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South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-winning film ‘Parasite’ is found dead
Police and emergency officers initially found Lee in what they believed was an unconscious state in the car parked on a street in northern Seoul. Emergency officers later confirmed he was dead, according to Seoul’s Seongbuk police station.

‘Turtleboy’ blogger ordered held after arraignment on charges of domestic assault and battery, witness intimidation

Aidan Kearney, the controversial blogger known as “Turtleboy,” was ordered held in detention for up to 90 days following a lengthy and chaotic arraignment in Dedham District Court Tuesday.

First day of Kwanzaa celebration in Roxbury’s Nubian Square
The seven-day holiday of Kwanzaa runs through Jan. 1. It was created in the 1960s by the scholar Maulana Karenga to uplift and celebrate African-American and Pan-African culture, community, and values.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Where’s all the snow?
December looks like it will wrap up warmer and wetter than average and snowfall remains out of the forecast for the near future.

A look back at the extreme weather of 2023

White Stadium renovation details and renderings emerge in new filing with City of Boston
Many new details were included in the plan by the new Boston NWSL franchise for an ambitious redevelopment.

‘Intoxicated wrong-way driver’ kills man, grandson in Christmas night crash in Somerset, officials say

Robert Kraft warns of rising antisemitism in CNN interview: ‘Hate leads to violence’

Israeli military says Gaza ground offensive has expanded into urban refugee camps

The baby bonds program was pioneered in the nation's capital. The program is designed to narrow the racial wealth gap, and Massachusetts is considering the concept.

Money, Power, and Inequality

Mass. eyes ‘baby bonds’ to help close the racial wealth gap

The state treasurer and lawmakers are pushing legislation that would create a trust fund for the most impoverished residents.

How to dine like an expert in 2024
Who chooses a soundtrack? Why do restaurants refuse to seat incomplete parties? How many credit cards are too many to split? Here we'll solve your restaurant queries and conundrums with some help from the pros.

Patrons enjoy dinner at Lehrhaus in Somerville on April 3, 2023.

Our annual Boston-area restaurant awards, 2023 edition

In a year of openings and closings, throwbacks and innovations, these were some of the highlights.

GLOBE MAGAZINE

The 1980s dream team that made WBZ news must-see TV in New England
We invited them into our homes for nearly two decades, until the business changed. WBZ’s local legends tell the story, in their own words.

A Weekapaug Fire District security officer speaks with residents of Weekapaug, in Westerly, R.I. Although access to the shore is open to the public after September, some paths are not accessible during the summer season.

R.I. shoreline fire district sues to stop path to beach from being opened to public

“This lawsuit is about two things: property rights and abuse of government process for political gain,” Weekapaug Fire District moderator Bob McCann said of the would-be shore access path in Westerly.

This recent road trip may have represented the best four-game stretch of Derrick White's career.

beat writer's notebook

From Derrick White’s All-Star candidacy to Oshae Brissett’s side hustle, nine nuggets from the Celtics’ road trip

White is making an excellent case to become an All-Star for the first time in his career.

The site of an old power plant near the Encore Boston Harbor casino along the Mystic River is being eyed as the future home of a stadium for the New England Revolution.

‘Engagement needs to start now’: Amid push for Everett soccer stadium, calls for public input grow

As talks continue over bringing Robert Kraft’s New England Revolution to Everett, many local advocates say the public needs to have a chance to weigh in.

An oral history in Vanity Fair, tied to the 30th anniversary of “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” contains the intriguing detail that Boston College students provided a rare ray of sunshine for O’Brien (pictured in 2001) and his team during the dark days of the show’s battle to survive.

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

For Conan O’Brien, a glimmer of hope at BC during early struggles

An oral history in Vanity Fair, tied to the 30th anniversary of “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” contains the intriguing detail that Boston College students provided a rare ray of sunshine for O’Brien and his team during the dark days of the show’s battle to survive.

Kevin McCarthy was in and out as House speaker before the year was over.

Indictments, infighting, and intractable problems: 2023 was quite the year in politics

The year kicked off with an epic speaker of the House battle and then the political fights never really stopped.

Opinion

Courts should strictly scrutinize punishments that disproportionately impact Black people and other historically subordinated groups.

Kathryn E. Miller

How the Supreme Court could address racial disparities in the criminal legal system

An Antisubordination Eighth Amendment is a possible solution that would require courts to strictly scrutinize racially disparate punishments on the basis that they are unusual in application.

I was unjustly targeted in the college admissions scandal. This is my story.

