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95TH Oscars

Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel brings a donkey onstage — a joking reference to the nominated film "The Banshees of Inisherin" — during the 95th Annual Academy Awards.

Matthew Gilbert

An overlong Oscars broadcast won’t be winning any awards

Some genuinely emotional moments broke through, but for the most part, the show dragged on.

See more Oscars coverage Photos of stars arriving on the red carpet at the 95th Oscars Springfield native Ruth Carter becomes first Black woman to win two Oscars

Daniel Scheinert, left, and Daniel Kwan accept the award for best director for "Everything Everywhere All at Once." The pair studied together at Emerson College.

‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ wins best picture, plus six more Oscars

Jamie Lee Curtis arrives for the 95th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Every dress, every tux, all at once. On the Oscar carpet, a display of fashion as diverse as the nominees.

Ke Huy Quan, Michelle Yeoh, Brendan Fraser, and Jamie Lee Curtis.

See the full list of 2023 Oscar winners (and nominees)

Tell us: do you agree with this year’s winners?

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Approaching nor’easter is expected to bring heavy snow, rain, strong winds, and power outages beginning Monday night
A potentially powerful and slow-moving storm could have a range of impacts in Massachusetts, from heavy, wet snow in areas north and west of Boston, to significant rain and strong winds along the coast. Expect power outages and possible travel difficulties.

This map shows the expected amount of snowfall between 8 a.m. Monday through to 8 a.m. Wednesday.

These maps show what to expect from the nor’easter on the way to New England

New England is expected to get hit with a nor’easter starting Monday night, bringing heavy snow, gusty winds, and rainfall to the region.

As food aid program winds down, another piece of the COVID-era safety net gets snipped away
People who've received expanded food benefits for the past three years face the program's end, even as food prices remain sky-high.

US, UK try to stem fallout from Silicon Valley Bank collapse

Governments in the UK and US took extraordinary steps to stop a potential banking crisis after the historic failure of Silicon Valley Bank, even as another major bank was shut down.

These companies were affected by the Silicon Valley Bank crash Healey, Wu pledge support for businesses affected by Silicon Valley Bank closure

Vermont shocked by decision to remove books from state college libraries
Leaders of Vermont’s public colleges are taking an extraordinary step to save money: getting rid of most of the books in the campus libraries.

Telehealth at a crossroads: When does it work best? What should it cost?

The future of remote medical care remains unclear as patients flock back to the office, the rules shift once again, and insurers start to curtail their payments.

Serious close calls at Boston’s airport are rare, but overall ‘runway incursions’ are on the rise

Less serious runway incursions, where planes have more time to avoid each other, are on the rise at Boston’s airport, the FAA data shows.

TOM FARRAGHER

Their school faces bankruptcy, so St. Bernard alumni step up to buy it for $6.2 million
“It seemed like they were just punishing the kids. It seemed that way.”

How developer and pizza magnate Sal Lupoli found his dream home, atop the harbor tunnels
A grand old state office building in the North End is set to become a prominent Merrimack Valley businessman's home in Boston.

Waltham paid $17.4m for historic farmland. Now the city is placing a longtime community farm at risk, advocates say.
“I believe the citizens of Waltham should also have a chance to use this farm,” Mayor Jeannette McCarthy told city councilors at a recent meeting.

Nick Mohammed (left) and Jason Sudeikis in "Ted Lasso."

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: The warm return of ‘Ted Lasso,’ Bob Odenkirk’s new dramedy, and an Elvis cartoon

“Ted Lasso” returns for its third, and possibly last, season, while new shows premiering this week include Bob Odenkirk in “Lucky Hank,” the horror thriller “Swarm,” and the animated series “Agent Elvis,” with Matthew McConaughey voicing Elvis.

Fans at JetBlue Park reach out to Yankees pitcher Lisandro Santos as he walks onto the field before Sunday's split-squad game between New York and the Red Sox.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

The names have changed, but Red Sox and Yankees always carries weight

They are not like us. They are superhuman. And Allen, Koss, Bauers, and Chaparro are every bit as worthy and fearless as Ruth, Gehrig, Williams, and Yaz, even if you don't know who is in which organization.

