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February 5, 2023 | The Parenting Issue

In the irresistible competition to be the favorite grandparent, all bets are off

Why settle for being a good grandparent, when you have a chance to be the best grandparent?

We’re too tired to be helicopter parents. Our kids will be happier for it.

The secret talent of kids who swear

My son once taught me a lesson about fatherhood. Here it is, comic-book style.

The latest advice

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‘I think there can be something between us, but ...’

This week's daters: Jon and Abby.

Blind date: ‘We discovered that we both went to UMass Amherst’

How do I tell my hosts I have celiac disease and can’t eat gluten?

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This week's columns

Breast-feeding and Black moms — why I’m breaking a generational cycle

Here’s what’s needed to help all Black moms who want to nurse their babies succeed at it.

Now that it’s ending, I can admit it: I loved carpooling my kids

As much as parents may groan about chauffeuring kids from one game to another, there are some benefits.

Colombian Avocado Salsa (Ají de Aguacate)

Recipes: A few healthy, delicious dips to lighten up your Super Bowl snack spread

Offering light choices adds variety to the standard Super Bowl menu.

“It’s a space that they can grow into and feels like us: soft, lived in, and not too perfect,” Samantha Arak says of updates she made in her sons' bedroom.

A designer’s young sons offer valuable input when she remakes their bedroom

Among their requests: a rug that doesn’t get in the way when they play with their building blocks.

On the Block
For sale: City condos with induction cooktops
These condos have induction cooktops, offering home chefs responsive, precise heat without issues associated with gas.

Your Week ahead
Five things to do for fun in and around Boston, Feb. 6-Feb. 12
Learn to take better nature photos with your cellphone, shop for early Valentine’s Day gifts, and more.

CommentsLetters to the editor of the Globe Magazine
Readers share their reactions to a story about a professor who admitted a wave of WWII veterans to Harvard Law School.

Past Perspectives

Carter G. Woodson.

The visionary thinking behind Black History Month

What I didn’t know about having a miscarriage

We can fix the housing crisis. But we have to act now.

Here's a New Year's resolution: Stop giving unsolicited advice

January 29, 2023

Roomba, SharkNinja, and the $3 billion battle of the robot vacuums

Looking down at Crawford Notch from Mount Willard.

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

January 22, 2023

A photo illustration of a large bear standing over a large pile of trash in a landfill.

The big stink: How a proposed landfill is roiling a tiny New Hampshire town

Denied a state job because she was Black, she took a stand. And became a hero.

January 8, 2023

In 1848, an enslaved couple fled to Boston in one of history’s most daring escapes
Risking their lives for liberty and for love, Ellen and William Craft devised a bold plan: They’d don disguises — she as a white man — and embark on the perilous journey north.

‘If you want to solve homelessness in Boston, you’ve got to take a look at the real estate market’
A conversation with Tracy Kidder, author of the upcoming “Rough Sleepers,” and Dr. Jim O’Connell, a trailblazer in caring for the city’s homeless people.

Recommended reads

The 23 best photos of 2022 from Boston Globe photographers

Boston Globe photographers share the stories behind their most unforgettable images of the past year.

Bob and Andy Wong in front of their family's restaurant, Kowloon in Saugus.

The legacy of Kowloon: A restaurant, a family, and the remarkable perseverance of Chinese cuisine in America

A photo collage with the year 2022 in large yellow characters. It's set on a backdrop of cutout photos with what appears to be Scotch tape keeping them together. Among the photos: Will Smith hitting Chris Rock at the Oscars, President Biden, Amber Heard in court, Queen Elizabeth, Elon Musk, Taylor Swift, Nancy Pelosi, and Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Dave Barry’s 2022 Year in Review

The Batman costume loved by Noah Pozner, the youngest Sandy Hook victim, at his father’s home.

The epic story of a Sandy Hook family fighting Alex Jones and the rise of conspiracy theories

Special Projects

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.’

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

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

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

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

The 2021 Top Places to Work in Mass.

150 years of The Boston Globe
We're marking the Globe's 150th year with a look back through 15 decades of coverage. Explore 150 of the most significant front pages, revisit classic sports moments, try a crossword from 1917, and more.

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.

See the full list from the Gratitude Issue →

2020 Bostonians of the Year

2020 BOSTONIANS OF THE YEAR

The Front Line

The Front Line

In 2020, they stood up to fight the twin pandemics of COVID-19 and racial injustice. Meet the people leading us through a harrowing 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