Amend the Community Preservation Act to promote more housing

IDEAS | JUDY KUGEL

Learning new things never gets old

Why boomers should give Gen Z a break

Beyond the Gilded Gate

The $600,000 problem. Why does it cost so much to build housing in Boston, and what can we do about it?

Many forces drive the housing crisis here, and the sky-high cost of construction is one of the most powerful.

Calculator: How costs affect construction of an apartment building

Explore the project

More recent News

Small Beverly art college dreaming big with $2.1 million federal grant
Montserrat will use a $2.1 million grant awarded by the US Dept. of Education in October to boost the success of low-income students. The grant is the largest ever received by Montserrat, and its first-ever from the DOE, college officials said.

Van crashes into YMCA in Foxborough

A van crashed into a YMCA building in Foxborough and left four children suffering from non-life-threatening injuries, the town’s police department said.

At CambridgeSide mall, a vending machine that vends for good
Items bought via the Giving Machines are dispensed elsewhere — in the form of diapers handed out to families at Boston-area homeless shelters, or a digital literacy class taught to a local formerly incarcerated person.

Mass. becomes first state to stop asking doctors about past mental illness and drug use
Doctors struggling with trauma or depression avoided seeking treatment due to fear they might have to disclose it in the future, according to physician groups.

Patriots mailbag: Go get Baker Mayfield? Is there hope for Chad Ryland? Here are a few answers.
Should the Patriots tap into the free agent market for a quarterback? Chris Price has another round of answers to readers' questions.

NFL Week 16: With third straight win, Joe Flacco has the Browns in playoff contention

The rapper Ye, who has a long history of making antisemitic comments, issues an apology in Hebrew
The apology arrives less than two weeks after Ye went on an antisemitic rant in Las Vegas while promoting his upcoming album “Vultures,” due out Jan. 12.

Globe Santa

Half a century of remembering Globe Santa
Joseph A. Milano, president of Boston’s Union Oyster House, has many titles and many interests, but an initiative that’s particularly close to his heart is Globe Santa.

Donate to Globe Santa

Globe Santa is a program of the Boston Globe Foundation and exists solely to deliver joy to children.

Recommended reads

A culvert near Swanton Street in Winchester.

Communities at climate risk need help, but state dollars are hard to come by

Cities and towns need funding to prepare for flooding from climate change, but dollars from Beacon Hill are in short supply.

2023 was the year of the social thriller. Here are six favorites.
Mystery and mayhem paired with thoughtful social critique? Sign us up.

‘Who’s holding those strings’: Molly McPherson goes viral on TikTok for decoding celebrity PR strategy
McPherson, who lives in New England, has racked up nearly half a million followers for her rapid-fire pop culture observations, from Joe Jonas’s divorce from Sophie Turner, to the Taylor Swift–Travis Kelce romance.

GETTING SALTY

At Charlestown’s Good Company, cocktail innovator Seth Freidus talks cilantro, swingers, dive bars, and chicken wings
Since he’s now carving ice and making tinctures behind a quartz bar, you’d never suspect that he got his start as a chatty dishwasher at Bertucci’s.

Culture & Lifestyle

From left: Taraji P. Henson as Shug Avery, Fantasia Barrino as Celie, and Danielle Brooks as Sofia in Warner Bros. Pictures' "The Color Purple."

‘The Color Purple’: A movie-musical sings Miss Celie’s Broadway Blues

Susie M. Barstow "Mountain Lake in Autumn," 1873.

Forgotten women of the American landscape

From left: Sarah Lancashire, Anne Reid, Derek Jacobi, and Nicola Walker in "Last Tango in Halifax."

From across the pond, a steady stream of excellence

Sarah Bowden and Danny Burgos in the North American Tour of "Moulin Rouge! The Musical," which is at the Providence Performing Arts Center through New Year's Eve.

‘Moulin Rouge’ actor is also a nurse. His two vocations are not that different, he says.

Special Projects

Photo Illustration

Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

Baby boomers and Gen Xers benefited from economic conditions that do not exist for millennials. And by many measures, the path ahead for Gen Z is even more fraught.

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

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

Brittany Tee, Soomaiiah Quraiishi, and Reina Morales Rojas are among thousands of people thought to be missing from Massachusetts.

How the missing become the uncounted

Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

Two Weeks in America

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

A researcher poured a water sample into a smaller glass container for experimentation as part of drinking water and PFAS research at the US Environmental Protection Agency. The chemicals are found in many common consumer goods.

Massachusetts should ban PFAS in consumer products

Red Heart offers Gen Z tips to get hooked on their "grandma era" with crocheting tips and designs.