Red Wing Moritz Seider crowds Bruin David Krejci out of the way as the two battle for the puck in the third period of Detroit's 5-3 victory.

Red Wings 5, Bruins 3

Slow-starting Bruins can’t dig out of a 4-0 hole, fall just short of a comeback in loss to Red Wings

A furious 10-minute flurry either side of the second intermission got Boston back into the game, but it wasn't enough to win on the road.

Opinion

Students walked through the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus on March 8, 2022.

Locking in tuition at state universities needs to offer affordability, not just predictability

Governor Healey’s $59 million proposal is good in theory but could lead to higher tuition and fees if not carefully implemented.

Paul Milgrom, Zachary Bogue, and Silvia Console Battilana

The world needs more water flowing where it’s needed most

How to prevent MassHealth enrollees from losing their coverage

IDEAS | GEORGE ROGERS

Lost winter: A season on thin ice is a bad time for poutine

Lawmakers reconsider the secrecy of the confessional

Cate Blanchett stars as Lydia Tár in director Todd Field's Tár.

The Emancipator

We need to talk about Tár’s racist ending

In a time of rising anti-Asian hate, Tár, starring Cate Blanchett as a world-famous conductor, carelessly relies on Asian stereotypes to portray its White protagonist’s fall from grace.

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photo illustration of David Sabatini. photo by Jonathan Wiggs /Globe Staff

Spotlight Report: Fate and the fallen star

Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

Members of the 2001 Patriots team that won the franchise’s first title.

Darkness on the edge of the Patriots dynasty

More recent News

Lewis Spratlan, who raised funds to premiere his Pulitzer-winning opera, dies at 82
Mr. Spratlan, who wanted to hear his “Life Is a Dream” opera performed “before I die,” won the 2000 Pulitzer for music he had composed 22 years earlier.

RI FOOD & DINING NEWSLETTER

Looking to buy a restaurant? There’s a ton for sale in R.I.
Some of the listings include a seafood market and the wharf it sits on in Wickford, and an Italian restaurant with housing for its owner in Warren.

Despite an ever-changing Celtics role, Blake Griffin just continues to put in the work
“You just don’t see that with guys that were at his level,” Tatum said of Griffin. “It’s been really unique to see. I appreciate that a lot."

Men's college basketball

NCAA Tournament: Providence men’s basketball earns No. 11 seed, will play No. 6 Kentucky

The Friars will travel to Greensboro, N.C., to play Friday.

Check out the men’s NCAA Tournament bracket

ncaa division 1 women's basketball tournament

No. 1-ranked and undefeated South Carolina earns top overall seed for NCAA women’s basketball tournament

The Gamecocks are six wins away from becoming the 10th women’s team to go undefeated for an entire season. Indiana, Virginia Tech, and Stanford are the other No. 1 seeds.

Check out the women’s NCAA Tournament bracket

LOVE LETTERS

How do we explain her past in pornography?
I want us prepared for the judgment.

Boston Globe Spotlight Team

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Violence has been on the rise in the Talbot Avenue corridor, especially 10 Helen St.

A tiny street in Dorchester is a magnet for street violence. Police say one house is the source of so much trouble.

A teal-colored house at 10 Helen St. has served as a hive of gang activity, raided by police at least three times in as many years, and has been shot at multiple times amid conflicts between rival street crews, including one group that calls the triple decker home, police records and court documents show.

With a divided Boston City Council, Mayor Michelle Wu often gets her way
Whether due to councilors' internal divisions or the mayor's broad legal power and political savvy, Michelle Wu has prevailed in disagreements with the legislative body.

A deadly cancer you probably haven’t heard of is becoming more common. But a pioneering HIV activist is hoping to change that.
Merkel cell carcinoma is about five times more lethal than the better-known skin cancer, melanoma.

