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May 21, 2023

The French King Bridge, opened in 1932, spans the Connecticut River between Erving and Gill.

This bridge needed lifesaving barriers. It took a grieving mother to get them.

For years, locals have described the Franklin County bridge as a “loaded gun” for people in crisis. Why did it take so long to get suicide-prevention barriers installed?

The author with his older sister and grandfather, who are wearing hanbok, traditional Korean clothing, on New Year’s Day in 1984.

I struggled with my Korean-American name. Now I realize it was a gift.

Our names point to where we come from. Mine took me on a journey from Boston to Seoul and back.

The latest advice

‘He can’t tell me why he loves me’

This week's daters: Jonah and Surabhi.

Blind date: ‘We follow the same meme accounts’

What’s an appropriate wedding gift for a friend’s son?

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This week's columns

I spent $900 on Taylor Swift tickets and won’t even get inside Gillette

Two tickets after the Ticketmaster debacle. Two teen daughters. It’s been a dilemma.

The writer in the copilot seat of a Boeing B-29 bomber, at an air show.

My dad flew B-29s in WWII. An air show let me reconnect with his memory.

Sitting in the cockpit of that old bomber brought to life memories of my father and his tales of military service.

Chinese Beef Skewers (Niu Rou Chuan).

Add salmon kimchi burgers or Chinese beef skewers to your barbecue mix

Plus, try out Armenian grilled pork chops with pepper sauce on the grill.

Designer Kimberly Tosi simplified the design of this Wellesley home for its new owners.

A simple but stylish living room for a family of five offers easy access to the outdoors

The new owners of this traditional home wanted to pare back the Tuscan design.

On the Block
For sale: Homes on streets that share names with literary legends
Explore these homes on Alcott Street in Lowell and Melville Avenue in Dorchester.

Your Week ahead
Five things to do around Boston, May 22-June 4
Create a podcast, celebrate art in Salem, and more.

CommentsLetters to the Editor of the Globe Magazine
Janelle Nanos receives honors for magazine story. Plus, readers respond to a writer's piece about remodeling his home while struggling during the pandemic, and more.

Past Perspectives

Everyone has pandemic amnesia. But we’re not ready for the next big one.

There are 300,000 edible plant species on earth. Why do we eat so few of them?

‘Love you brother, but despise your politics’: How families can teach us to get along

A billboard from Stop Handgun Violence, a Massachusetts based organization, in 2018.

The brutal calculus of life expectancy and where you can afford to live

May 14, 2023 | Tech Power Players

Meet the most influential people in Greater Boston’s tech industry

The Boston Globe’s second annual Tech Power Players list tells the story of New England innovation in a challenging economic climate.

May 7, 2023

Smugglers dumped millions in drugs off Maine’s coast. Struggling fishermen saw a jackpot.

A groundhog invaded my vegetable garden. It was the start of an all-out war.

April 30, 2023 | Summer Travel

A colorful illustration of some popular foods of summer. From left to right: a lobster, a soft serve ice cream cone, a cup of Del's frozen lemonade, a hotdog and a cheeseburger.

24 perfect foods worth a New England road trip this summer

The Russian Orthodox Church on Unalaska Island, part of the Aleutians.

A journalist, her father, and a quest for family history in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands

Recommended reads

An alleged drug trafficker, a detective trying to take him down, and the woman caught in the middle

With a massive investigation at stake, her allegations have sent shockwaves through New Bedford’s police department, courthouses, and jail cells.

On September 2, 2022, funeral workers carried a coffin with the body of an unidentified civilian, killed by Russian soldiers in the Bucha massacre.

When the war in Ukraine comes to classrooms in New England

James Tellin and John O’Reilly in a 2017 photograph by Seth David Rubin.

In the ’60s, a gay couple made their Worcester home into a refuge of art and community

Looking down at Crawford Notch from Mount Willard.

Why do hikers keep dying in the White Mountains of New Hampshire?

Did you miss any 2022 features? Explore our story archive.

Catch up on features you may have missed in 2021

Look back at the magazine's feature stories from 2020

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

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Special Projects

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston 2023

A guide to 36 communities where home buyers are flocking — and prices are surging.

Bostonian of the Year 2022

In the face of the ugliest adversity, legendary Celtic Bill Russell fought for and lived a beautiful life for himself and for us. A champion of basketball and human rights, Bill Russell is the 2022 Bostonian of the Year. Read six tributes to No. 6.

Find out who received an Honorable Mention, and explore the full special issue.

The 2022 Top Places to Work in Massachusetts

After a couple of long, weird years, companies are pulling out all the stops to keep employees happy.

An in-camera double-exposure photograph of Kate Price overlaid with the woods of a Pennsylvania rest area, where she remembers being taken as a child.

Kate Price remembers something terrible

An authority on child sex trafficking, she spent decades trying to understand whether the unthinkable happened to her, too.

Women & Power 2022

The Women’s Edge and Globe Magazine celebrate the state’s leading companies and nonprofits run by women.

Tyrone Anthony Figueroa teaching at East Boston High School.

My NFL dream didn’t pan out. But now that I’m a teacher and coach, I know I’ve ‘made it.’

A collage of historic front pages from The Boston Globe from over its 150 year history.

150 years of The Boston Globe