The Hope Dealer

Kheyberk Fharah is a fixture in the addiction recovery community, but he has concealed his dark past. Is he a changed man? Globe Magazine deputy editor Annalisa Quinn investigates his complicated story. 

What’s driving New England’s tick boom? A look at key moments that led to the surge

In fewer than three decades — thanks to an out-of-control deer population, suburban sprawl, and warmer winters brought on by climate change — the lives of millions of Americans have been upended by creatures hardly bigger than a grain of sand.

PERSPECTIVE

It’s 2026. Why are we doing politics like it's 1776?

For the United States to thrive for the next 250 years, we have to change our approach, writes Rachel A. Viscomi, a clinical professor at Harvard Law, who contributed to a new collection of essays, Unfinished: 250 Years of Law and Governance. 

CONNECTIONS

A library card of my own

Mark M. Fallon remembers his first trip to the library at age 5 on a rare outing alone with his books-loving father.

LOVE LETTERS

Missing Link
“A former crush viewed my profile [on LinkedIn]. Do I reach out?” a reader asks. Meredith suggests some ways to reach out. 

Submit your relationship questions. And check out the Love Letters podcast here.

DINNER WITH CUPID

“I discovered he doesn’t have Instagram but instead scrolls on LinkedIn as his social media.” Will differing platforms divide these daters?

Go on an in-person or virtual blind date. We'll pick up the tab. Fill out an application.

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