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A ‘doom loop’ narrative has taken over San Francisco. Here’s what it means for Boston.

Economists have argued that once-dense downtowns in cities like San Francisco, Seattle, and New York could face a kind of post-pandemic death spiral. Can Boston avoid that fate?
By the numbers: The ‘urban doom loop’ in San Francisco versus Boston Opinion | Carlo Ratti: Will Boston spiral into the ‘urban doom loop’? Not if we act.

Odie Henderson Review | ★
Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’ is a crashing bore
All of the memeable characteristics that make a Wes Anderson film are here — and they’re tired.

At Shattuck Hospital, a proposal for 400-plus units of supportive housing
In an effort to combat the ongoing opioid and homelessness crises in Greater Boston, officials on Wednesday announced plans to put supportive housing at Shattuck Hospital in Boston’s Franklin Park.

LOVE LETTERS

I’m bored with everything, including my marriage. Is it a midlife crisis?

Lately, I’ve been wondering if there could be something better out there.

US approves chicken made from cultivated cells, the nation’s first ‘lab-grown’ meat

Chicken grown from animal cells, not from slaughtered birds, can now be sold in the US.
Forecast | Dave Epstein

Celebrating the summer solstice and watching for rain

Wednesday marks the official start of summer and also the start of a stretch of cloudiness and humidity in Greater Boston, where downpours may hit over the weekend.
Photos: Stonehenge welcomes 8,000 visitors for summer solstice

Underwater noises heard in frantic search for submersible missing with five aboard near Titanic

The Coast Guard did not elaborate on what rescuers believed the noises could be, but it offered a glimmer of hope as estimates suggest as little as a day’s worth of oxygen could be left if the vessel is still functioning.
Here are the passengers on missing submersible What it’s like inside the missing Titan submersible

OceanGate was warned of potential for ‘catastrophic’ problems
LIVE UPDATES

Explosion hits building in Paris, injuring four people and igniting fire that sent smoke soaring
A strong explosion hit a building in Paris on Wednesday, leaving four people injured and igniting a fire, police said. The cause of the blast was not immediately known.

The sale of body parts and grave robbing have a long, disturbing history

The scandal at Harvard Medical School's morgue prompted shock and horror. But the theft of dead bodies has long been a part of human history.

‘A truly surreal experience’: Reversal of Roe leaves some hesitant to travel outside of Mass. while pregnant
Fearing they won’t get good care if they miscarry or require some form of emergency care, some think twice about visiting red states.

Justice Samuel Alito took luxury fishing vacation with GOP billionaire who later had cases before the court
Your Summer Beach Bag

10 of the best ice cream treats to try this summer around Boston

From massive sundaes to fish-shaped cones, these outrageously delicious treats are the perfect cool-down after a day in the sun.
Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond Boston Common Frog Pond spray pool set to open next week

Here are the top children’s hospitals in the nation, according to US News & World Report

After nine years as the highest-ranking pediatric hospital in the country, Boston Children’s Hospital slipped from the No. 1 spot on the rankings. But it still took some top honors.

Charts: Here’s how many people could be affected by the Supreme Court’s ruling on student loan forgiveness

The high court is expected to rule on President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program in the next couple of weeks and it could be a boost — or a bust — for millions of people, depending on how the court rules.
Opinion
IDEAS | KAT ROSENFIELD

Progressives are minting conservatives

A lot of rhetoric on the left is proving to be unpersuasive — and even alienating.
Kevin C. Peterson and Robert Lewis Jr.

Why you should visit Boston’s ‘murder triangle’
EDITORIAL

Hooked on phonics? Not at Massachusetts higher ed institutions.
NEWSLETTERS

They can’t win. Why do they run?
JEFF JACOBY

In rejecting affirmative action, Justice Thomas is no hypocrite

Pride Month

Golden age: Poet-photographer flips the script at the MFA

‘Drag Me to Dinner’ puts the ‘kitsch’ in ‘kitchen’

Boston streets are vibrant with the colors of Pride as parade returns after 3-year hiatus

Photos: Boston kicks off LGBTQ+ Pride Month on City Hall Plaza

More recent News

Hanson’s Kristie Mewis, 18-year-old phenom Alyssa Thompson named to national team roster for this summer’s World Cup

Joining Mewis in New Zealand and Australia next month will be stalwarts Megan Rapinoe, Julie Ertz, and Rose Lavelle, as well as newcomers Alyssa Thompson, Trinity Rodman, and Sophia Smith.
Where is the NWSL successful? What could Boston learn from those cities?

bruins
What can the Bruins learn from the Golden Knights’ Stanley Cup run?
Vegas used hefty defensemen and speedy forwards as a formula for success, something the Bruins may want to note.

