Lesbian bar that sparked Hollywood interest with bizarre Covid mask feud is closing IN FULL The Independent UK · Oct 27
Massachusetts lesbian bar makes frantic effort to find new owners after relaxing masking policy Last Ditch bar announced it would ‘soft close’ after it went viral following a story on its attempt to relax Covid rules The Guardian - US · Oct 26
Looksmaxxer Clavicular Pleads Not Guilty: Inside the Case That Could Land Him in Prison Looksmaxxing streamer Clavicular pleaded not guilty to rape at a Cape Cod arraignment. Here's what the teen victim said and what comes next. Latin Times · Oct 22
Dana-Farber and Beth Israel Break Ground on $1.68 Billion, 300-Bed Boston Cancer Hospital Opening in 2031 Dana-Farber broke ground on a $1.68 billion, 300-bed Boston cancer hospital. See what it offers and how current patients will move before 2031. Medical Daily · Oct 22
Older-Looking Faces Tied to 21% Higher Death Risk in Cancer Patients as Mass General Brigham Invites Public Selfies A Mass General Brigham AI linked older-looking faces to higher cancer death risk. See what the studies show, their limits, and what the selfie portal is for. Medical Daily · Oct 22
It survived for thousands of years, then suddenly fell: The mystery behind New Hampshire's 80-ton boulder A dramatic event unfolded at Polar Caves Park on October 18, as the 80-ton Mysterious Hanging Boulder succumbed to gravity, coinciding with the conclusion of the tourist season. Fortunately, there were no injuries reported, although a section of the wooden walkway was compromised. Experts believe the boulder's downfall was influenced… The Economic Times · Oct 21
ADU Nihilism Definitions of different housing types are arbitrary. Every productive housing reform produces conflict. Reason · Oct 20
Massachusetts Moves to Revoke All 12 RegalCare Nursing Home Licenses After Four Immediate Jeopardy Findings in Three Years Massachusetts moved to revoke all 12 RegalCare nursing home licenses, citing the owner's unsuitability. What residents' families should know now. Medical Daily · Oct 20
Massachusetts friends transform a $4,000 sunken pontoon into a floating home A sunken boat might seem an unlikely place to start building a home, but that was the challenge Massachusetts friends Jake Doggett and James Little took on. They bought an old 24-foot pontoon boat for $4,000 and set out to turn it into a houseboat they could share. Their original… The Times of India · Oct 18
$6M Verdict in #TheyLied Defamation Lawsuit Brought Over Sexual Harassment Allegations So reports the N.Y. Times (Mark Arsenault) yesterday, discussing former MIT cellular biology professor David Sabatini's victory on the defamation… The post $6M Verdict in #TheyLied Defamation Lawsuit Brought Over Sexual Harassment Allegations appeared first on Reason Magazine. Reason · Oct 17
Taylor Swift’s $4 million education pledge, $50,000 donation and $26 million charity gift with Travis Kelce: How world's richest female musician helps people In 2026, American music singer Taylor Swift made headlines for her charitable contributions, including a $50,000 donation to an injured mother of three. She also made a $4 million education pledge and a combined $26 million charity donation with her husband Travis Kelce to 20 organisations across the United States. The Economic Times · Oct 11
Pennsylvania’s skill games are officially gambling – so should they be at every gas station? Pennsylvania lawmakers returned to Harrisburg on Sept. 28, 2026, after a 10-week recess with little time to determine the future of the state’s skill games. On June 15, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that the devices are slot machines governed by the state’s gambling and criminal laws. The court stayed… The Conversation · Sep 30
Viral lesbian bar that received backlash over mask mandate being eyed for Hollywood adaptation The ‘Boston Globe’ said their story about Last Ditch Bar has become ‘one of the most-read stories we’ve published’ The Independent UK · Sep 27
Lindsay Clancy Trial Ends In Mistrial After Jury Fails To Reach Verdict, Here’s What Happens Next Clancy’s defense centered on postpartum psychosis, while prosecutors argued she understood and planned her actions. Bored Panda · Sep 4
Bored Panda · Aug 5 eBay Hit With Massive Karma After Campaign To Ruin Old Couple’s Lives Backfires Spectacularly “This was a bizarre, premeditated attack on our lives with buy-in at the highest levels of eBay,” David Steiner said.
The Conversation · Jul 17 Pittsburgh wants to tax skill games – but the real question is whether to limit them Anyone who has bought gas or a lottery ticket in Pennsylvania lately has probably seen one: a glowing machine in the corner that promises cash payouts.
The Conversation · May 4 Is it wrong to pay incarcerated people in jail? This Pennsylvania county says no Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, is experimenting with a policy that has drawn national attention and local skepticism: providing cash compensation to people confined in the Allegheny County Jail in the city of Pittsburgh. The funds include monthly disbursements to all those incarcerated and additional pay tied to work assignments and participation…
Reason · Apr 28 Trump's Shameful Effort to Deport Russian Dissenters Fleeing Putin The administration seeks to deport them back to Russia, in spite of overwhelming, moral, legal, and strategic reasons not to do so.
Reason · Feb 27 National Constitution Center "We the People" Podcast About the Supreme Court Tariff Decision I was one of the participants, along with Zach Shemtob (SCOTUSblog) and Julie SIlverbrook (NCC).
Reason · Feb 24 My New Boston Globe Article on Why "Trump's New Tariffs are Another Dangerous Presidential Power Grab" The article explains why the new Section 122 tariffs are illegal, and courts should strike them down, when (as is likely) lawsuits are filed against them.
The Independent UK · Feb 24 Plane carrying ICE detainees stranded on tarmac for 13 hours amid brutal storm in New Hampshire, report says Portsmouth International Airport says it received just 15 minutes’ warning that the flight was inbound early on Monday morning, by which point it was too late to tell it to turn back
The Independent UK · Feb 24 Northeast US digs out from brutal storm that disrupted flights and canceled school Neighbors, government workers and a powerful railroad snow-clearing machine nicknamed “Darth Vader” are scrambling to dig out the northeastern United States from a brutal snow storm
The Independent UK · Feb 24 Blizzard prompts Boston Globe management to call off printing paper for first time in 153 years A record-setting snowstorm has prompted managers of The Boston Globe to call off printing their daily newspaper for the first time in its 153-year-old history
The Independent UK · Feb 24 ‘Unprecedented decision’: The Boston Globe decides to ax printed paper for first time in over a century amid blizzard In a chaotic world, the Globe has always stood tall — but executives believed there was no way they could safely deliver the paper under such high winds and snowfall
Reason · May 25, 2025 An "Ugly Tax" in Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby rightly decries the GOP's inclusion of a tax on remittances immigrant workers send to their families, in the "Big Beautiful Bill."