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CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Psst. Hey, sailor. Are you looking for a good time? Then have I got a cruise for you.

Virgin Voyages has created a wholly new experience on the seas. (Or perhaps it’s an unholy new experience.) Either way, it's a win for solo travelers who don't want to go it alone.

Northeastern completely reinvented itself. Here’s what that could mean for higher ed as a whole.
In the space of one generation, Northeastern University has undergone a complete metamorphosis. The former commuter school that used to admit nearly everyone is now as hard to get into as Amherst or Bowdoin College.

GOP attacks on Walz’s military service echo ‘swift-boating’ of Kerry two decades ago. Democrats say they’ve learned since.
That tactic has resurfaced with a veteran on the Democratic presidential ticket for the first time since Kerry, with Republican Donald Trump’s campaign taking the lead.

Walz’s military record under scrutiny as Vance, GOP question his service Our DC reporters have the scoop on Harris and Walz. Ask them your questions. Follow election live updates

This Massachusetts political operative has a side role aiding Ukrainians

With Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee, the Divine Nine is set to play a key role heading into November
2024 Paris Olympics

Why isn’t Jayson Tatum playing in the Olympics? Steve Kerr explains, and Tatum’s mother speaks out.
Tatum remains diplomatic, but his mother shared her frustration on social media, saying it is "unacceptable" that the NBA champ is so far down in the rotation.

‘It’s well past time to get back to work:’ 1-on-1 with Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens in Paris Team USA men’s basketball is in the gold-medal game. See the tournament bracket.

Breaking — also known as breakdancing — begins Friday at the Olympics. And the Americans are ready to change some minds.

The four US athletes are hoping to use their platform to introduce the sport to a wider audience. But what does it consist of, and how is it judged? Nicole Yang is in Paris to investigate.

At Cambridge overflow shelter, migrants given a temporary eviction reprieve

Friday marked the start of a new state policy that limits stays at the overflow sites to five business days, but shelter operators have the flexibility to grant extensions.
Boston Globe Today: Migrants push for stability amid election uncertainty

Live updates: Here’s the latest on Debby in New England
Up to 2 inches of rain have already fallen across parts of Vermont since Thursday night.

In the path of Debby, Vermonters brace, again, for flooding

The Perseid meteor shower is this weekend. It could be one of the last times we see it.

 Perseid meteor shower peaks Sunday evening and clear skies are promising a good show

The state’s sales tax holiday is this weekend. Here’s what to know.

On Saturday and Sunday, retail items under $2,500 will be exempt from the 6.25 percent Massachusetts sales tax.

Lawyers for Karen Read to argue for dismissal of two charges at hearing
The defense’s request is premised on jurors who have come forward to say they unanimously reached not guilty verdicts on the charges of second-degree murder and leaving the scene of an accident.

Canton Select Board shifts to Zoom meetings after months of verbal attacks, often by Read supporters

The multiracial population of Mass. — and the US — is growing rapidly. That could change electoral politics.

Birth data show more than one in five babies born in Massachusetts is multiracial.

Suspect in 1989 rapes in Framingham reportedly captured in Los Angeles

The man was captured in Los Angeles after an hour-long chase through the city Thursday evening, according to reports.

Worcester public libraries closed Friday following attack on staffer by person with a skateboard

Here’s what we know about the Taylor Swift concert terrorist plot in Vienna

 Third person in custody over foiled plot targeting now-canceled Taylor Swift shows in Vienna
STAT

Trump keeps losing his train of thought. Cognitive experts have theories about why.
2024 PARIS OLYMPICS

Tara Sullivan
While in Paris, I traveled to see Normandy. The experience was as remarkable as you’d expect.
From walking the sands on Utah Beach to standing by the crosses at the American cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, it was a day of days. One I will never forget.

