The end of diplomacy - The Boston Globe The US-Israeli strikes on Iran will undermine peace talks across the globe for years to come.

On Saturday, the US and Israel killed Iran’s leadership while talks were underway. In September, Israel tried to kill Hamas’s negotiators in the middle of ceasefire negotiations.

So I wrote about the US and Israeli war on diplomacy: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/06/o...

The $90-a-month Foxborough Select Board members taking on FIFA’s Goliath - The Boston Globe The tiny Foxborough Select Board reminds us what elected officials with spine look like.

There's a lesson here somewhere: "If I am, it’s only because Select Board members did not respond to my interview requests, leaving me free to project greatness upon them unimpeded."

The Boston accent is disappearing. How much longer will its music linger? - The Boston Globe From call-in radio shows to corner bars, the accent that defined Boston is losing ground. A Dartmouth linguist has research to prove it.

"The Boston accent is disappearing."
Except maybe in the burbs, where my 5-year-old is rocking one "hahd."

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A Valentine’s Q&A with Meredith Goldstein - The Boston Globe The Globe’s Love Letters columnist on how reader questions have changed and the value of bad advice.

Chef's kiss Starting Point tdy with a truth bomb from @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social: "Some of the best advice I give is bad advice, or the wrong advice... It’s clarifying to be told the wrong thing, because it crystallizes the right thing."
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Microwaving your coffee changes it, and other lessons learned (while sipping espresso) in MIT’s coffee class - The Boston Globe Professor Jeffrey Grossman is on a mission to get students to think critically about materials they interact with every day. A perfect cup of coffee is a job perk.

Finally, an answer to how many times/how long I can microwave my coffee throughout the work day. And it's bad news for me: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/28/l...

Snitch City: A Boston Globe Spotlight Team report coming soon In a nation addicted to drugs, local police are addicted to informants. This is the story of an American city that, like so many others, is enmeshed in the war on drugs.

Hold my iced coffee, going to go binge-watch some detective series so I can handle the wait until this is available: apps.bostonglobe.com/metro/invest...

From @alexagagosz.bsky.social newsletter, I already know what I'm getting everyone for Christmas 2025: "ISCO Spirits, the innovative distillery in Providence, has released what is believed to be the first-ever pizza strip spirit, Li’l Rhody Pizza Strip."

Yes! Sorry! STILL an awesome column from you, Renee!

‘Anticipatory obedience’ is already a contender for 2025′s word of the year - The Boston Globe There’s a grotesque scramble to appease Trump’s good side — even though he doesn’t have one.

Lessons from @rygraham.bsky.social “Do not obey in advance.”