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IDEAS | ANNABELLE GURWITCH -- How to talk to someone with cancer -- After my diagnosis, even my most well-intentioned friends said annoying things.

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IDEAS | BOB REGAN -- The moment I realized I was skiing for the last time -- At this stage of my life, I'm getting good at quitting while I'm ahead.

3 days ago

EDITORIAL -- Emergency department waits for mental health care are still too long -- State 'road map' has led to real improvements.

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IDEAS | ALEC DENT -- For crazy times, a buttoned-up style from another era comes back -- In blazers and ties, contemporary preppies are summoning a gentility that's otherwise hard to find now.

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Adam Omary -- I studied gender dysphoria. Both sides tried to shut it down. -- Activists challenged the work; conservatives championed it, then defunded it.

2 hours ago

The answer may no longer be blowing in the wind -- With a federal government hostile to wind power, the governor is right to embrace an 'all of the above' strategy.

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Massachusetts prison suicide report points to broader problem -- Report on suicides in Massachusetts prisons points to broader areas of neglect in the system.

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Deer prudence -- Allowing hunting on Sundays is a practical way to help control populations of the animal.

3 days ago

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Your vote's in the mail — but will it arrive in time? -- The RNC is arguing that if ballots arrive after the in-person polls close, the votes should be tossed.

2 days ago

RIGHT, LEFT, AND CENTER -- Graham Platner comes with baggage. Politicians like Elizabeth Warren don't seem to care. -- Three writers weigh in on Warren's recent endorsement of the Maine oyster farmer-turned-Senate candidate.

3 days ago

JEFF JACOBY -- The line even the Know Nothings didn't cross -- It is hard to overstate just how radical Trump's position is on birthright citizenship.

5 days ago

Eugene Scott -- The problem isn't Washington. It's us. -- Americans are beginning to blame each other for the nation's problems.

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Mariel Garza -- From Cesar Chavez Day to Farmworkers Day -- Allegations against the labor leader trigger a rapid political and cultural shift in California.

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Joan Wickersham -- The rabbit in the grass -- Wallace Stevens' dreamlike poem about a rabbit at dusk still resonates.

2 days ago

Alex Beam -- A Catholic debate over the morality of war -- Inside the church, a clash over whether the Iran attack satisfies the church's "just war" criteria.

2 days ago

The healing power of reading vs. the ills of book bans -- "Banning books that can help children is not only shameful, it is downright stupid," writes one reader. Another writes that "readership crashed as internet participation skyrocketed."

3 hours ago

The public health challenges of legalized marijuana were predictable -- If we continue to treat cannabis primarily as a tax revenue stream, we will miss the moment.

3 hours ago

In Hegseth's framing of war in Iran, it's 'Onward, Christian soldiers' -- The military is supposed to be a professional defense force, not a crusading political-theological movement.

3 hours ago

How a mother connects by announcing her son's autism -- I'm grateful to Whitney Ellenby for supporting her disabled son's right to enjoy public spaces. Her approach feels like a gift to all the strangers who happen to be in those spaces with him.

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Why Gish Jen talks to the dead -- The writer's new novel "Bad Bad Girl" blends truth and fiction to dissect the cultural divide between mother and daughter.

3 months ago

A Boston veteran's 57-year journey to find peace -- Kevin Cullen shares the story of one Boston veteran who spent decades finding peace after a devastating experience in Vietnam.

3 months ago

Rage over a lost penny -- The president wanted to look bold by eliminating the penny. But shouldn't the administration have planned ahead for the consequences?

4 months ago

The right's immune system is finally fighting back against antisemitism. Maybe. -- A backlash from conservatives against right-wing influencers is a rare sign of hope.

3 months ago

Marines in the Strait of Hormuz won't fix this war

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Let schools keep their best young teachers

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Who gets to be an American?

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DA Kevin Hayden is in trouble. Can Mayor Michelle Wu save him?

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A myth about dating troubles for high-earning women

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BSO board owes this community more than platitudes about Nelsons' exit

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On Match Day, a village of love

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BETH WOLFENSBERGER SINGER -- The singing resistance

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CHRISTOPHER WEYANT -- Boots on the ground

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PATRICK CHAPPATTE -- A win-win for Putin

4 days ago

Lost and/or found: Ten weird but totally true Boston stories -- Have you heard of the Boston Garden Monkey? How about the alligator in the Charles River? See what else we've uncovered.

17 days ago

Everything I needed to know about work and life ... I learned selling sneakers -- This isn't a story about sneakerheads. This is about what working in 1980s Toronto retail taught me about empathy, resilience, and paying attention.

2 months ago

The Wild Issue -- This special edition of Globe Ideas goes to mountaintops, rivers, urban parks, and open fields to unearth surprising stories about what nature means today.

3 months ago

The Revolution lives on -- 250 years later, the fight for American independence is still full of surprising stories and unresolved questions. Explore them in this special issue of Globe Ideas.

3 months ago

Calluses: True stories from an ICU -- An ICU nurse explores the similarities between bedside manner and the hard calluses developed when learning to play guitar in this interactive comic.

1 year ago

The Wisdom Issue: How to grow old — without getting old -- Writers of a certain age on the challenges, delights, surprises, preoccupations, and freedoms of growing older.

1 year ago

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston -- It's time to reimagine the identity of the city's core — and we've got ideas.

3 months ago

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse -- An interactive comic that explores how medical mistakes can happen in the chaotic environment of an ICU.

2 years ago

Not so fast, fashion -- How to be fashionable and equitable while saving the planet from climate change.

2 years ago