FTC accuses Amazon of enrolling consumers into Prime without consent and making it hard to cancel
The agency accused Amazon of using deceptive designs, known as “dark patterns,” to deceive consumers into enrolling in the program.

Adult woman posed as student, fraudulently enrolled in BPS high schools, district says
The woman used multiple pseudonyms, fake identification, and falsified paperwork to enroll at Burke, Brighton, and English high schools.

Chelmsford athlete Nik Sperounis, who inspired his peers as he battled cancer, dies at 18
“It’s tough to put into words what he meant to everyone, especially the kids he grew up with,” one coach said. “He meant everything to them.”

Investor sues Boston chef Tiffani Faison, claiming financial mismanagement

The lawsuit alleges that the celebrity chef misused COVID-era relief funds and breached her fiduciary duties to investors. Faison, meanwhile, says the suit's "clear intention is to damage my character and my career.”

Your View

Tell us about your BPS high school experience
We’re looking to hear from current and former Boston Public School students, as well as parents and educators.

Recommended reads

Innovation Economy

The yellow brick road wouldn’t have been yellow without Boston’s Technicolor

The company that changed the way movies looked conducted its breakthrough research here.

On Cape Cod, it’s the question of the summer: Why are so many vacation rentals empty?
Have the sharks and the traffic and Airbnb’s tyrannical departure instructions finally scared off visitors? Or are there suddenly too many listings?

ART REVIEW
In ‘Trembling Earth’ at the Clark, Munch’s prescient view of nature in peril
Edvard Munch wasn’t the first to use landscape as a mirror to the soul. But has anyone ever done it so vividly, and with such conviction?

larry edelman | trendlines
The spring home-selling season looks like a bust
While Greater Boston prices hit a new high in May, there still wasn’t much out there to buy.

Culture & Lifestyle

Boston to receive $3 million for program aimed at sparking dialogue around monuments

At the MFA, hearing more than just wedding bells

With a little seasoning, ‘The Bear’ has gotten even better

The 25th Roxbury International Film Festival kicks off this week

Special Projects

Their lives were rerouted after the Marathon bombing. Here’s where they are now.

Five lives were lost; many more, changed.

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

How the missing become the uncounted

Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

EDITORIAL

Court leaves no room for racism or bias in judicial system
JEFF JACOBY

Hypocrisy at Middlebury College

EDITORIAL

Want to cut the police budget? This isn’t how.

Carlo Ratti

Will Boston spiral into the ‘urban doom loop’? Not if we act.
LETTERS

Critical nurse shortage draws a range of prescriptions, diagnoses
IDEAS

Are you a teen with a story to tell? Globe Ideas wants to hear from you.

Metro

RI POLITICS

The latest political news in Rhode Island

Endorsements, campaign announcements, and more leading up to the special election for R.I.’s First Congressional District
Missing submersible

Coast Guard officials in Boston to hold afternoon press briefing on search

A submersible vessel with five people aboard vanished Sunday during a tourist voyage to the wreck of the Titanic. Here's the latest news on the search for Titan.

Underwater noises heard in frantic search for submersible missing with five aboard near Titanic

The Coast Guard did not elaborate on what rescuers believed the noises could be, but it offered a glimmer of hope as estimates suggest as little as a day’s worth of oxygen could be left if the vessel is still functioning.

‘A truly surreal experience’: Reversal of Roe leaves some hesitant to travel outside of Mass. while pregnant

Fearing they won’t get good care if they miscarry or require some form of emergency care, some think twice about visiting red states.

Sports

bruins

What can the Bruins learn from the Golden Knights’ Stanley Cup run?

Vegas used hefty defensemen and speedy forwards as a formula for success, something the Bruins may want to note.
world cup

Hanson’s Kristie Mewis, 18-year-old phenom Alyssa Thompson named to national team roster for this summer’s World Cup

Joining Mewis in New Zealand and Australia next month will be stalwarts Megan Rapinoe, Julie Ertz, and Rose Lavelle, as well as newcomers Alyssa Thompson, Trinity Rodman, and Sophia Smith.
Red Sox at Twins | 7:40 p.m. (NESN)

Game 75: Red Sox at Twins lineups and notes

Garrett Whitlock will be on the mound as the Red Sox look to extend their winning streak to seven games at Minnesota.
High schools

Chelmsford athlete Nik Sperounis, who inspired his peers as he battled cancer, dies at 18

Aaron Rodgers to speak at psychedelics conference in Colorado
women's soccer

Where is the NWSL successful? What could Boston learn from those cities?

Business

FTC accuses Amazon of enrolling consumers into Prime without consent and making it hard to cancel

The agency accused Amazon of using deceptive designs, known as “dark patterns,” to deceive consumers into enrolling in the program.

