Commentary: This Juneteenth, find ways to celebrate jubilee joy
"Very little seems welcoming right now but I’m pushing that aside in memory of those who survived to claim their Jubilee Joy," Callie Crossley writes.
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An ode to a cosmic coincidence
For total solar eclipses, everything that had to go just right for us here on Earth to enjoy the view. -
Bravo to Brookline for limiting cigarette sales
Multiple studies have shown that smoke-free campaigns do work, both in getting smokers to quit and keeping others from ever starting to smoke. -
Dropping the ball (and key and olive and pine cone) and welcoming a new year
On Sunday, night millions of Americans turned the page on 2023 by dropping all kinds of items from various locations. -
It's the return of Black Santa season!
I never tire of looking at the hundreds of Black Santas, and I’m pleased by my colleagues’ excitement. -
Keep your chicken coops out of my city
I can’t help but wonder how many of my fellow Cambridge residents clamoring for backyard chickens actually have a clue about the everyday reality of chicken keeping. -
Stop the pink palooza and actually help fight breast cancer
Breast cancer awareness is even more urgent as the disease is on the rise in women under 50. -
The strange case of the disappearing MBTA podcast
In one of the weirder Mass. politics stories this year, the MBTA put out — then took back — a new podcast aimed at transparency. -
Why the US needs the idealism and ambition of Boston’s Big Dig
Why lessons from burying the Central Artery are critical to combatting climate change. Tune in to a new nine-episode podcast from GBH News.