Why boomers should give Gen Z a break

The families of Evan Gershkovich, Austin Tice, Paul Whelan, and every other American held wrongfully overseas deserve a joyful reunion.

The empty seats at the table

Volunteer Melissa Kavlakli picked up debris at the Old Bear Dens during the Franklin Park Community Cleanup on April 14.

Ethan Carr and Stephen Gray

The Action Plan for Franklin Park offers the best vision for Boston

"It's a Wonderful Life," released in movie theaters in 1946, got a second life on TV.

The wonderful life of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU

Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

‘Turtleboy’ blogger ordered held after arraignment on charges of domestic assault and battery, witness intimidation

Aidan Kearney, the controversial blogger known as “Turtleboy,” was ordered held in detention for up to 90 days following a lengthy and chaotic arraignment in Dedham District Court Tuesday.

First day of Kwanzaa celebration in Roxbury’s Nubian Square

The seven-day holiday of Kwanzaa runs through Jan. 1. It was created in the 1960s by the scholar Maulana Karenga to uplift and celebrate African-American and Pan-African culture, community, and values.

Small Beverly art college dreaming big with $2.1 million federal grant

Montserrat will use a $2.1 million grant awarded by the US Dept. of Education in October to boost the success of low-income students. The grant is the largest ever received by Montserrat, and its first-ever from the DOE, college officials said.

Money, Power, and Inequality

Mass. eyes ‘baby bonds’ to help close the racial wealth gap

The state treasurer and lawmakers are pushing legislation that would create a trust fund for the most impoverished residents.

Sports

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

It's a stacked lineup for holiday week high school basketball tournaments

The BABC Classic at Archbishop Williams, the Commonwealth Motors Classic in North Andover, and the Garden City Classic in Newton headline an impressive list.

Pistons (from left) Bojan Bogdanovic, Cade Cunningham, and Isaiah Stewart watched from the bench during the second half.

Pistons lose NBA season record 27th straight game

Next up is the overall record of 28 straight losses, set by the Philadelphia 76ers from late in the 2014-15 season through early 2015-16.

Winthrop's Petey Silverman celebrates the first of his four goals in a 5-2 victory overBoston Latin School at the Michael Giordano Christmas Classic high school hockey tournament at Murphy Rink.

HS hockey | Michael Giordano Christmas Classic

At Boston Latin School, the Michael Giordano Christmas Classic celebrates not only a devoted alum but his love for high school hockey

“To be able to have a tournament with his name on it, I think he’d be pretty happy and proud of that. It’s a couple good days of hockey and we enjoy hosting it.” -- Boston Latin boys' hockey coach Frank Woods

GIRLS' HOCKEY NOTEBOOK

A goaltender at heart, Alyse Mutti has been a stalwart in net for the Peabody/Lynnfield/North Reading co-op squad

Americans skate past Norway to open World Junior Championship

GIRLS' HOCKEY: TOP 20

EMass girls’ hockey: Malden Catholic on the move, up to No. 3 in the Globe’s Top 20

Business

A look back at the top business stories of 2023

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the conviction of Sam Bankman-Fried, the reassertion of union power, and the turmoil at OpenAI were just some of the big business stories in a year that was full of them.

SEC payouts to whistle-blowers plummet despite record surge in tips

The agency received more than 18,000 tips in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, a 50 percent jump from the previous year, according to the SEC whistle-blower program’s annual report to Congress.

Downturn or not? At year’s end, Wall Street is split on what’s ahead.

The rapper Ye, who has a long history of making antisemitic comments, issues an apology in Hebrew

magazine

WBZ TV's news team of the 1980s and '90s.

The 1980s dream team that made WBZ news must-see TV in New England

Try the Candy Engineering workshops at the Metropolitan Waterworks Museum.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Dec. 25-31

The 29 best photos of 2023 taken by Boston Globe photographers

My boyfriend kissed someone else. What should I do?

metro

December has been milder than average and featured very little snow.

Where’s all the snow?

R.I. shoreline fire district sues to stop path to beach from being opened to public

Fog, low clouds will linger in parts of Mass., R.I., forecasters say

sports

This recent road trip may have represented the best four-game stretch of Derrick White's career.

From Derrick White’s All-Star candidacy to Oshae Brissett’s side hustle, nine nuggets from the Celtics’ road trip

Matt Poitras’s participation in World Juniors triggers good memories for Bruins teammates

Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien says he still feels good about Mac Jones

business

Apple Watch Ultra 2 watches.

Apple fights watch ban

Holiday spending increased, defying fears of a decline

At CambridgeSide mall, a vending machine that vends for good

politics

Voters pass a sign outside a polling site in Warwick, R.I., on Nov. 7, 2022.

