the Year
Meet the 2019 Bostonians of the Year: Andrew Lelling and Rachael Rollins
These fiercely dedicated prosecutors don’t agree on much, except this: Justice needs to be for everyone.
honorable mention
The Celtics’ Enes Kanter stands tall for human rights
The center is an outspoken, sometimes lone voice for liberty in his native Turkey and beyond.
honorable mention
To make a deaf child feel welcome, this neighborhood learned sign language
An outpouring of support in the suburbs can serve as an inspiration for all of us.
honorable mention
The Harvard and MIT economists finding new ways to fight global poverty
Nobel Prize winners Esther Duflo, Abhijit Banerjee, and Michael Kremer took a different path to helping the poor and transformed development economics.
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Perspective
Would you mind being mindfully mindful?
A meditation skeptic wonders if we’re as anxious as Oprah and Gwyneth say we are.
Connections
I grew up with a team of cousins
Dinner With Cupid
Blind date: ‘I went with the same wine she ordered, which was an excellent choice’
Cooking
Recipes: A holiday roast and festive sides
Style Watch
Converting to a duplex: Where does the kitchen go?
Past Issues
Catch up on our 2019 features here
Love Letters
Guys seem to like me, but then things fizzle
Miss Conduct
Advice: I’m not allowed to see my grandchild
Your Week Ahead
Five things to do around Greater Boston, Dec. 16-22
On the Block
For sale: Homes with colorful kitchens in Winthrop and South Boston
Comments
Letters to the editor of the Boston Globe Magazine
December 8, 2019
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Raising a black son in America
I thought I could somehow shield my child from the ugly truth of racism just a little longer. But as a very public incident at Fenway showed, I was wrong.
The forgotten story of ‘America’s most famous tool’
150 years ago, Charlestown’s Daniel Stillson invented a wrench — yes, a wrench — that changed everything.
Perspective
The gangly LGBTQ+ acronym came from a good place. But we can do better.
December 1, 2019
A cutting-edge brain surgery for tremor, without the cutting
Surgeons are using focused ultrasound waves to treat essential tremor. It might help people with Parkinson’s, brain cancer, and even ALS.
What happened that night
My memories of my rape are scattershot, like the disjointed images of a strange dream.
PERSPECTIVE | MAGAZINE
When school needs a volunteer, guess who gets the call? Not my husband
November 24, 2019 | Holiday Style
Recipes: 5 holiday treats made simple
From sugar cookies to chocolate-toffee cracker candy, these family favorites offer shortcuts for busy bakers.
15 ideas that will save you time and money this holiday season
23 gifts perfect for the New Englanders on your list
Bold twists on some classic Thanksgiving side dishes
Three ways to wear the little black dress for the holidays
GLOBE MAGAZINE / TOP PLACES TO WORK
The 2019 Top Places to Work in Massachusetts
The 125 companies with the happiest workers in the state.
People who love their jobs do these 6 things
Step one: Make a list of what you can control, and what you can’t.
A look at the most generous employee benefits out there today
These companies are adapting to workers’ needs, from shipping breast milk home to paying for gender transition.
Why good employers want you to put down the phone and get more sleep
All-nighters are out. Sleep seminars are in. Companies are recognizing the importance of having a well-rested team.
Top largest employers in Massachusetts for 2019
Top large employers in Massachusetts for 2019
Top medium-sized employers in Massachusetts for 2019
Top small employers in Massachusetts for 2019
NOVEMBER 10, 2019
WOMEN & POWER
The 2019 Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts
The Commonwealth Institute and the Globe Magazine partner to name the most noteworthy companies and nonprofits helmed by women.
How successful female entrepreneurs beat the odds
These women-run businesses make more than $5 million a year. Here’s what they’re doing right.
How every woman can protect her financial future (and why she needs to)
We marry later, live longer than men, and spend way more on health care. And that’s just the beginning.
Six things successful female entrepreneurs do
Research shows these strategies can lead to a better business.
Massachusetts isn’t always as progressive as it seems. Our female leaders are fighting to change that
Elizabeth Warren, Ayanna Pressley, and Katherine Clark talk about what’s on their agenda next.
What I wish I knew then: 11 tips for success from powerful female executives
They offer some of their best advice for the next generation of women leaders.
The problem isn’t that women lack confidence — it’s that men have too much of it
How companies can help address the real confidence gap.
Losing Laura
Help was just a few feet away
How could a woman be left to die outside an emergency room?
