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The Globe’s film critic picks 6 holiday movies that are actually good

This year, Odie Henderson decided to put together a little holiday movie festival.

Stop making MCAS a graduation requirement. Students would be better for it.
Massachusetts students could learn important life skills with some of the time they’re made to jump through testing hoops.

What we lost when we lost the Brockton Fair
It’s been canceled for good, leaving residents to ponder about what it meant to the city — and to families like mine.

Congress is weighing a social media ban for kids under 13. Here’s what you can do at home.

Don’t wait for Congress to restrict how Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms engage with young people. Begin with yourself.

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We’ve earned these wrinkles. We don’t need to hide them.
Why should I try to erase the wisdom written on my face with fillers and too much Botox?

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Mike Gorman, the legendary voice of the Celtics. And my dear friend.
NBC Sports Boston’s Abby Chin reflects on working with the longtime broadcaster as he enters his farewell season.

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Can a Gen Z-er function without a smartphone? We made a co-worker find out.
A 23-year-old Globe staffer spent an old-fashioned weekend without his beloved device. Here’s how he did.

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Migrant children in Boston deserve to be healthy, too
Amid the migrant crisis, inadequate health care coverage and strained public housing infrastructure are preventing pediatricians from treating the most vulnerable.

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At his repeated requests, I watched the 1975 flick with my son. Then came the night terror.

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The number of Americans living to 100 is exploding. But there’s a glaring problem.

The rise in centenarians in the US is a good thing for many. But the realm of super-aging isn’t open to all.

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Patients still discriminate against health care workers of color. Why don’t more hospitals ban it?

When nurses and doctors experience discrimination from patients, everyone suffers.

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In a world of blabber, shutting up and listening is a superpower

The solution is both simple and not easy: figuring out why we’re talking in the first place.

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My parents bought our family burial plots years ago. But my plans might change.

I’ve learned the best we can do is have conversations with our loved ones about death rituals and end-of-life planning.

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AI is muddying the truth. We’ve known how to fix it for centuries.

Not only does our concept of truth feel more slippery today, but the long-established ways we arrive at insights and decisions are being compromised.

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Why I know the NAACP’s next generation is going to accomplish great things

As national director of the NAACP Youth & College Division, here’s what gives me hope for the future.

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Hollywood, please bring intermissions back to your bloated blockbusters. Do it for our kidneys!

Now that every summer movie is an ultra-long epic, it’s time for Hollywood to make a change.