Maine’s Wabanaki Nations want sovereignty. They got iGaming instead

How Maine became only the eighth state to legalize online casinos, despite warnings by anti-gambling advocates. Jason Schwartz reports.  

Am I wearing my Fitbit? Or is my Fitbit wearing me?

Wearable tech promised to make us healthier, writes Parvathy S. Nair. What happens when its numbers start to feel more reliable than our own bodies?

PERSPECTIVE

I still learn from books. I wish that weren’t quirky.

In an era of YouTube, TikTok, and podcasts, you still can’t beat learning from a book, writes Globe education reporter Christopher Huffaker. 

CONNECTIONS

My dad’s jokes

Writer Carrie Melago’s father told dad jokes long before anyone even called them dad jokes. Back then, people just said they were bad jokes. And while she groaned and rolled her eyes, his jokes made her smile. Now, she finds herself actually laughing at those horrible punchlines.

THE BIG DAY

They’ve teamed up for forever

“We were raised in different parts of Massachusetts, but grew up with a shared love,” Cailin Murphy says. Her husband, Thomas LaRose, is also from a “big, big sports family,” he says. It only makes sense, then, that Tom Brady played a role in their courtship.

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LOVE LETTERS

Situational awareness
My roommate’s situationship is making things awkward, a writer shares. Meredith suggests some ways to make their friendship more straightforward.

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DINNER WITH CUPID

“She was pretty with a kind smile and nice hair, too.” Will this PhD student and political consultant be partners by midterms?

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