Here are the top children’s hospitals in the nation, according to US News & World Report

After nine years as the highest-ranking pediatric hospital in the country, Boston Children’s Hospital slipped from the No. 1 spot on the rankings. But it still took some top honors.

MassDOT removing six unreliable Turnpike EV chargers

Sanders launches Senate probe into Amazon’s safety practices and asks workers to share stories
magazine
PERSPECTIVE

Three ways to improve high school education from a Mass. Teacher of the Year
MISS CONDUCT

How to handle people who don’t wait their turn
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, June 19-25
CONNECTIONS

My father retired as an investigator. Then he began investigating our family tree.

metro

The sale of body parts and grave robbing have a long, disturbing history

Boston Common Frog Pond spray pool set to open next week

At Shattuck Hospital, a proposal for 400-plus units of supportive housing

sports

Rejuvenated Aaron Hicks keeps Orioles from blowing seven-run lead to Rays

TJ Friedl’s four hits help first-place Reds win their 10th straight

Gerrit Cole silences Mariners as Yankees end losing streak

business

Flagship Pioneering unveils new biotech focused on ‘small molecule’ drugs

By the numbers: The ‘urban doom loop’ in San Francisco versus Boston

A ‘doom loop’ narrative has taken over San Francisco. Here’s what it means for Boston.

politics

Indictment isn’t deterring most GOP voters from Trump, N.H. poll shows

Justice Samuel Alito took luxury fishing vacation with GOP billionaire who later had cases before the court

Once wrongly imprisoned for notorious rape, member of ‘Central Park Five’ is running for office

Nation

OceanGate was warned of potential for ‘catastrophic’ problems with submersible mission

Missing submersible was innovative but had not been certified

A Titanic expert, an adventurer, a father and son: Here are the passengers on missing submersible

World

Explosion hits building in Paris, injuring four people and igniting fire that sent smoke soaring

EU countries agree on a new package of sanctions against Russia over Ukraine war

Photos: Stonehenge welcomes 8,000 visitors for summer solstice

opinion

Beacon Hill would be right to repair ‘right to repair’ law

All refugees are created equal — but they aren’t treated that way

With drug prices, the data can be dizzying

lifestyle

Ah, those opportunity costs

Jennifer Lopez posts shirtless Ben Affleck photo on Instagram for Father’s Day

George Vaill, the ‘free advice’ guy, is a source of wisdom in Harvard Square

food & dining

US approves chicken made from cultivated cells, the nation’s first ‘lab-grown’ meat

Tracing the legend of the R.I. ‘pastry queen’ who baked her way to freedom

Wisconsin lawmakers poised to approve liquor law overhaul

travel

On Cape Cod, it’s the question of the summer: Why are so many vacation rentals empty?

Dolly Parton is healing our divided nation, one roller coaster at a time

American Airlines changed my flight. Can I get my money back?

Arts

In ‘Trembling Earth’ at the Clark, Munch’s prescient view of nature in peril

Top that — history of hats at William Hickling Prescott House

At the MFA, hearing more than just wedding bells

Books

In ‘Rocky Mountain High,’ Finn Murphy’s brief stint in the Wild West of the cannabis industry yields no riches except stories

Jane Smiley’s essay collection ‘The Questions that Matter Most’ features the writer’s constant pursuit of self-education

Victor Luckerson on reading as a bridge in a long-distance relationship

Movies

Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’ is a crashing bore

The yellow brick road wouldn’t have been yellow without Boston’s Technicolor

Coolidge’s Science on Screen series returns to the Greenway

Television

Robert Downey Jr. weaves introspection and vulnerability into a show about cars

With a little seasoning, ‘The Bear’ has gotten even better

Finding fun in fame-seekers, ‘The Other Two’ recalls ‘Difficult People’

music

The Cure reward fans with a career-spanning set that’s almost like heaven

Stitching together lost histories in ‘The Wanderer’s Tethering’

At the Stage at Suffolk Downs, boygenius bring Re:SET to a resounding close

Theater/Dance

A spirited — and pointed — ‘As You Like It’

In ‘The Gaaga,’ Putin and his cronies are held to account, but it’s only a fantasy

The new New Rep raises the curtain on ‘The Normal Heart’

globe local

Worrell brothers, one a councilor and one a state representative, open joint Dorchester office for ‘top-notch constituent services’

Fire destroys multiple homes along beachfront in Scituate

Reading harpist returns to hometown for performance with the US Air Force Concert Band

Obituaries

Owen Gingerich, Harvard astronomer who bridged science and spirituality, dies at 93

The Rev. C. Welton Gaddy, defender of church-state divide, dies at 81

Roswell Angier, whose Combat Zone photos captured part of Boston history, dies at 82