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For the Patriots to win a seventh Super Bowl, Drake Maye is going to have to be better than he has been in the playoffs
just now (1030+ words) SAN FRANCISCO " Drake Maye will try to summit pro football's highest peak, a confetti-capped crest no quarterback so young has ever ascended. To reach it against the Seahawks, he'll have to summon the peak quarterback play he displayed during a…...
What makes a Patriots super fan? Here’s what several have to say.
50+ min ago (1024+ words) Keith Birchall, 59, has been attending Patriots games since he was 6 years old. He still remembers his days grabbing cans of beer for his grandfather and his Teamster friends, all season ticket holders at the old Foxboro Stadium. Since then, the…...
Fear in Minnesota’s Somali community deepens, hampering progress on measles vaccination
54+ min ago (1128+ words) Measles vaccination rates among the state's large Somali community had plummeted, with the myth that the shot causes autism spreading. Not even four measles outbreaks since 2011 made a dent in the trend. But recently, immunization advocates noted small victories, including…...
The addictive danger of sports betting
1+ hour, 17+ min ago (624+ words) Will Austin is a former public school teacher, principal, and the founder of Boston Schools Fund. You can find his writing on Substack at Boston Focus. What American industry do you think had the second fastest growing industries over the…...
They will have been to all 60 Super Bowls. This year is possibly their last.
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (618+ words) That's what three old friends were coming to grips with just before this year's Super Bowl. The trio of octogenarians are the only fans left in the exclusive "never missed a Super Bowl" club. Don Crisman of Maine, Gregory Eaton…...
Michael Keaton talks growing up a Celtics fan, Patriots Super Bowl, and Belichick’s Hall of Fame snub
3+ hour, 3+ min ago (364+ words) Michael Keaton may be a big Pittsburgh sports fan, but he's got a lot of respect for Boston's teams. Ahead of his appearance in Cambridge Friday for Hasty Pudding's 2026 Man of the Year ceremony, the "Batman" and "Spotlight" actor spoke…...
America’s next moonshot: Ultra-healthy 60-somethings
3+ hour, 53+ min ago (686+ words) Raiany Romanni-Klein, a researcher based in Boston, is scholar-in-residence at the American Federation for Aging Research. Her book "Redesigning Aging: The Ethics and Economics of Human Longevity" is under contract with Harvard University Press. Meanwhile, robots aren't going to save…...
Celtics vs. Heat: Nikola Vucevic could make Boston debut against Miami
4+ hour, 16+ min ago (283+ words) The Celtics look a little different after the trade deadline. With the Heat in town on Friday, Boston will be without Anfernee Simons, whom the Celtics traded to Chicago in exchange for big man Nikola Vucevic. Vucevic could make his…...
Would you pay to hop on a cruise if you didn’t know where you were going? Mystery cruises go that route.
5+ hour, 10+ min ago (337+ words) So, when will they offer a trip that's a total mystery? Like, the only notes you get are whether it's warm weather or cold weather destination? That concept appeals to our Inner Thrill Seeker. What we didn't see: Another cruise…...
The vivid, mournful dreams of Cuban painter Wifredo Lam, an artist ahead of his time, but at home in ours
5+ hour, 20+ min ago (356+ words) In an exhibition that spans decades of his work, this departure point feels like exactly that: charged, but impersonal, a black-and-white, good-and-evil response to uncomplicated horror. But the strength of the exhibition is the fullness of its story, its attention…...