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Lauded fashion designer Paco Rabanne dies at age 88

A Spanish-born designer, Paco Rabanne was known for perfumes sold worldwide and for metallic, space-age fashions.

Activities around Boston to celebrate Valentine’s Day
Celebrate Valentine's Day with those you love through these fun, and maybe unconventional, activities around Boston.

LOVE LETTERS
My husband wants to play video games with her
“I am having a hard time trusting him.”

Bob Odenkirk honored as Hasty Pudding’s Man of the Year
The Emmy-winning actor stood before a packed theater in a frilly pink dress as Hasty Pudding members took turns poking fun at him and his career.

Style Watch
A designer’s young sons offer valuable input when she remakes their bedroom
Among their requests: a rug that doesn’t get in the way when they play with their building blocks.

FOOD
Soup recipes to help keep you warm this weekend
If you’re looking for soup inspiration for this weekend, here are some recent recipes from the Globe Food team. Happy slurping.

Bitter cold is closing in on Boston. Here’s how to stay safe.
The arctic air sweeping into the region on Friday could bring the coldest snap Boston has experienced in years. You still have time to prepare.

Culture & Lifestyle

BOOKS

I had no time to read for myself when my kids were babies. Now that’s changed, and bedtime will never be the same.

The unexpected joy of parenting a new reader, and reclaiming an old one.
MATTHEW GILBERT

When TV commercials are on repeat, ad nauseam

This gripe session is for those viewers who find themselves in front of the most unimaginative ads possible, and, worst of all, see them over and over again, to the point where you actually recite them back at the screen.
THE TICKET

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Music, theater, comedy, museums, family events, and more, selected by Globe critics and writers.
ART REVIEW

Abelardo Morell travels ‘In the Footsteps of van Gogh’ at Krakow Witkin Gallery

The Newton photographer brought his camera obscura to the South of France to pay homage to the famous painter — and painting itself.
DEVRA FIRST

The 2022 Boston-area restaurant awards

Swank New England seafood, dishes from Yemen and Yunnan, a motorcycle cafe, and so many exciting new spots to try. Here’s a look back at the moments, places, and tastes that made the year memorable.
Don’t like loud restaurants? Here are 10 places to eat where you won’t need earplugs.The year’s best cookbooks showcase culture, connection — and even convenience

Parenting unfiltered

Ibram X. Kendi and Nic Stone discuss their new book, ‘How to Be a (Young) Antiracist’

‘When you’re starting this journey, don’t panic’: We talk about modeling antiracist behavior for our kids, performative activism, and what has (and hasn’t) changed since today’s parents were growing up.

Parenting Unfiltered is growing up

One in 13 kids will experience the death of a parent by 18. Here’s how to support them (and their caregivers).

Hulu fees, camp costs, and tracking every penny: Here’s one expert’s money advice for ordinary families

What to know about the risks of youth sports

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Back to Boston

Back to Boston

Where to eat, what to do, what to see, and more

Looking for something to do? Check out our Back to Boston project, where you can use an interactive map to explore all the city has to offer.

How well do you know Boston? Test your knowledge with this quiz and scavenger hunt.

Get to know the Boston Common and Public Garden by exploring this interactive map. After that, test your knowledge. How well do you know Boston’s oldest parks?

How to spend a perfect weekend in Boston

When friends and relatives (or even strangers) come to Boston and ask for recommendations about what they should do, where do you send them? Let travel writer Chris Muther be your guide.

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Soup recipes to help keep you warm this weekend

My husband wants to play video games with her

Should I leave my husband for my best friend?

We’re too tired to be helicopter parents. Our kids will be happier for it.

MORE RECENT LIFESTYLE STORIES

PARENTING UNFILTERED

Ibram X. Kendi and Nic Stone discuss their new book, ‘How to Be a (Young) Antiracist’

‘When you’re starting this journey, don’t panic’: We talk about modeling antiracist behavior for our kids, performative activism, and what has (and hasn’t) changed since today’s parents were growing up.

CONNECTIONS

Now that it’s ending, I can admit it: I loved carpooling my kids

As much as parents may groan about chauffeuring kids from one game to another, there are some benefits.

TABLES

Empanadas pop up at Hub Hall; Colleen’s will stop scooping, but not for long

Plus, ceviche and ski parties.

Massachusetts was crowned the loneliest state to be in on Valentine’s Day. Here are some anti-V Day events to keep you busy.

Don’t be lonely. Go have some fun.

FLORIDA

If you go . . . Fort Myers

Some helpful links and sites for anyone planning a visit.

SURVEY SAYS

These are the most budget-friendly amusement parks

FamilyDestinationsGuide.com analyzed the cost of hotels, tickets, food, transportation and — for some reason — the price of reusable branded water bottles, to give us a list of the top budget-friendly parks for thrill-seeking families. Here's what they found.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

The multiple personalities of the Florida Keys

The coral archipelago is more than Duval Street and Ernest Hemingway. The Keys offer a bit of everything for families, friends, and, as always, fiends.

HERE, THERE, AND EVERYWHERE

Summer camp, where to stay and play in Raleigh, and a charging station that can do it all

Travel news you can use.

TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER

AeroMexico canceled my flight, but I want a refund, not a credit

AeroMexico cancels Patrizia Azzellini’s flight and offers her a ticket credit, but she’d prefer a refund. Who’s right?

TRAVEL

Eat your way through the Florida State Fair

It’s hard to overestimate the role of food — much of it spectacularly unhealthy but oddly satisfying — at this annual extravaganza.

FLORIDA

Fort Myers hopes spring baseball brings sunnier times

There has been precious little sunshine in this corner of the Sunshine State in recent months. Can baseball bring some much-needed joy and tourism?

FLORIDA

Miami’s Historic Hampton House ‘was the place to be from the get-go’

Miami’s Historic Hampton House, a Black celebrity oasis from the civil rights era, today functions as both a museum and a community and educational center.

LOVE LETTERS

How do I avoid becoming the rebound?

She hasn’t even mentioned her breakup.

THE VIP LOUNGE

Actress Clare Perkins on getting away when you’ve earned it and unplugging, but only if it doesn’t cause stress

We caught up with Perkins, who plays the lead in “The Wife of Willesden,” which will be at the ART later this month, to talk about all things travel.

PERSPECTIVE

Breast-feeding and Black moms — why I’m breaking a generational cycle

Here’s what’s needed to help all Black moms who want to nurse their babies succeed at it.

‘God really watched over me’: Lawrence man called a hero after running across highway to help driver

Adolfo Molina Burgos sprinted across several lanes and dodged cars to reach the runaway vehicle with little regard to his own safety. After a video of his daring efforts went viral online, he is being heralded as a hero.

Ask Amy

Traumatized veteran seeks healing

Wedding exclusion would continue estrangement

Husband was unfaithful; now he’s grounded forever

Eldest sibling worries about elder care

Divorced dad desires DNA disclosure

Bird Sightings

Bird sightings on Cape Cod

Recent sightings as reported to Mass Audubon.

Bird sightings from Mass Audubon

Hampshire County continued to attract many birders to see a Smith’s longspur at the Honey Pot Road in Hadley.