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Things to Do This Week in Boston

All-you-can-eat ice cream for charity (Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl), SNL cast and writers doing improv (Improv With My Friends From Work), and the year’s biggest Pride parade.


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Personal Essay

A Chess Cheating Scandal, Emma Stone, and My Next Book

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Q&A

New England Finally Has Its Own Real Housewives—and They’re Incredible

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The A.R.T. Is Turning “Black Swan” into a Musical


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Three Art and Design Books for Your Summer 2024 Reading List

Barbie fashions that are a perfect fit, the artistic prowess of basket maker Jeremy Frey, and inspiring homes on the New England coast.

Guides

50 Years of ‘Best of Boston’: Arts & Entertainment

In honor of this year’s 50th anniversary of Best of Boston, we’re taking a look back. This month: strip clubs, playgrounds, and infidelity haunts.

News

Is Badminton the Next Pickleball?

There’s a hot new tennis alternative in town—a little birdie told us.

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16 Things We Can’t Wait to Do This Spring and Early Summer

A highly subjective list of concerts, comedians, movies, and more you need to see this season.

News

Yay, the Coolidge Corner Theatre Expansion Is Finally Here

The 90-year-old arthouse cinema has reopened, with 200 more seats, two new theaters, and a plan for long-term survival.

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The MFA’s “Korean Wave” Exhibit Is Thrilling

A exuberant showcase of Korean culture, old and new, comes to Boston.


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Best of Boston, arts and city life

Best of Boston, arts and city life

Including theaters, museum options, and other ways to explore the city.

18 Essential Boston Movies

18 Essential Boston Movies

Our city’s rich cinematic history goes way beyond Matt Damon.


Q&A

The World’s Greatest Art Thief Is Alive and Well (And Still Casing the Joint)

Boston crime legend Myles Connor talks rock and roll, the Isabella Stewart Gardner heist, and how to rob a museum successfully.

Boston Home

Three Art and Design Books for Your Spring 2024 Reading List

Inside award-winning landscape architecture, covetable clothing collections, and energetic homes with heart.

News

Five Kid-Friendly Staycations for February Vacation Week

Check out these New England hotel experiences the kids will love and the family won’t forget.

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Ooh, There’s a Cold-Plunge Pool in a Downtown Boston Park

Boston’s Moki Winter Village is a new wellness escape nestled in Rose Kennedy Greenway, open through late March.

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The Ice Castles Return to New Hampshire’s White Mountains for 2024

The 25-million-pound icy wonderland returns to New Hampshire, once again promising to put Elsa’s Frozen palace to shame.

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Seven Can't-Miss Events, Every Month

Seven Can't-Miss Events, Every Month

From theater to pop concerts to comedy stars, don't miss our monthly list.


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The Boston Calling 2024 Lineup Is Here: Ed Sheeran, Tyler Childers, and the Killers Will Headline

Mean Girl Reneé Rapp, Megan Thee Stallion, Hozier, and more will also play the three-day Harvard Athletic Complex festival.

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Six Independent Craft Stores to Visit in and around Boston

Forget Amazon and chain stores. Instead, support local. 

Guides

Boston’s Best Used Book Stores

In need of a read? Stocking secondhand hardcovers to gently loved paperbacks, these nine used bookstores prove that new isn’t always better.

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Happenings

Where to go and what to see for your winter arts fix.

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