John Powers: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone’s world record in the women’s 400-meter hurdles a crowning Olympic triumph Tara Sullivan: For COVID-stricken Noah Lyles, just being in the race was a victory. The bronze medal was a bonus.
Games & Puzzles

Play Decathalon

We're releasing 10 special puzzles over 10 days that will put your problem-solving skills to the test.
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘Having a bucket list tells me he’s an adventurous person’

Will these daters check all the right boxes for each other?
patriots 17, panthers 3

Jacoby Brissett, Drake Maye make cameos as Patriots open preseason with win over Panthers

Brissett and Maye were done after a single series, Bailey Zappe was in the game by the end of the first quarter, and the biggest cheers came with Joe Milton under center.
Ben Volin: Patriots waste a good opportunity to get Drake Maye some work in victory over Panthers in preseason opener

Jordan Knight and NKOTB plan to impress hometown crowd with ‘Magic’ Mansfield show

"There’s always an extra level of energy when we go to the Boston area," Knight says ahead of New Kids on the Block’s return to the Xfinity Center this weekend.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Healey’s no-win shelter situation

The "right to shelter" was a promise that the state can’t actually keep.
Abraham Nussbaum

Medical training doesn’t have to be a bear
IDEAS | JEREMY KAHN

Soon, AI will book your flights and order your groceries. It’ll be convenient — and risky.
LETTERS

Trump’s disability comments speak to what another term presages
Robert Kuttner

Who is to blame for the Wall Street panic attack? The Federal Reserve.
Best of the Best

Have a blast at Boston’s best bowling, bouldering, mini golf, and more

Boston’s 7 best boutique hotels, for your vacation or staycation needs

The Coolidge Corner, Alamo, and 5 more of the best movie theaters around Boston

➔ More from The Boston Globe's Best of the Best

More recent News

Ferguson marks 10 years since Michael Brown’s death. While there’s some progress, challenges persist.
Friday marks 10 years since the 18-year-old was killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, turning the St. Louis suburb into the focal point of the national reckoning with the historically tense relationship between US law enforcement and Black people.

Three Columbia University deans who sent insulting texts have resigned
Three Columbia University deans who exchanged disparaging text messages that the university president said “touched on ancient antisemitic tropes” during a forum about Jewish issues in May are resigning, a spokesperson said Thursday.

New ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ on Broadway attracts Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk, and Bill Burr
A revival of the cutthroat business play “Glengarry Glen Ross” is slated for Broadway this spring, cast with a star from “Succession.”

Brigham and Women’s nurses union reaches tentative deal to increase wages, averting potential strike

The Massachusetts Nurses Association, the union for 4,000 nurses, said negotiators from Brigham’s parent organization have agreed to a wage increase of up to 30 percent over the next two and a half years.

Long before the success of ‘Heat Waves,’ Glass Animals singer Dave Bayley’s musical journey began in Worcester
"It’s going to be emotional," the Bay State-born singer said of returning to Massachusetts alongside his UK band this weekend.

OBITUARY
Hall of Fame golfer and eight-time PGA winner Juan ‘Chi Chi’ Rodriguez dies at 88
He also had 22 victories on the Champions Tour from 1985-2002 and was inducted into the PGA World Golf Hall of Fame in 1992. A cause of death was not made public.

Recommended reads

In a cutthroat grocery store landscape, where does Stop & Shop stand?

The No. 1. grocer in Massachusetts, which plans to close 32 stores, is renovating locations and expanding promotions to stay in the game.

Analysis
Richard Nixon resigned 50 years ago amid questions of presidential privilege and immunity. We’re still considering those issues.
Here, as in so many other ways, former president Donald Trump has changed the calculus.

KARA MILLER | THE BIG IDEA
In the Massachusetts suburbs, mansions are taking over
The trend of building properties clocking in at 4,000, 7,500, or even 10,000 square feet bodes ill for the state’s efforts to solve, or at least ease, its housing crisis.

‘It feels so relieving.’ Students celebrate free community college program
News that the $58 billion state budget includes free community college for students of all ages seemed almost too good to be true for many students.

