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April 2, 2023 | Your Home: Renovations

My new house saved my life. I decided to return the favor.

A home renovation always puts extraordinary amounts of time and money on the line. Sometimes the stakes are even higher. By Christopher Muther

Mixed media artwork enlivens the traditional architecture in the living room. An Anthony Fahden piece hangs above the fireplace and another by Laurent Laporta is over the slatted console by Would.

After a divorce, a mother of three goes all in on her own home style

The team devoted a lot of time to determining exactly which portion of the construction-grade plywood sheets would be visible, particularly in this office nook. “The task was to elevate simple, budget-conscious materials,” says architect Penn Ruderman.

Nearly 500 square feet of found space: Renovating an attic into an art studio

Two giant windows transformed dead space into a light-filled reading nook between the sitting areas in the front and the back of the house on the second floor.

Turning a cookie-cutter town house into a cheerful forever home

The latest advice

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I don’t know if we’ve become friends with benefits, or something more

This week's daters: Marissa and Ram.

Blind date: ‘Immediately, I was like, Dang — he’s TALL’

If I’m in town visiting one friend and don’t tell the other, I feel traitorous

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This week's columns

I want to yell at a kids’ basketball coach but I can’t. So what can I do?

Tricks for defusing arguments in youth sports — or anywhere else.

An illustration showing two women in separate panels. One panel shows a woman standing near a hospital bed in a hospital setting. The second shows a woman standing by herself with her head bowed as if sad.

When I lived too far to help my dying dad, a stranger stepped in to help

We were close in age. And she was “more” Korean, fluent in the language and culture that brought him comfort.

Baked Zucchini and Gruyère Omelet

Recipe: A make-ahead baked omelet for a no-fuss Easter menu

Round out the meal with potato and artichoke hash along with a minty green pea salad.

Home design ideas: Light fixtures made from natural fibers

These woven wonders add breezy interest to Bohemian, coastal, or rustic spaces.

On the Block
For sale: Colonials located on streets named after states
Check out these stately addresses in Lynn and Newton.

Your Week ahead
Five things to do around Boston, April 3-16
Party with former Red Sox stars, check out the return of food trucks to the Greenway, and more.

CommentsLetters to the editor of the Globe Magazine
Readers share their impressions of The Embrace.

Past Perspectives

Can we lose COVID — but keep the new outlook it gave us?

How to retrain the nasty internal voice that tells you you're not good enough

Front view Oscar award statue isolated on white background. 3D illustration. The base of the statue has been altered to say "Consolation Prize."

Why I reserve special, ornery ire for the ‘we owe you’ Oscar nomination

Pigs on a farm in Illinois.

The thing that could finally get us to eat less meat is — meat

March 26, 2023 | The College Issue

What do Boston’s college students worry about today? And what gives them hope?

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

March 19, 2023 | Spring Travel

London's Elizabeth Tower, also known as Big Ben.

How to get the most out of London, before the coronation crowds take over

Practicing a yoga pose by the Stockbridge Bowl, which is also called Lake Mahkeenac.

Learning to relax at the Kripalu retreat in the Berkshires

The town of Myrina, capital of Lemnos island.

Looking for a gorgeous Greek island you can actually afford to visit?

March 12, 2023 | Spring Arts

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

Clockwise from top left: A photograph from the Todd Webb in Africa exhibition; Jamez McCorkle in "Omar"; Simone Leigh’s Cupboard IX; a scene from Justin Peck's ballet "Everywhere We Go"; and The Great Mystery by Kent Monkman.

30 of the best dance, theater, book, art and classical music events in New England

An illustration of the Oscar statuette lying on a therapist's couch with a male therapist, with glasses, a balding head, and a black moustache, sitting on a chair behind the statuette's right shoulder taking notes. The illustration is on a white background and the color palette for the drawing is gold, a dark red, and black.

After a bruising 2022 Academy Awards, Oscar could use some professional advice

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.

Looking down at Crawford Notch from Mount Willard.

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

12 conditions from Alzheimer’s to Lyme that Mass. biotechs are developing treatments for now

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

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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.’

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

150 years of The Boston Globe