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December 5, 2021

2021 Top Places to Work in Massachusetts

At a time when nothing about work seems certain, these 150 Massachusetts companies make sure to put employees first.

The latest Advice

He never lets her win their Peloton competitions. Should he?

Sarah F. and David R.

Blind date: We were staring at each other, trying to assess what the other was thinking

Our unvaccinated family is mad we’re not coming for the holidays. What can we do?

This week's columns

Ruth Negga (left) and Tessa Thompson in "Passing," the new film based on the Nella Larsen novel.
Perspective

Racial ‘passing’ is still a reality. Here’s why I embraced my complex identity

For years, I passed as white. Only later did I realize the advantages I was getting made me complicit in a system that oppressed others.

Even Robert’s Rules can’t keep order in our family. Believe me, we’ve tried

Broccoli and Kimchi Fried Rice With “Poached” Eggs.

Recipes: The secret to great homemade fried rice

The owners "were struggling with how to make [the room] a destination," designer Thiara Borges Dananberg says.

Home design ideas: Making a go-between, underused space shine

340 SOUTH MAIN STREET / SHARON

For sale: Homes surrounded by evergreen trees, in Sharon and Natick

Your Week Ahead
Urban Nutcracker celebrates its 20th anniversary season at the Shubert Theatre.
Five things to do in and around Boston, Dec. 6-19
Check out “Urban Nutcracker,” shop for locally sourced gifts at the ICA Harbor Market, and more.

Letters to the editor of the Globe Magazine

Readers have lots to say about the state of education, and applaud Latoyia Edwards’s decision to be her authentic self.

Past Perspectives

‘I fear for my life every day’: Traffic is back and Massachusetts drivers are worse than ever

Condo boards have ‘really gotten away with a lot.’ It’s time for real rules to protect owners

Wildfires and climate change forced me to move across the country. I won’t be the last

Women still make less at work. Follow this advice to negotiate for the pay you deserve

November 28, 2021 | Winter Travel

Ski more, spend less: 7 ways to save money at New England ski resorts

Two skaters at the public skating rink at Place d’Youville in Quebec City.

A road trip to Quebec City’s dazzling winter carnival

The view inside a mirrored room at SUMMIT One Vanderbilt, a skyscraper observatory on Manhattan’s 42nd Street.

Return to New York: Broadway’s back and the city is humming

November 21, 2021 | Holiday Style

Family photos from the writer (pictured at top in turquoise necklace), including her father (in black shirt) cooking a Thanksgiving meal.

One Thanksgiving, I learned just how much my father loved me

Chocolate Mint Buttercream Sandwich Cookies.

Holiday recipes: Five choose-your-own adventure desserts

Shop local gift guide: 30 ideas from New England stores and makers

November 14, 2021

Dan Shaughnessy presents Larry Bird with the Globe’s Jack Barry Award in April of 1984 at the Boston Garden.

The time Larry Bird hustled me out of $160, and other Celtics stories

Wahconah Regional High School’s old logo still appears on some apparel, but it isn’t on the new designs.

As some towns fight to keep their Native American school mascots, Dalton reckons with change

November 7, 2021

The Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts

Meet the female power players in the Bay State, a joint project with The Commonwealth Institute. Plus, explore the rest of our annual special issue.

Recommended reads

The case of the Martha’s Vineyard heiress and the Florida psychic who took her for millions

Latoyia Edwards at the NBCU Boston Media Center in Needham.

Why Boston TV anchor Latoyia Edwards now wears braids on the morning news

Alia Cusolito, a sophomore at Old Rochester Regional High School in Mattapoisett.

‘A very scary thing to tell someone’: The debate over gender pronouns in schools, explained

A portrait of writer Jack Thomas at work in the Globe city room in 1979, taken by his colleague Stan Grossfeld.

I just learned I only have months to live. This is what I want to say

Spotlight at 50

Spotlight: 50 years of groundbreaking journalism

A look back at 15 Spotlight Team projects that changed Boston and beyond. Plus, Globe journalists share the stories behind the stories.
15 Spotlight investigations that made a big difference‘I look over — it was Whitey Bulger’: Spotlight journalists reveal the stories behind the storiesExplore the whole special issue of the magazine

The Big Reboot

Clockwise from top left: Stefanie Corbin, Reeve Wood, Carolin Diaz, and Jackie Barber.

These New Englanders are building dream careers in an upended job market

An illustration of a group of office workers around a desk side by side with an illustration of a family at the dinner table. Goes with story about how the pandemic upended the notion of "work families."

Busting the ‘work family’ myth: Turns out your job doesn’t have to be your life

Our job-training system is stuck in the 1960s. American workers deserve better

Six ways to manage job uncertainty, ambiguity, and disruption

Catch up on features you may have missed in 2021

Look back at the magazine's feature stories from 2020

Check out our 2019 archive to catch up on features you may have missed

The 2020 Top Places to Work in Mass.

The 2019 Top Places to Work in Mass.

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2021

Top Spots to Live: Boston NeighborhoodsTop Spots to Live: West of BostonTop Spots to Live: North of BostonTop Spots to Live: South of Boston

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

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

June 21, 2020 | The Gratitude Issue

THANK YOU

To those striving to save lives. To those keeping us going. To those fighting for a better future.
Health care workers at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford photographed as part of #thefrontstepsproject.
Ayanna Pressley speaks from home during the UMass Amherst 2020 online commencement ceremony.

I Find Hope Because of You

By Ayanna Pressley
Staff in the special pathogen unit at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.

Health Care Workers Saving Lives

By Samuel Shem
A research technician at the Ragon Institute in Cambridge, where COVID-19 research is being conducted.

Scientists Searching for a Treatment

By Dr. WIlliam G. Kaelin Jr.
Staff at work at Porto, a restaurant in Boston.

The Heart of Our Restaurants

By Joanne Chang and Christopher Myers
Activists participate in a “die-in,” co-organized by Violence in Boston, on June 2 on Blue Hill Avenue.

Protesters Are Essential Workers

By Monica Cannon-Grant

See the full list from the Gratitude Issue →

2020 Bostonians of the Year

THE COVID SCIENTISTS

Stacey Gabriel and the Broad Institute, plus Galit Alter, Lindsey Baden, and Ashish Jha

THE SOCIAL JUSTICE ADVOCATES

Monica Cannon-Grant, Queen-Cheyenne Wade, Segun Idowu, and Sofia Meadows
SOCIAL JUSTICE ADVOCATES

THE COMMUNITY LEADERS

Gladys Vega and La Colaborativa

THE ESSENTIAL WORKERS

Health care workers, grocery store employees, delivery drivers, and so many more
ESSENTIAL WORKERS

THE HUNGER FIGHTERS

Erin McAleer and Project Bread

THE ROLE MODEL

Jaylen Brown, activist and athlete

2019 Bostonians of the Year

Andrew Lelling, the US attorney for Massachusetts, and Rachael Rollins, the Suffolk County district attorney.

Meet the 2019 Bostonians of the Year: Andrew Lelling and Rachael Rollins

From writing op-ed columns to messages on his sneakers, Celtics center Enes Kanter has been a voice of conscience in promoting freedom, no matter the cost.

The Celtics’ Enes Kanter stands tall for human rights

Samantha Savitz sits on her father Raphael’s lap, next to her mother, Glenda, as they and and more than two dozen neighbors sign the word “friend.”

This neighborhood learned signed language for one little girl

From left: Economists Michael Kremer, Esther Duflo, and Abhijit Banerjee developed methods that changed the global fight against poverty.

These economists are finding new ways to fight global poverty