Opinion
Confessions of an Accidental Stay-at-Home Dad
“What happened?” The front-desk attendant at urgent care was curious. “I cut it by accident,” I said, holding up my pinky, wrapped in a bloody […]
A Grilled Cheese Mystery: My Search for a Simple Sandwich
I can’t deny that I’ve got major skills, all of which have zero marketability. I can identify a Springsteen song two seconds in. I can […]
Do You Give a Seventh Grader a Smartphone?
As part of our Top Schools 2024 special report about kids and cell phones, we’ve asked two mothers of seventh graders to share their perspectives on […]
My Dad’s Last Day in Court
The earliest signs of my father’s cognitive slip dovetailed with his retirement. He’d somehow managed to keep it together for his clients until his very […]
No Reservations: The Trouble with Boston Dining Right Now
Not so long ago, my friends and I found ourselves walking through the streets of Cambridge on what felt like a mundane, spur-of-the-moment mission: to […]
Why I’m Quitting Dating Apps (for Now)
How was your date?” a close friend asked me as soon as I walked into her house one day this fall. Like me, she is […]
How Yuppies Shaped Modern-Day Boston
One day a few months ago, I happened to be in the South End when I started noticing, in a way that I never have […]
Why I’m Ready to Break Up With Summer
I’m happy it’s about to be summer. Peaches are in season, and I can constantly wear shorts—a big win all around because, to be frank, […]
What Does My Garage Say About Me?
We’re celebrating three years with our dog. Before we got him, I could have predicted a few of the things that Muggsy was going to […]
Remembering the Real Victim in the Karen Read Case, My Friend John O’Keefe
My phone was still on silent when I woke the morning of January 30, 2022, to four missed calls and a text from a friend […]
Why I Left My Dream Job at WBZ
It was a spectacular, sunny day on Cape Cod. And yet I was devastatingly sad. While my kids and wife were happily getting ready for […]
So You Don’t Want to Go Back to the Office?
Post-COVID, we’re in so many revolutions at once. The top three revolutions seem to be in education (upward of $50,000 a year for college is […]
How to Be a Real New Englander? Complain.
I was born in Boston and grew up just outside of it. Save for four years in Wisconsin—loved it; wicked cold—I’ve been here all my […]
So You Want to Get Rich Quick?
You never really learn much about life from your triumphs. You learn from your mistakes. I’ve been in the investment world for decades, and my […]
Why Are There So Many Wild Turkeys on The Loose in Massachusetts?
Here’s one more reason the rest of the country hates us: We’re pretty. More than that, we’re pretty in every season. In the summer, we […]