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April 5, 2020

75+ things to do while coronavirus has you stuck at home

If cabin fever is setting in, try these options for fun, self-improvement, and some stress relief.

Plus

5 of the world's best museums you can visit from your phone

10 virtual adventures that will take you around the world

6 easy ways to get kids involved with cooking while they're at home

Activities for kids: Tell a silly story, play games, and learn new jokes

I daydream about her on dates with other women

Advice: Is it OK to admit I don’t mind sheltering in place?

For sale: Homes located on corner lots in Dorchester and West Roxbury

Letters to the editor of the Globe Magazine

What the US will be like after we conquer the coronavirus

The war against COVID-19 means we must rely on each other, and reform our institutions.

Dinner With Cupid

Blind date: ‘I wasn’t sure at first if she was into me or just a very friendly person’

Coronavirus has brought my neighbors closer together

Three easy salmon recipes for Easter or any other spring dinner

Style inspiration: How to make a bold splash of wallpaper work in your room

March 22, 2020

dispatches from the edge

A week that coronavirus changed everything, too fast and too slow

Dispatches from the Edge

Apocalypse preppers, survivalists, and homesteaders aren't that worried

The latest COVID-19 coverage from The Boston Globe

Green Hospitals

Curing hospitals’ addiction to the fossil fuels that make people sick

More dispatches from the edge

12 small business owners on how coronavirus has affected them

Why we closed: The MFA, ICA, and Gardner Museum directors on their difficult coronavirus decision

How religious leaders are keeping faith during coronavirus, even from a social distance

I have clinical anxiety. If the coronavirus scares you, this might help

My 46-hour hunt for toilet paper

At risk populations: ‘What helps is feeling like you’re not going it alone’

6 voices from college: Alone in a dorm, what a coronavirus diagnosis feels like, and more

‘I have literally lost 11 pounds in the last week’: Trying to keep restaurants afloat during coronavirus

Can AI predict a coronavirus infection before doctors even do a test?

8 songs to wash your hands by (that aren’t Happy Birthday)

I don’t know if I can get married there now

The race to develop a coronavirus test in a New Hampshire hospital

Your Home | Smart Solutions

Ideas to reinvigorate a ranch-style house

Check out life in a 520-square-foot condo

Portsmouth, N.H.

Bringing modern sensibility to a vintage house

March 22, 2020

‘You don’t understand, Captain. He has a gun’: The hijacking of Flight 1320

March 15, 2020 | Spring Travel

Big deals at 8 top New England resorts and inns

Need a change of scenery? Spring mud season is the time to score a bit of luxury for a lot less.

A Tucson local’s guide to Arizona’s hippest city

The dusty western town of old has metamorphosed into a sophisticated urban destination. And the culinary scene is on fire.

A women-only adventure tour through the Andes

What was I looking for? Muscle-burning hiking, good conversation with new friends, and a great steak at the end.

March 8, 2020 | Spring Arts Preview

Problak paints the Boston we often don’t see

Greta Gerwig’s ‘Little Women’ is turning Concord into a must-see destination

40+ arts events around New England (some free!) you won’t want to miss

March 1, 2020

How a rollicking Portland league is leading the nationwide comeback of bowling. Yes, bowling.

Joan Lunden: I was in my 50s buying strollers for twins and a wheelchair for my mom

February 23, 2020 | The Parenting Issue

How much can parents really control how their kids turn out?

To raise healthy eaters, break those rules you learned as a kid

Six reasons to send kids to overnight summer camp (that are good for parents)

Parents’ obsession with raising happy kids is a big problem

February 9, 2020

What I’ve learned about how we treat each other from 15 years as Miss Conduct

Amid Irish potato famine, a ship from Boston embarked on history’s first humanitarian mission

Your Home | Makeovers

A Canton couple remakes their home to make way for grandkids

Putting off a move to the suburbs, a young family remakes a Back Bay condo

A gut rehab transforms a Somerville single-family

Renovating a Westwood home, guided by simplicity

February 2, 2020

Success is killing San Francisco. Is Boston next?

Driving in Boston as a man, after my gender transition

The stories we tell ourselves about homeless people

January 26, 2020

The 29 best new restaurants in Boston and the suburbs

Louis C.K. wants to stage a comeback. Does he deserve one?

Where will my son’s journey take him?

January 19, 2020

After 17 lawsuits, 27 years in court, a judge rules in Beverly neighbors’ feud

8 historical Mass. wedding venues for your big day

10 questions you should ask before committing to a wedding venue

My teen brought an 'infant simulator' home from school. Am I a grandma now?

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

The 2019 Top Places to Work in Mass.

Help was just a few feet away

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

Top Spots to Live

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

January 12, 2020

How could my wife have Alzheimer’s? She was only 56.

She was the wittiest, smartest, and most talkative person I had ever met. And now all of that was fading away.

Signs of early-onset Alzheimer's: When not to worry, and when to see a doctor

Resolutions You Can Keep

New Year’s resolutions already wavering? Stick to them with these 8 easy ideas

Six ways to be a better friend in 2020

Four realistic steps to eating healthier in 2020

Exercise made easy: The hidden power of taking a walk

How to set a goal to save more money this year

What’s more important than a barbell for exercise? A pencil

Waste less time on your phone with this simple trick

How to be kinder in Boston, America’s fifth rudest city

If you want to read more, you don’t need to start with Shakespeare

January 5, 2020

The best Boston Globe photos of 2019

The Globe's most memorable pictures of the past year and the stories behind them.

We have a law that could reduce gun violence — if only more knew about it

Recommended reading

The Great Molasses Flood of 1919 was Boston’s strangest disaster

‘I got lucky, man.’ Dennis Eckersley on surviving his tough times

A cutting-edge brain surgery for tremor, without the cutting

Why are kids today so rude?

2019 Bostonians of the Year

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

honorable mention

The Celtics’ Enes Kanter stands tall for human rights

honorable mention

This neighborhood learned signed language for one little girl

honorable mention

These economists are finding new ways to fight global poverty

2019 Women & Power

The 2019 Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts

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

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

How successful female entrepreneurs beat the odds

Six things successful female entrepreneurs do

What I wish I knew then: 11 tips for success from powerful female executives

The problem isn’t that women lack confidence — it’s that men have too much of it