You’re on stage in front of dozens of people. With no script, set or props to fall back on, it’s up to you to get the whole crowd laughing.  While this task sounds like a bad dream to some, it...

It’s "the summer I turned sweaty." Over the past few months, Boston has faced record-high temperatures — with Aug. 11 to Aug. 13 marking the city’s third heat emergency just this year.  Boston...

As International Women's History month comes to a close, the realm of U.S. foreign policy still feels increasingly like a man’s world. I’m not just referring to the typical lack of female leaders in...

Ah, the long-awaited Feb. 14 — Cupid is coming to town. Either you’re single and dreading Valentine's Day, or you and your significant other have a Contessa reservation locked down and are wondering...

On Aug. 26, 2024, I watched some unusual travelers make their way through Logan Airport security: a nervous 18-year-old in a Northeastern t-shirt, tightly gripping a plastic bag labeled — in what could...

Throughout the 2024 election, I would often hear friends and family make the claim that they “just don’t like” Kamala Harris. Regardless of whether they ultimately decided to vote for her, people...

Whether we learn the results of the 2024 presidential election tonight or in the upcoming days, numerous factors will determine whether Donald Trump or Kamala Harris wins the election. Voter fraud is not...

"The only thing you have to fear is fear itself," Franklin D. Roosevelt famously said in his first inaugural address.   When it comes to Halloween, I have to disagree. Recent years have revealed...

In schools across the United States, student scores are about to majorly decline — on Snapchat, that is. In a wave of policy sparked by Florida’s state legislature last year, 2024 has seen over 15...

If I shell out money for a movie ticket, I have a few expectations of the lead actor: Be more entertaining than my popcorn, and produce real tears during crying scenes. What I don’t rely on, however,...

Growing up, just about every coming-of-age movie and school assembly skit featured the same key message: Labels don’t define a person. Although we’ve progressed past the point of outwardly using terms...

Minus the orange fur and giant mustache, the Lorax has been resonating a lot with me lately.  While I don’t speak in defense of Dr. Seuss’ Truffula Trees, my beloved cause is the 15-foot trees...

For desperate New Englanders severely lacking Vitamin D, March 19, the spring equinox, marked a much-needed seasonal turning point. Finally, the darkness that kept so many of us sluggish and demoralized...