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Saluting the Captain
CJ Kaplan thinks Needham, MA native Aly Raisman deserves to be considered among the greatest captains in New England history. In recent years, we’ve seen some great sports leadership here in New...
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Quick and Easy Sweet & Savory Salad Made with Local Farm Fresh Fall Lettuce
Tender local lettuce, sweet fruit, and cheese combine to make an elegant, early fall salad. About two weeks ago I told Michael Berberian, owner and operator of his family’s Berberian Farms in...
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Sailing with Bob
Jake DiMare went looking for sailing and found so much more. As a boy I spent a lot of time sailing small boats on ponds and lakes around New England at one summer camp or another. I was fortunate...
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The 12 Best People of 2012
Sean Beaudoin compiles the dozen best people of the year—drawn from the avalanche of overall excellence we experienced as a culture. Also, their less impressive counterparts. Every December since it...
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Winter Done Broke Me Again
December is barely manageable, but February … February is the bully of winter. Just the other morning, that violent whip of winter came calling yet again. I stared bleary-eyed out the living room...
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6th Grader Matthew Lannon Give Stirring Speech in Support of Same-Sex...
Matthew describes the commitment between his parents as “very, very real.” 12-year-old Matthew Lannon, whose two moms have been together for 14 years, made a profound speech about same-sex marriage...
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Walking on Knives in Nova Scotia
Rob Azevedo puts his love to the test soon after their married lives begin. Not long after we started“dating,” or whatever it is two people do in that mad, mess known as college, I found myself in a...
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In Boston, There is no Finish Line
The winners in life are not the ones who necessarily cross the finish line at the race. The winners are the ones who never give up. Of all the questions the President asked on Friday night, four days...
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The Unspoken Many: When Disability Hate Crime Lurks in the Shadows for Too Long
Erin Kelly, a writer with Cerebral Palsy, speaks about the tragic rise of disability hate crimes. When I first stumbled upon this video, I thought I heard the reporter wrong. I paused for a few...
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V Energy Super-Charges Golf [Sponsored]
V Energy is a New Zealand energy drink that can super-charge any situation–even a polite sport like golf. The team at V Energy reimagined golf, taking out all the boring stuff, and leaving in the...
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The NFL Conference Championship Weekend: Game Previews and Predictions
Michael Kasdan previews what promises to be a stellar weekend of NFL football and offers his Super Bowl predictions. — Sunday’s NFC and AFC Championship games are amongst the best championship weekend...
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The Manly Charm of Shoveling Snow
Carl Bosch loves shoveling snow. But not because it makes him feel manly. —– I love to shovel snow. Let’s assume that I’m a bit crazy, and we’ll work from that premise. But I can’t be the only one....
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Qualifying for Quinn: Miles in Memory of Man’s Best Friend
The Mighty Quinn–he guided me physically in life and now guides me spiritually on my journey to Boston. ______ As my guide dog, the Mighty Quinn, led me across the finish line of the Boston Athletic...
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Casual Spectator: This Weekend’s NFL Divisional Round
This weekend’s football preview is brought to you by Casual Spectator, a super-simple sports newsletter for people who are too busy to always keep up with sports. — Another four NFL playoff games on...
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Can 2 Inches Make a Difference?
Spring may be just around the corner, but Boston is only two inches shy of setting a record. ___ Editor’s Note: Bostonians may feel like the winter of 2014-2015 is the snowiest in history, and...
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When Wood Is Stronger Than Bone
From New Hampshire to Oregon, nature gives and takes. Nick Pappadopoulos learned in a way no one should ever have to. An island off the coast of Rye, New Hampshire. The hotel kitchen. Six of us cook...
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How Josh Gordon Finally Got it Right
— Josh Gordon, the much talked about wide receiver from the New England Patriots who spent much of his career with the Cleveland Browns has decided to step away from the game of football to focus on...
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How the NFL Is Breaking Stereotypes
— How thick does your skin have to be to stand there and listen to players, coaches and sometimes a stadium full of fans telling you exactly how unpleasant they think you are? The people that do this...
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Everyone You Now Know and Love Was Once a Stranger
Yesterday, while in conversation with someone, I found myself dismayed at a comment they made that it was ‘pointless’ to initiate a conversation with a stranger since they would likely never become a...
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Campaigning With History: Wildlands and Woodlands
— Last week we have two great posts by Tom and Alix on historians engaging with current issues and the value of “thinking with history” for policy development. Both these post brought to mind a project...
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