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The typewriter that helped Octavia Butler imagine the future
2+ hour, 23+ min ago (89+ words) WBUR To mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, we're cataloging 25 objects that define the country's history. Groundbreaking science fiction writer Octavia Butler wrote her first 10 novels on a powder blue manual typewriter, now an artifact in the Smithsonian Institution's…...
3 takeaways from our interview with Gov. Maura Healey
7+ hour, 13+ min ago (176+ words) We have Gov. Maura Healey on our airwaves this morning. The Massachusetts governor joined WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss several pressing topics facing the state this summer. Let's begin today with the takeaways: Healey says World Cup will 'for sure…...
Tiny forests are a growing trend in Mass. and beyond
8+ hour, 13+ min ago (1129+ words) In April, there was a frozen, patchy, underused baseball field behind Attleboro High School. "It feels dead," said senior Alex Maia, standing by home plate. A month later, when the ground had thawed, staff from the Attleboro Parks and Forestry…...
Poll: Some Mass. families shy away from 4-year degrees, but community college plans rise
8+ hour, 43+ min ago (496+ words) Massachusetts parents are increasingly seeing community college, rather than a bachelor's degree, as the next step in their children's education, according to a survey released Wednesday by Ed Trust and Mass Inc Polling. Forty-five percent of parents say their child…...
5 things to do this weekend, including 'Vive Latinoam'rica' and a bread competition
9+ hour, 28+ min ago (98+ words) WBUR As summer grows closer, the calendar is filling up with all kinds of events. If you're looking to step outside of the Greater Boston area this weekend, consider heading to the Nantucket Book Festival, where a host of renowned…...
Emily Blunt steals Spielberg's busy 'Disclosure Day"
9+ hour, 28+ min ago (1028+ words) Film critic Sean Burns writes there's a lot going on in this movie: a ton of running and jumping and driving cars through living rooms and into trains and invisible fire trucks that crash into other cars. Yet either despite…...
6 film festivals to check out this summer | WBUR News
9+ hour, 28+ min ago (296+ words) This summer, the Cape and Islands beckon with destination film festivals. The Brattle installs new seating. Harvard Film Archive takes a pause for restoration. And a long-time Boston drag entertainer makes her major film debut. CCTV senior advisor Melina O'Grady…...
WBUR's 2026 local Tiny Desk Contest superlatives
9+ hour, 28+ min ago (455+ words) WBUR Like everyone else, we were blown away by the winner of this year's Tiny Desk Contest, Cure for Paranoia. But the Dallas hip-hop collective wasn't the only Tiny Desk entry to wow us. For the past few months, we've…...
Hampshire College president says school will get a loan to operate for final fall semester
22+ hour, 40+ min ago (220+ words) After announcing last week that Hampshire College did not have enough funds to stay open for a final semester, the school's president said Monday that a "philanthropic partner" stepped forward with a loan that would allow operations to continue through…...
Summer Camp: The Missing Mountainside
23+ hour, 28+ min ago (1942+ words) This Circle Round episode originally was released on Jan. 24, 2023. Welcome to Circle Round Summer Camp! This summer, camp counselor Erika Henningsen (The Four Seasons, The Midnight Rebellion) will be reintroducing us to some of our favorite episodes celebrating the great…...