A collage of six images: Top left shows a man with short hair and a black sweater smiling with hands clasped against an orange background. Top center features an illustrated anthropomorphic raccoon wearing a monocle, red scarf, and armor with swords and gadgets. Top right depicts a man with blond hair and a beard adjusting the collar of his black leather jacket against a purple, wavy background. Bottom left captures a runner dressed in a green and red elf costume with sunglasses, running in a race with other runners. Bottom center shows a silhouette of a beast and a woman facing each other closely, with a purple and pink gradient background and red petals falling. Bottom right presents a woman with dark hair, wearing a dark coat and striped shirt, posing with one hand behind her head in front of green foliage.
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Things to Do This Week in Boston

TV people (Don Lemon, Lena Dunham), transcendent art (Xandra Ibarra’s Nude Laughing, Derrick Adams’s View Master) and one 130-year-old marathon.


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Boston Winter Guide: 33 Indoor Things to Do When It’s Frigid Outside

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Six House Museums to Visit Within Boston City Limits

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I Fought Orcs in Boston and My Arms Have Never Been So Sore


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Ooh, There’s a Cold-Plunge Pool in a Downtown Boston Park

Boston’s Moki Winter Village is a new wellness escape nestled in Rose Kennedy Greenway, open through late March.

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The Ice Castles Return to New Hampshire’s White Mountains for 2024

The 25-million-pound icy wonderland returns to New Hampshire, once again promising to put Elsa’s Frozen palace to shame.

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The Boston Calling 2024 Lineup Is Here: Ed Sheeran, Tyler Childers, and the Killers Will Headline

Mean Girl Reneé Rapp, Megan Thee Stallion, Hozier, and more will also play the three-day Harvard Athletic Complex festival.

Some yarn and thread for sale at Make & Mend
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Six Independent Craft Stores to Visit in and around Boston

Forget Amazon and chain stores. Instead, support local. 

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Boston’s Best Used Book Stores

In need of a read? Stocking secondhand hardcovers to gently loved paperbacks, these nine used bookstores prove that new isn’t always better.

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Happenings

Where to go and what to see for your winter arts fix.


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Best of Boston, arts and city life

Best of Boston, arts and city life

Including theaters, museum options, and other ways to explore the city.

18 Essential Boston Movies

18 Essential Boston Movies

Our city’s rich cinematic history goes way beyond Matt Damon.


Boston Home

Three Art and Design Books for Your Winter Reading List

Designing diplomatic reception rooms, Hunt Slonem’s homes, and Yves Saint Laurent goes gold.

One hallway of a movie theatre is decorated with colorful signage advertising Alamo Drafthouse.
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Fan-Favorite Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Chain Finally Arrives in Boston

With heated, reclining seats, strict rules against talking and texting, and a full menu, this is a truly luxurious movie-watching experience.

An outdoor holiday market in the middle of the city features lots of white lights and lots of people dressed in warm clothes. There's a big Christmas tree and curling lanes visible.
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Snowport, an Extravagant Winter Holiday Market, Opens in Boston’s Seaport

Holiday season has arrived with tons of shopping, winter-y pop-up bars, Swiss raclette cheese, pasta served in a giant cheese wheel, and did we mention cheese? Oh, and a giant pink yeti.

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The Interview: Movie Producer Marina Cappi

A 3-acre movie lot and sound stage in…Quincy? Marina Cappi built it, and now Hollywood is coming.

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The Tao of Wyc Grousbeck

Favorite player? Sudden comebacks? Elusive championship No. 18? The Celtics lead owner has an opinion—and he’s not holding back.

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Seven Can't-Miss Events, Every Month

Seven Can't-Miss Events, Every Month

From theater to pop concerts to comedy stars, don't miss our monthly list.


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Has Boston Gone Country?

Like it or not, the honky-tonk sound of the South is taking over Rock City. We’ve come a long way, cowboy.

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How to Spend Head of the Charles Weekend in Boston

Row, row, row your boat down the Charles—or walk, walk, walk to these nearby spots for sustenance.

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The Interview: Local TV Host Jenny Johnson

On the brink of launching a brand-new NESN show, the Emmy Award–winning producer talks motherhood, Boston’s food scene, and the injustice of napkin residue on your pants.

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Co-Authors Tonya and Ben Mezrich Talk Children’s Books, UFOs, and Ellen Pompeo

The Boston-based married co-writers discuss their most recent collaboration, Charlie Numbers and the UFO Bash.

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