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Perspective | Magazine
Would you mind being mindfully mindful?
A meditation skeptic wonders if we’re as anxious as Oprah and Gwyneth say we are.

December 8, 2019

Raising a black son in America

I thought I could somehow shield my child from the ugly truth of racism just a little longer. But as a very public incident at Fenway showed, I was wrong.

The forgotten story of ‘America’s most famous tool’

150 years ago, Charlestown’s Daniel Stillson invented a wrench — yes, a wrench — that changed everything.

The gangly LGBTQ+ acronym came from a good place. But we can do better.

My boyhood friend was forced to join the Taliban. He deserved better

My path brought me to Harvard. His to an impossible decision to pay off a family debt.

Dinner With Cupid

Blind date: ‘I was a pool lifeguard; pool lifeguards are inferior to ocean lifeguards’

Recipes: Three traditional holiday cookies updated

Design ideas to pull an open floor plan together

Catch up on our 2019 features here

She’s 25 and stuck on a crush from when she was 10

My husband hates that our neighbors Airbnb their spare bedroom

Advice: Are you sure you want to give your wife an exercise bike?

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Greater Boston, Dec. 9-15

For sale: Contemporary homes in Natick and Somerville

Letters to the editor of the Boston Globe Magazine

December 1, 2019

Cover story
A cutting-edge brain surgery for tremor, without the cutting
Surgeons are using focused ultrasound waves to treat essential tremor. It might help people with Parkinson’s, brain cancer, and even ALS.

What happened that night

My memories of my rape are scattershot, like the disjointed images of a strange dream. The smooth curve of the Uber driver’s head. The crisscrossing shadows in the car. My friends and I were in the back of that car. It was late, sometime after 1 a.m. on a Saturday. We had all been drinking. We were going safely home. Until the moment it happened, I had done everything right. Almost everything.

PERSPECTIVE | MAGAZINE

When school needs a volunteer, guess who gets the call? Not my husband

November 24, 2019 | Holiday Style

Recipes: 5 holiday treats made simple

From sugar cookies to chocolate-toffee cracker candy, these family favorites offer shortcuts for busy bakers.

15 ideas that will save you time and money this holiday season

23 gifts perfect for the New Englanders on your list

Bold twists on some classic Thanksgiving side dishes

Three ways to wear the little black dress for the holidays

GLOBE MAGAZINE / TOP PLACES TO WORK

The 2019 Top Places to Work in Massachusetts

The 125 companies with the happiest workers in the state.

People who love their jobs do these 6 things

Step one: Make a list of what you can control, and what you can’t.

A look at the most generous employee benefits out there today

These companies are adapting to workers’ needs, from shipping breast milk home to paying for gender transition.

Why good employers want you to put down the phone and get more sleep

All-nighters are out. Sleep seminars are in. Companies are recognizing the importance of having a well-rested team.

Top largest employers in Massachusetts for 2019

Top large employers in Massachusetts for 2019

Top medium-sized employers in Massachusetts for 2019

Top small employers in Massachusetts for 2019

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

WOMEN & POWER

The 2019 Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts

The Commonwealth Institute and the Globe Magazine partner to name the most noteworthy companies and nonprofits helmed by women.

How successful female entrepreneurs beat the odds

These women-run businesses make more than $5 million a year. Here’s what they’re doing right.

How every woman can protect her financial future (and why she needs to)

We marry later, live longer than men, and spend way more on health care. And that’s just the beginning.

Six things successful female entrepreneurs do

Research shows these strategies can lead to a better business.

Massachusetts isn’t always as progressive as it seems. Our female leaders are fighting to change that

Elizabeth Warren, Ayanna Pressley, and Katherine Clark talk about what’s on their agenda next.

What I wish I knew then: 11 tips for success from powerful female executives
They offer some of their best advice for the next generation of women leaders.

The problem isn’t that women lack confidence — it’s that men have too much of it
How companies can help address the real confidence gap.

Help was just a few feet away

How could a woman be left to die outside an emergency room?

The 37 best new restaurants in Boston and the suburbs

Dozens of inventive new spots to try, including fast-casual and top picks north, west, and south of the city.

Top Spots to Live

What are the top places around Greater Boston to buy a home?