Americans sour on the primary election process and major political parties, new poll shows

Lawmakers with disabled children find common ground in divided Congress

Biden orders strikes on an Iranian-aligned group after 3 US troops wounded in drone attack in Iraq

Nation

Michael Flynn spoke at an antiabortion event on Aug. 6 in Norwood, Ohio.

Michael Flynn’s Rhode Island Hall of Fame inclusion prompts resignations

Ice storms and blizzards pummel the central US a day after Christmas

FDA warning and Matthew Perry’s death darken ketamine’s glow

World

Medics unloaded the bodies of Palestinians killed in fighting with Israel and turned over by the Israeli military during a mass funeral in Rafah, Gaza Strip.

Israeli military says Gaza ground offensive has expanded into urban refugee camps

A US delegation to meet with Mexican government for talks on the surge of migrants at border

South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-winning film ‘Parasite’ is found dead

opinion

Red Heart offers Gen Z tips to get hooked on their "grandma era" with crocheting tips and designs.

Why boomers should give Gen Z a break

The Action Plan for Franklin Park offers the best vision for Boston

I was unjustly targeted in the college admissions scandal. This is my story.

lifestyle

Can I follow them on social media?

Hush Club’s TikTok strategy went viral — it’s anything but cheesy

Dating during perimenopause

food & dining

A table is set at El Tacuba in Medford.

How to dine like an expert in 2024

Cookie fans have a new destination: Chip City

Now it’s time to treat yourself to something. Start at The Cork & Board.

travel

Passengers waited in line at Dulles International Airport on Dec. 21, 2023, in Dulles, Virginia.

Busiest holiday travel season in years is off to a smooth start with few airport delays

We took a girlfriend getaway to Savannah. Plenty of other women had the same idea.

This Booking.com reservation is fake! Will the company pay up?

Arts

Jim Fesler, "Thresholds," 2023.

At the Griffin, a trio of shows looks at ‘Solstice,’ transcendence, and visual correspondence in the ongoing ‘Archive’ series

Dog-and-painting show

Banksy stop sign taken from London street soon after it appears

Books

A selection of social thrillers from 2023.

2023 was the year of the social thriller. Here are six favorites.

Why Girls Write Now matters right now

For Justin Torres, reading is about finding the sweet spot between poetry and prose

Movies

(L-R Clockwise) Film stills from “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!,” and “The Year Without Santa Claus."

Holidays got you down, Charlie Brown? Take our quiz on classic Christmas specials for a hit of holiday cheer.

Michael Mann’s ‘Ferrari’ fails to rev up

Oscars shortlists revealed: Here are the films one step closer to a nomination

Television

An oral history in Vanity Fair, tied to the 30th anniversary of “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” contains the intriguing detail that Boston College students provided a rare ray of sunshine for O’Brien (pictured in 2001) and his team during the dark days of the show’s battle to survive.

For Conan O’Brien, a glimmer of hope at BC during early struggles

The 1980s dream team that made WBZ news must-see TV in New England

Misguided reboot of ‘Frasier’ messes with a legacy

music

Ye, formerly Kanye West, in New York on Sept. 12, 2022.

The rapper Ye, who has a long history of making antisemitic comments, issues an apology in Hebrew

Amp Fiddler, versatile keyboardist, singer, and mentor, dies at 65

Before coming to Cambridge, the Felice Brothers hatch a surprise for their fans

Theater/Dance

Darrel Bailey stars in the solo show "Yippee Ki Yay," a "Die Hard" spoof that also tells a parallel story about an exhausted husband and father.

A ‘Die Hard’ diehard creates ‘Yippee Ki Yay,’ and the Huntington gets in on the action

There’s life after COVID for Jamaica Plain’s 147-year-old Footlight Club theater

Midwinter Revels serves up a frolicsome ‘Feast of Fools’

Health

A CVS pharmacy in Miami.

CVS to launch new pharmacy reimbursement model aimed at simplifying drug pricing

Many Americans ration insulin to save money. One nonprofit is trying to make the life-saving drug more affordable.

In R.I., there’s a lack of dentists caring for patients with special needs. This program is trying to change that.

Obituaries

Mr. Fiddler's expansive musical interests helped propel George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic.

Amp Fiddler, versatile keyboardist, singer, and mentor, dies at 65

Mildred Miller, stalwart of the Metropolitan Opera, dies at 98

Ryan Minor, Orioles 3B who replaced Cal Ripken at the end of his record-setting streak, dies at 49