‘It’s a significant risk.’ Weeks into term, Diana DiZoglio’s move to audit Legislature marks a political gambit.
“This is exactly one of the reasons why she wanted to run,” said Doug Rubin, who advised state Auditor Diana DiZoglio during her campaign. “For her, this is very personal.”

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Culture & Lifestyle

On Thursday night in Symphony Hall, (from left to right) conductor Thomas Wilkins, guest artist Earl Howard, composer Anthony Davis, and clarinet soloist Anthony McGill took a bow after the BSO's performance of Davis's work "You Have the Right to Remain Silent."

A clarinet’s right to remain silent, and to speak out

GBH produces a yearly St. Patrick’s Day Celtic Sojourn every March.

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Boston with trad, a 5K, and plenty of Irish cheer

Anthony Bova, co-owner of Bova's Bakery.

Movie starring Matt Damon and Casey Affleck to film at Bova’s Bakery in the North End

Bill Janovitz (above) conducted more than 130 interviews, including Eric Clapton and Randy Newman, for his biography of Leon Russell.

Bill Janovitz goes deep to tell the story of Leon Russell, a rock showman teetering on a tightrope

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

A villager passed by debris of homes destroyed in Russia's night rocket attack on a village in the Zolochevsky district of the Lviv region of Ukraine on March 9.

Russia has committed war crimes in Ukraine. The US should not hold back evidence for the prosecution.

Boston, MA - 11/5/2020: A Boston police officer watches over the scene at Codman Square where a Boston Fire truck had driven into a Bank of America branch in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, MA on November 04, 2020.

Boston’s police watchdog should be doing more

Tucker Carlson, left, with former President Donald Trump at the Bedminster Invitational LIV Golf tournament in July.

Fox News and Tucker Carlson’s big lies

Walgreens announced on March 2 that it will not start selling mifepristone, an abortion pill, in 21 states that had warned of legal consequences if it did so.

IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLER

Did a 21st-century pharmacy really just cave to the threat of a 19th-century antiabortion law?

Three pairs of boots belonging to Lindsay Clancy and two of her children.

The little boots inside Lindsay Clancy’s house make clear none of it makes any sense at all

The Central Business District and the Chinatown in Singapore, which has an autocratic government and is known for its cleanliness and low rates of crime.

IDEAS | JASON MIKLIAN

Crazy rich autocracies: What are they doing better than democracies?

Metro

R.I. health tech startup aims to reach pediatric anxiety patients where they are

Braver, founded by doctors at Bradley Hospital, deploys coaches to help in specific situations that kids may find challenging.

COMMENTARY | KATE COYNE-MCCOY

To ease suffering for terminally ill patients, Rhode Island should legalize medically assisted death

The Lila Manfield Sapinsley Compassionate Care Act would allow a terminally ill patient to choose to end their life using medications prescribed by a physician. The writer urges the General Assembly leadership to give it a fair and open hearing, and put it to a vote.

RI FOOD & DINING NEWSLETTER

Looking to buy a restaurant? There’s a ton for sale in R.I.

Some of the listings include a seafood market and the wharf it sits on in Wickford, and an Italian restaurant with housing for its owner in Warren.

These maps show what to expect from the nor’easter on the way to New England

New England is expected to get hit with a nor’easter starting Monday night, bringing heavy snow, gusty winds, and rainfall to the region.

Sports

LAFC's Denis Bouanga, at right earlier this month, scored twice Sunday in a 4-0 victory over the visiting New England Revolution.

LAFC 4, Revolution 0

Revolution’s perfect start ends with 4-0 road loss to Los Angeles FC

The Revolution (2-1-0) will return to action Saturday against Nashville at Gillette Stadium.

Mexico's Joey Meneses hit his first homer off starter Nick Martinez, who took the loss, and the second off Brady Singer.

World Baseball Classic | Mexico 11, United States 5

Joey Meneses homers twice, Mexico clobbers US 11-5 in WBC

Joey Meneses hit two homers, including a crucial three-run shot in the fourth inning, to lead Mexico in a lopsided win over the United States 11-5 in the World Baseball Classic on Sunday at Chase Field.

