Acts of courage that defined 2025 

Speaking up with the world’s eyes upon them. Rushing into a burning building. Standing firm when others folded. In choosing the difficult path, they showed us what strength looks like. 

Lasting legacy 

From a first lady of Massachusetts to a trailblazing former president of Stop & Shop, tributes to seven luminaries who made a mark on Boston and beyond.

PERSPECTIVE

The truth about cannabis addiction

Elise Linscott used to tell herself that cannabis wasn’t addictive. She said it as a teenager and clung to it well into adulthood — until she found herself rifling through the kitchen trash, searching for the vape pen she’d thrown out. “I’ve seen some heavy users hide behind the touted medical benefits as a veil of denial and a reason to keep using,” Linscott writes. 

CONNECTIONS

Thank you, Bob Cousy

Seventy-nine-year-old Ed Forster started playing pick-up basketball when he was 14. And thanks to Celtics legend Bob Cousy, he's still playing. And still winning. 

MISS CONDUCT CLASSICS

Dish it out
How do you tell your friend that their help with the dishes isn’t so helpful? Miss Conduct shared her tips.

LOVE LETTERS

Mr. Wrong
A writer is concerned her widowed mother-in-law is in a toxic relationship. See what Meredith says.

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DINNER WITH CUPID

“He’s a movie guy, though, so at least he likes something?” Can good pizza help overcome half-baked conversation?

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