Bob Lobel and Mike Lynch were rivals. Now friends, they’ve bonded through life’s challenges.

For years, iconic Boston sportscasters Mike Lynch and Bob Lobel were professional rivals. Now, they’ve become close friends. The Globe’s Chad Finn writes about their careers in a cut-throat sports media landscape and now as co-hosts of the podcast UnAnchored Boston.

What should you eat? Eight myth-busting tips from an evolutionary biologist.

Overwhelmed by the thousands of products to choose from every time you shop? In an excerpt from his new book, Fed Up: What Evolution Reveals About Food, Diet, Health, and Eating Well, Harvard professor Daniel E. Lieberman debunks the claims behind popular diets.

PERSPECTIVE

Born into a Red Sox-loving family in October 2004, my fandom is genetic

When Globe intern Kelly Broder was born at Cape Cod Hospital, the room wasn’t decorated with the usual balloons and teddy bears — rather, Red Sox pennants and a poster of Johnny Damon. Fandom was in her blood, but she's in it for more than the wins and losses of her favorite team.

CONNECTIONS

The road taken

Martha Ackmann remembers meeting her roommate at Middlebury Bread Loaf School of English and thinking, This isn’t going to work out. Fifty years later, she reflects on the friendship that blossomed after that moment. 

THE BIG DAY

A well-traveled couple find a home in each other

Vicky Liu met Charlie Ide on Hinge. When she asked his favorite poem, his response was, William Wordsworth’s “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud," sparking a conversation that led to their first date. When they decided to date long distance, they viewed it as a chance to grow while apart and come back together. Read their love story.

Apply to have your wedding featured in The Big Day. Read other couples’ love stories here.

LOVE LETTERS

Where everybody knows (his) name
I really like the people at this bar, but they always talk about my ex. Is it time to find a new hangout?

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

DINNER WITH CUPID

“We were both a long way from home – she’s from Texas and I'm from Ireland.” Will this repeat Cupid dater find romance this time around?

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