After a season to forget, North Carolina men's basketball coach Hubert Davis is ready to focus on the future.

men's college basketball

North Carolina men first team to miss NCAA Tournament after being preseason No. 1 in Associated Press poll

Shortly after the NCAA field of 68 teams was revealed, the school announced it had “chosen not to participate” in the NIT to end its season.

MIAA GIRLS' BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

Here’s a look at the MIAA’s 10 girls’ basketball semifinal matchups

MIAA BOYS' BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

A rundown of the 10 MIAA boys’ basketball semifinal matchups

MIAA BOYS' HOCKEY TOURNAMENT ROUNDUP

Pavit Mehra went full beast mode, scoring four goals in 11 minutes to lead Hopkinton boys’ hockey into the Division 3 state championship game

Business

R.I. health tech startup aims to reach pediatric anxiety patients where they are

Braver, founded by doctors at Bradley Hospital, deploys coaches to help in specific situations that kids may find challenging.

US, UK try to stem fallout from Silicon Valley Bank collapse

Governments in the UK and US took extraordinary steps to stop a potential banking crisis after the historic failure of Silicon Valley Bank, even as another major bank was shut down.

Regulators close another bank and move to protect deposits

As regulators close Signature Bank, the US government says Silicon Valley Bank clients will recover their funds

magazine

Clockwise from top left: A photograph from the Todd Webb in Africa exhibition; Jamez McCorkle in "Omar"; Simone Leigh’s Cupboard IX; a scene from Justin Peck's ballet "Everywhere We Go"; and The Great Mystery by Kent Monkman.

30 of the best dance, theater, book, art, and classical music events

James Tellin and John O’Reilly in a 2017 photograph by Seth David Rubin.

In the ’60s, a gay couple made their Worcester home into a refuge of art and community

An illustration of the Oscar statuette lying on a therapist's couch with a male therapist, with glasses, a balding head, and a black moustache, sitting on a chair behind the statuette's right shoulder taking notes. The illustration is on a white background and the color palette for the drawing is gold, a dark red, and black.

After a bruising 2022 ceremony, Oscar could use some advice

Front view Oscar award statue isolated on white background. 3D illustration. The base of the statue has been altered to say "Consolation Prize."

Why I reserve special, ornery ire for the ‘we owe you’ Oscar nomination

metro

Jessica Abiti studied at the library at Castleton University in Castleton, Vt.

Vermont shocked by decision to remove books from state college libraries

Approaching nor’easter is expected to bring heavy snow, rain, strong winds, and power outages beginning Monday night

Telehealth at a crossroads: When does it work best? What should it cost?

sports

Aliyah Boston and South Carolina will try to defend their national championship

No. 1-ranked and undefeated South Carolina earns top overall seed for NCAA women’s basketball tournament

Check out the women’s NCAA Tournament bracket

William Byron wins second consecutive NASCAR Cup series race at Phoenix Raceway

business

The Wellesley branch of Silicon Valley Bank was closed on Friday after regulators took control of the California-based financial institution.

Healey, Wu pledge support for businesses affected by Silicon Valley Bank closure

Signature Bank closed by New York state regulators, US says

These companies were affected by the Silicon Valley Bank crash

politics

Vice President Kamala Harris.

Vice President Harris to visit Africa in latest US outreach

Trump returns to Iowa aiming for more disciplined campaign

Biden to announce Australia submarine deal in San Diego

Nation

A boat sits overturned near a row of life jackets on Blacks Beach, March 12, in San Diego.

Eight dead after smuggling boats capsize off San Diego coast

‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ wins best picture, plus six more Oscars

Cohen to testify before grand jury in Trump hush-money investigation

World

Local authorities try to put out a fire at Royal Residence in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on March 12.

Fire damages part of Cambodian king’s residence near temple

Ukraine steps up calls for evacuation of Kupiansk under relentless Russian shelling

War in Ukraine puts centuries of Swiss neutrality to the test

opinion

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican of Georgia, spoke to members of the press during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on March 3 in National Harbor, Md.