Culture & Lifestyle

It’s no joke: The Comedy Studio is finally reopening in Harvard Square

Jenny Slate is living her dream New England life — on and off screen

STL GLD’s free hip-hop festival returns to City Hall Plaza this weekend with Ghostface Killah

She rode elephants for Ringling. Now she dances with trees.

Special Projects

Where do the 2023-24 Celtics stand among the greatest teams in NBA history?

Data show that these Celtics are truly extraordinary, a team of uncommon prowess on both ends of the court
HIGH & DRY

Priced out: How Boston’s broken liquor license system drives chefs from the city

A stubbornly high price tag for serving alcohol hurts thousands of hospitality workers, aspiring restaurateurs, and the city itself.
Interactive map

Pothole season is upon us. See which neighborhoods have the most reports

Boston’s 311 data provides a day-by-day look at the condition of the city’s streets and sidewalks, which neighborhoods are hit hardest, and just how fast repairs are made.

Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

JOAN VENNOCHI

Walz pick gives Trump campaign the reset it needed
RENÉE GRAHAM

In this presidential contest, we still aren’t having the right conversations about aging
IDEAS | Robert Israel

Monday is Victory Day in Rhode Island — a holiday worth reconsidering
IDEAS | VERONIQUE GREENWOOD

The secret history and uncertain future of purple
MARCELA GARCÍA

There may be no way to overthrow Maduro
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Connecticut journalists pledge to keep fighting after Hearst declines to recognize new union

An executive said the company 'values a direct relationship with its employees,' but 84 percent of workers in the unit signaled support for a union.

Tractor-trailer carrying windmill blade overturns after hitting railroad bridge in Maine

“The collision caused both the tractor and trailer hauling the blade to overturn, shutting down Route 1,” officials said.
RHODE MAP

Which R.I. cities are prompting the most open government complaints?

The attorney general’s office provided records of all the complaints it has received in 2023 and (so far) in 2024 that allege violations of the Access to Public Records Act and the Open Meetings Act.

The state’s sales tax holiday is this weekend. Here’s what to know.

On Saturday and Sunday, retail items under $2,500 will be exempt from the 6.25 percent Massachusetts sales tax.

Sports

Olympics

Bob Cousy speaks out about Steve Kerr not playing Jayson Tatum: ‘This is an embarrassment’

The 96-year-old Hall of Famer wondered if there was some kind of anti-Celtics bias at work in the Olympic coach's mind.
postcard from france

While in Paris, I traveled to see Normandy. The experience was as remarkable as you’d expect.

From walking the sands on Utah Beach to standing by the crosses at the American cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, it was a day of days. One I will never forget.
celtics

‘It’s well past time to be back to work’: One-on-one with Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens in Paris

Stevens spoke about the trio of Celtics on Team USA, Jaylen Brown's Olympic omission, Kristaps Porzingis's injury rehab, and more.
Astros at Red Sox | 7:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 114: Astros at Red Sox lineups and notes for what could be a soggy night at Fenway
olympics

Why isn’t Jayson Tatum playing in the Olympics? Steve Kerr explains, and Tatum’s mother speaks out.
olympics

What to know about the Olympic closing ceremony: Flag bearers, and maybe a Tom Cruise sighting?

Business

Connecticut journalists pledge to keep fighting after Hearst declines to recognize new union

An executive said the company 'values a direct relationship with its employees,' but 84 percent of workers in the unit signaled support for a union.

The state’s sales tax holiday is this weekend. Here’s what to know.

On Saturday and Sunday, retail items under $2,500 will be exempt from the 6.25 percent Massachusetts sales tax.

Brigham and Women’s nurses union reaches tentative deal to increase wages, averting potential strike

Streaming TV rate hikes: Here we go again
magazine
Globe Magazine

They’re friends. They’re Satanists. They have a plan to save American democracy.

MISS CONDUCT

Friends keep flaking on me. They text about catching up, then go radio silent.
Perspective

Netflix’s ‘Black Barbie’ and the importance of dreaming big
LOVE LETTERS

I reconnected with an old flame, and want him back in my life

metro

Northeastern completely reinvented itself. Here’s what that could mean for higher ed as a whole.