The 16 communities seeing the biggest leaps in house prices north, south, and west of Boston, plus in the city itself.

Top spots to live 2019: Boston neighborhoods

I’m from the North Shore and moved to a foreign land: the South Shore

Top spots to live 2019: South of Boston

Top spots to live 2019: West of Boston

Top spots to live 2019: North of Boston

Five tips for first-time home buyers in the Boston area

November 3, 2019 | Winter Travel

How ski resorts are making sure you have fun, no matter the weather

Wine lovers take note: Temecula, California, is the next Napa Valley

Get yourself to Puebla, Mexico's best-kept vacation secret

October 27, 2019

Why kids today are so rude

This etiquette class for kindergartners is a big hit

12 signs you’re losing it over the college admissions process

exclusive excerpt

Jenny Slate’s little ghost story. Or is it a love story?

October 13, 2019

Could the future of Catholicism be taking shape in this church basement?

In Fall River, a group of parishioners won the chance to run their crumbling church. If their experiment works here, it might just work anywhere.

Would you ditch your spouse for Tom Brady?

Congrats, parents. You’re ruining Halloween.

You, me, and Doyle's

your home: kitchens & baths

A Cambridge condo’s pint-sized kitchen gets a new design that maximizes space

Clever details like a flip-up butcher block and an adjustable storage wall turn this into a functional place to cook a meal.

Redesigning a condo kitchen so it feels new, but still you

Would you let a designer hang funny fish wallpaper in your dining room? This guy’s glad he did.

Designing a kitchen where it’s easy for family to come together

Five trends in bathroom renovations for 2019: Enough with the white, already

Drawing inspiration from her honeymoon, a designer gives her master bathroom a bold update

October 6, 2019 | The Education Issue

If we want democracy to endure, shouldn’t we know something about it?

7 things parents need to know about IEPs

What all schools can learn from failing ones

September 22, 2019

Most Stylish 2019

The Most Stylish Bostonians of 2019

From an art student to a New Kid, these 16 stylish locals make a statement every time they step out. Find out more about their approach to personal style.

September 15, 2019

New England vacations: 9 ways to enjoy the water this fall

Swimming is still possible, the fish are plentiful, and the tourists are gone. Now’s the smart time to head to the region’s lakes and beaches. By Alyssa Giacobbe

Visiting Asheville? It’s like Brooklyn. But cooler.

From Madrid to Malaga: A foodie’s tour of Spain

A Globe food writer shares her secrets about how to eat like a local. Just be ready to stay up late. By Sheryl Julian

September 8, 2019 | Your Home

A young designer transforms her three-bedroom East Boston fixer-upper

Expanding the backyard turns a Mission Hill brownstone into one family’s dream home

* PLUS: Hair-raising contractor horror stories — and how to avoid them

Floor plan improvements and stylish furnishings transform a Brookline home

Rehabbing an Arts and Crafts-style stunner in Harvard Square

From cookie-cutter spec house to a family-friendly refuge

Recommended reading

Diet advice changes by the minute. How are we supposed to figure out what to eat?

Perspective: How drug ads drive up health care costs

Somerville won $10 million to open a new high school and it went downhill from there

Why have these buildings sat empty for years and even decades?

2018 Bostonians of the Year

Meet the 2018 Bostonians of the Year: Ayanna Pressley and Alex Cora

The flutist who sued the Boston Symphony Orchestra for equal pay

The teenager who leads the local fight for gun law reforms

Best-selling author Celeste Ng speaks out on sexual harassment and racism

Aly Raisman isn’t done fighting for sexual assault survivors

The ordinary people who rushed to help when catastrophe struck the Merrimack Valley

The scientists who helped build the basis for immunotherapy

The Massachusetts politicians who actually got something big done: Paid family leave

Ayanna Pressley: ‘The American people are looking for us to act and to be bold’

Alex Cora talks about his dad’s influence, and the pivotal moment in the World Series

2018 Women & Power

10 of Massachusetts’ top women executives share their tips for success

The 2018 Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts

5 ways to erase the gender gap at work

How the 2017 Women’s March woke ‘the old girls’ network’

How to be a good male colleague in the age of #MeToo

How female breadwinners (really) make it work

Why women fall into the negative feedback trap

The bottom line on women in the corner office