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Fifteen years after she broke into the Boston folk scene with honesty and grit, Lori McKenna is becoming one of Nashville’s most in-demand country songwriters. But the Stoughton mother of five is still home for dinner. By Scott Helman

Studying for a master’s in music composition left me feeling like the victim of a pyramid scheme. By Adam Ragusea

Kimberly DelGizzo, director of Boston University's Center for Career Development, on ramping up the school’s approach to job hunting. By Mary Carmichael

Will they find the time for love?

Using Eastern spices to switch up a standard American stew. By Adam Ried

Deep brown star anise pods are the fruit of an evergreen that originated in China. Used both whole and ground, star anise imparts a strong, sweet, complex licorice flavor and aroma with caramel undertones. By Adam Ried

These North Shore single-family properties are close to the water.

Playing up an impressive art and photography collection in Wellesley. By Jaci Conry

You can take the woman out of Massachusetts . . . and a sign of the times.

Globe Magazine readers respond to stories about teen bedrooms and what the Museum of Fine Arts owes Boston.