Baby raccoons finally go free, someone is tricked into buying counterfeit Pokémon cards, and an electric Uber runs out of power

Lawyers for Karen Read to argue for dismissal of two charges at hearing

sports

Breaking — also known as breakdancing — begins Friday at the Olympics. And the Americans are ready to change some minds.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone’s world record a crowning triumph in an impressive American medal haul

What’s ailing the Red Sox rotation?

business

SharkNinja is on a tear

Boston hotel workers vote to strike

As rate cuts near, a moment of truth for the Fed

politics

Harris and Walz to hold rally in Arizona; Trump agrees to debate Harris

That time Trump nearly died in a helicopter crash? Didn’t happen.

This Massachusetts political operative has a side role aiding Ukrainians

Nation

Debby bringing heavy rain, flooding, and possible tornadoes northeast into the weekend

Ferguson marks 10 years since Michael Brown’s death. While there’s some progress, challenges persist.

Huge California wildfire chews through timber in very hot and dry weather

World

Third person in custody over foiled plot targeting now-canceled Taylor Swift shows in Vienna

Here’s what we know about the Taylor Swift concert terrorist plot in Vienna

Israeli troops launch a new assault into Gaza’s Khan Younis as mediators push for cease-fire talks

opinion

Monday is Victory Day in Rhode Island — a holiday worth reconsidering

I covered Tim Walz. He’s the nicest tough guy you may ever meet.

And just like that, Harris and Walz are off and running

lifestyle

The novel that will make you happy to live in Boston

We didn’t work on the marriage enough

Searching for some (peri)-menopause friends

food & dining

Boston’s Greco brings Greek fast-casual to the Burlington Mall

Añejo opens in Plymouth; Dryft drifts into Wellesley

From coffee milk to cheese-less pizza, why are Rhode Island’s iconic foods so weird?

travel

Psst. Hey, sailor. Are you looking for a good time? Then have I got a cruise for you.

You + group tours: How to find the perfect match

Accessible and awesome: These hotels roll out the red carpet for guests with mobility issues

Arts

Harvard to retain Sackler name on two university-owned buildings

On your mark. Get set. G.O.A.T.

Fans — including Matt Damon — want a Robin Williams statue in Boston Public Garden. Here’s why it hasn’t been built (yet).

Books

Local bestsellers for the week ended Aug. 4

Choosing a BPL writer-in-residence, publishing the Clemente Writing Project, and a poet laureate for Maine

In Peter Heller’s ‘Burn,’ old friends face a smoldering mystery

Movies

Five things to do around Boston, Aug. 12-18

‘Quiz Show’ still asks the right questions 30 years later

‘Uncertainty is a powerful tool,’ says ‘Good One’ director India Donaldson

Television

Streaming TV rate hikes: Here we go again

An accumulation of Connelly

A reimagined ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’ — with a woman host — gets a screening in Arlington

music

Jordan Knight and NKOTB plan to impress hometown crowd with ‘Magic’ Mansfield show

Five things to do around Boston, Aug. 12-18

STL GLD’s free hip-hop festival returns to City Hall Plaza this weekend with Ghostface Killah

Theater/Dance

New ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ on Broadway attracts Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk, and Bill Burr

In ‘Searching for Goya,’ a truth is found: ‘We shouldn’t be brutalizing one another’

Three-play series ‘Suffrage in Black and White’ highlights Boston history

Health

What consumers should know about the FTC’s upcoming lawsuit against CVS over how it negotiates drug prices

What’s next for Roger Williams Medical Center? CEO warns Boston University could terminate affiliation, court docs show.

Fatal overdoses drop in R.I. for the first time in five years

Obituaries

Betsaida Gutiérrez, Jamaica Plain’s voice of community and tenacity, dies at 72

Tom Korologos, shepherd of Republican nominees, dies at 91

Billy Bean, second openly gay ex-MLB player who later worked in commissioner’s office, dies at 60