Globe Magazine
The 37 best new restaurants in Boston and the suburbs
Dozens of inventive new spots to try, including fast-casual and top picks north, west, and south of the city.
Top Spots to Live
What are the top places around Greater Boston to buy a home?
The 16 communities seeing the biggest leaps in house prices north, south, and west of Boston, plus in the city itself.
Top spots to live 2019: Boston neighborhoods
I’m from the North Shore and moved to a foreign land: the South Shore
Top spots to live 2019: South of Boston
Top spots to live 2019: West of Boston
Top spots to live 2019: North of Boston
Five tips for first-time home buyers in the Boston area
November 3, 2019 | Winter Travel
New England
How ski resorts are making sure you have fun, no matter the weather
United States
Wine lovers take note: Temecula, California, is the next Napa Valley
Mexico
Get yourself to Puebla, Mexico's best-kept vacation secret
October 27, 2019
cover story
Why kids today are so rude
This etiquette class for kindergartners is a big hit
12 signs you’re losing it over the college admissions process
exclusive excerpt
Jenny Slate’s little ghost story. Or is it a love story?
October 13, 2019
Could the future of Catholicism be taking shape in this church basement?
In Fall River, a group of parishioners won the chance to run their crumbling church. If their experiment works here, it might just work anywhere.
Would you ditch your spouse for Tom Brady?
Congrats, parents. You’re ruining Halloween.
You, me, and Doyle's
your home: kitchens & baths
A Cambridge condo’s pint-sized kitchen gets a new design that maximizes space
Clever details like a flip-up butcher block and an adjustable storage wall turn this into a functional place to cook a meal.
Redesigning a condo kitchen so it feels new, but still you
Would you let a designer hang funny fish wallpaper in your dining room? This guy’s glad he did.
Designing a kitchen where it’s easy for family to come together
Five trends in bathroom renovations for 2019: Enough with the white, already
Drawing inspiration from her honeymoon, a designer gives her master bathroom a bold update
October 6, 2019 | The Education Issue
If we want democracy to endure, shouldn’t we know something about it?
7 things parents need to know about IEPs
What all schools can learn from failing ones
September 22, 2019
Most Stylish 2019
The Most Stylish Bostonians of 2019
From an art student to a New Kid, these 16 stylish locals make a statement every time they step out. Find out more about their approach to personal style.
September 15, 2019
Fall Travel
New England vacations: 9 ways to enjoy the water this fall
Swimming is still possible, the fish are plentiful, and the tourists are gone. Now’s the smart time to head to the region’s lakes and beaches. By Alyssa Giacobbe
Fall Travel
Visiting Asheville? It’s like Brooklyn. But cooler.
Fall Travel
From Madrid to Malaga: A foodie’s tour of Spain
A Globe food writer shares her secrets about how to eat like a local. Just be ready to stay up late. By Sheryl Julian
September 8, 2019 | Your Home
A young designer transforms her three-bedroom East Boston fixer-upper
Expanding the backyard turns a Mission Hill brownstone into one family’s dream home
* PLUS: Hair-raising contractor horror stories — and how to avoid them
Floor plan improvements and stylish furnishings transform a Brookline home
Rehabbing an Arts and Crafts-style stunner in Harvard Square
From cookie-cutter spec house to a family-friendly refuge
Recommended reading
Diet advice changes by the minute. How are we supposed to figure out what to eat?
Perspective: How drug ads drive up health care costs
Somerville won $10 million to open a new high school and it went downhill from there
Why have these buildings sat empty for years and even decades?
2018 Bostonians of the Year
Meet the 2018 Bostonians of the Year: Ayanna Pressley and Alex Cora
The flutist who sued the Boston Symphony Orchestra for equal pay
The teenager who leads the local fight for gun law reforms
Best-selling author Celeste Ng speaks out on sexual harassment and racism
Aly Raisman isn’t done fighting for sexual assault survivors
The ordinary people who rushed to help when catastrophe struck the Merrimack Valley
The scientists who helped build the basis for immunotherapy
The Massachusetts politicians who actually got something big done: Paid family leave
Ayanna Pressley: ‘The American people are looking for us to act and to be bold’
Alex Cora talks about his dad’s influence, and the pivotal moment in the World Series
2018 Women & Power
10 of Massachusetts’ top women executives share their tips for success
The 2018 Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts
5 ways to erase the gender gap at work
How the 2017 Women’s March woke ‘the old girls’ network’
How to be a good male colleague in the age of #MeToo
How female breadwinners (really) make it work
Why women fall into the negative feedback trap
The bottom line on women in the corner office