A ‘national divorce’? Is there no middle ground, or common ground?

If texts, e-mails are exempt, then you can 😘 public records good-bye

Imagine Boston area as a therapeutic landscape for young people

lifestyle

How do we explain her past in pornography?

She never left her husband

The envelope (or e-mail), please: How to brace for college admissions season

food & dining

Gardner’s Wharf — which includes the seafood market — is for sale for $2.695 million in Wickford, a village in North Kingstown, R.I.

Looking to buy a restaurant? There’s a ton for sale in R.I.

Where you should eat, drink, and celebrate for Saint Patrick’s Day in Rhode Island

D.C. standout Del Mar will open downtown; Hue brings colorful nightlife to the old Storyville space

travel

Ice prepares to greet admirers at the Kitty Cat Cafe in Peabody. He was recently adopted and will soon be in a permanent home.

Coffee, tea, or cats? A new cafe in Peabody caters to feline fanatics.

The Newport Car Museum is ‘not only a car museum . . . it’s an art museum’

A Costa Rican getaway turns into a 17-hour road trip to Texas

Arts

A visitor to the Museum of Fine Arts takes in David Drake’s “Storage jar, 1858” at the exhibition “Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina."

At the MFA, enslaved Black potters’ work brings lives into the light in ‘Hear Me Now’

Abstraction is women’s work, too, at Addison Gallery of American Art

The politics of play at Northeastern University’s Gallery 360

Books

Nancy Hopkins and her colleagues challenged a culture of male dominance at MIT in the 1990s — and won. Kate Zernike’s ‘The Exceptions’ tells us how.

Sabrina Orah Mark seeks the place where old and new collide

An eccentric matriarch takes in the family black sheep in Cathleen Schine’s tender ‘Kunstlers in Paradise’

Movies

Daniel Scheinert, left, and Daniel Kwan accept the award for best director for "Everything Everywhere All at Once." The pair studied together at Emerson College.

‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ wins best picture, plus six more Oscars

Springfield native Ruth Carter becomes first Black woman to win two Oscars

See the full list of 2023 Oscar winners (and nominees)

Television

Nick Mohammed (left) and Jason Sudeikis in "Ted Lasso."

This week’s TV: The warm return of ‘Ted Lasso,’ Bob Odenkirk’s new dramedy, and an Elvis cartoon

An overlong Oscars broadcast won’t be winning any awards

In ‘Saturday Night Live’ monologue, Jenna Ortega says she’s not as ‘twisted’ as her roles suggest

music

On Thursday night in Symphony Hall, (from left to right) conductor Thomas Wilkins, guest artist Earl Howard, composer Anthony Davis, and clarinet soloist Anthony McGill took a bow after the BSO's performance of Davis's work "You Have the Right to Remain Silent."

A clarinet’s right to remain silent, and to speak out

Bill Janovitz goes deep to tell the story of Leon Russell, a rock showman teetering on a tightrope

In demand and on the move, Ambrose Akinmusire’s explorations lead to Boston and beyond

Theater/Dance

Fortune Feimster is performing four shows at the Chevalier and Wilbur theaters March 16-18.

For comedian Fortune Feimster, ‘live, laugh, love’ is a way of life

Comedian Sam Morril on elevating his game and teaming up with Julian Edelman

A free spirit soars beyond convention in ART’s ‘The Wife of Willesden’

globe local

Clare Fortune-Lad plays with her son Benton, 3, in their Billerica home.

‘Remember that time when there was nowhere else we needed to be?’

The Argument: Should Massachusetts provide rental assistance for all who qualify?

Police help the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile

Obituaries

Lewis Spratlan raised more than $70,000 to fund two performances of his opera's second act in January 2000.

Lewis Spratlan, who raised funds to premiere his Pulitzer-winning opera, dies at 82

Pat McCormick, 4-time Olympic diving champion, dies at 92

Michael Gruenbaum, Holocaust survivor who wrote about boyhood in a Nazi concentration camp, dies at 92