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The Fog Of Having Been There: Adam Reilly Confesses Tsarnaev Fatigue
I'd planned to write up my thoughts on the Tsarnaev trial right after the verdict came in. Then I told myself I'd wait until the next morning, when my… -
The Tsarnaev Trail And The Jury's Verdict: Emily Rooney Reflects
Just getting there was a challenge - first the mountains of snow - and then the hassle for parking. It was all unfamiliar territory. I wasn’t even sure… -
The Boston Globe’s Tweaked-Up Opinion Section Adding POV-Style Video
The Boston Globe’s interim editorial-page editor, Ellen Clegg, wasn’t ready to go public about this when we spoke last week. But this week the paper… -
Hollywood On The Charles And The Mass. Tax-Film Credit
One of my book club members is in the movie business -- sort of. She’s an extra in movies shot in the Greater Boston area. It’s a second career born when… -
Where New Englanders In DC Stand On Obama's Fast Track; Warming Up To Moulton
Progressives and labor unions have lined up against President Barack Obama on fast track trade authority, and most of eastern New England's members of… -
Brahmins And The Olympic Ideal: A Historian Reminds Boston Of What It's Forgotten
With all this talk about Boston and the Olympics, you'd think the subject had never come up before; which is the sort of thing that happens when those… -
Caution In Gay Marriage Case: Should SCOTUS Take A Cue From Roe?
The U.S. Supreme Court on April 28th heard oral arguments in Obergefell v. Hodges, marking the first time the high court has directly addressed the core… -
Media Critic Explains The Boston Globe's New Opinion Pages
Of all the hoary traditions of 20th-century newspapering, few seem quite so hoary as the editorial and op-ed pages. Mixing editorials (unsigned because… -
'Do You Know Any Looters With Hope?'
“What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?” The opening lines of poet Langston Hughes’ well-known poem, “A Dream… -
50 Years After The Watts Uprising, Baltimore Is On My Mind
America’s ongoing crisis of race and democracy witnessed a tragic new chapter in Baltimore, MD on Monday night. Weeks of peaceful demonstrations,…