Sex, power, and photography. At MassArt, how far is too far?

Nicholas Nixon was photographed at his exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts in 2010.

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Photographer Nicholas Nixon has long been known for his provocative classes at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. But even students awestruck by his work were stunned when he asked them to analyze pictures of his own penis.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/30/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/wiggs_patriots_213010.jpg Julian Edelman may have helped prevent a school shooting

A threatening comment was left on one of his Instagram posts, so the Patriots receiver contacted police.

Ben Volin | On Football

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Dealing the receiver to the Rams opens up new possibilities for the Patriots as they rebuild their roster.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/09/25/BostonGlobe.com/Enterprise/Images/dtlumacki_bird-watching_south217-12550.jpg What?s that bird call in your backyard? Here?s a brief primer

It?s spring and, with the snow mostly fading away, the birds are causing a ruckus in the bushes again. But exactly which birds are you hearing out there?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/UntitledA.jpg ?Everybody loved him?: The ?Wolfman? at Clark?s Trading Post in N.H. has died

Bill Farrand, who played the role of the ?Wolfman? at the family theme park for more than a decade, passed away this week.

JOAN VENNOCHI

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/04/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/vennochi-4770.jpg The state Senate spat of Harriette Chandler vs. Karen Spilka

Two women are squabbling over the job of Senate president.

The flag was presented by US Navy Rear Admiral William Galinis to Thomas J. Hudner?s widow, Georgea, during the service.

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Mass. Medal of Honor recipient Thomas Hudner is interred at Arlington National Cemetery

Naval Captain Thomas J. Hudner Jr., a Korean War hero who died in November at the age of 93, was interred at Arlington during an afternoon ceremony.

Jason Clarke stars as Ted Kennedy and Kate Mara as Mary Jo Kopechne in the film ?Chappaquiddick.?

movie review | ? ? ½

?Chappaquiddick? offers a flawed yet human Ted Kennedy

?Chappaquiddick? hews reasonably close to those points we know to be true and is juicily provocative about what happened in rooms you and I weren?t privy to.

The assassination of MLK: 50 years later

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/tlumacki_MLKanniversaryceremony_metro049.jpg ?Fifty years ago, a great man was stolen from us?

State officials gathered for a special ceremony honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on the 50th anniversary of his death.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/tlumacki_Goodbyelittleduduebook_metro211-U821827172025XoB--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg This story about a sick boy and his turtle will renew your faith in humanity

A woman whose child was a classmate of the boy?s wrote the story and shared it with his family, but then it sat in a drawer for years.

California-grown strawberries are in short supply at some Massachusetts supermarkets because of inclement weather.

Noticed a lack of strawberries at your local grocer? Don?t fret: They?ll be back

It?s berry good news, to be honest.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/04/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/efit.jpg UK police release burglar rendering that goes viral for suspect?s toothy grin

The Warwickshire Police Department in England released an electronic rendering of a burglary suspect Tuesday ? an image that has since gone viral.

Love Letters

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/02/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/Meredith_Goldstein_NewLogo-3766.jpg Is he using me in case he can?t salvage things with his wife?

My boyfriend?s divorce isn?t final, and I?m angry about time he spent with his ex and their kids.

Love Letters Podcast

Murky breakups are the worst

Here?s something no one ever taught us: how to break up properly. Meredith Goldstein recalls some of her earliest memories of rejection and talks to breakup experts.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/06/20/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_Silverline_381388.jpg Silver Line tunnel closed after concrete falls on platform

The T will replace the underground bus service in the Seaport District with above-ground service.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/amherst.jpg Amherst College student found dead in Mexico did not commit suicide, school president says

The football player who died last month in Mexico did not take his own life, and his death remains under investigation, the school?s president said.

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Troops could begin heading to the US-Mexico border as soon as Wednesday night, according to the head of Homeland Security.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_wynn2_met-14595.jpg Federal inspectors trying to determine what caused fatal accident at Wynn casino site

A 56-year-old worker died Tuesday after being gravely injured while operating an excavator.

Fog seen from Charlestown with a view of the north end and downtown Boston on Wednesday.

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David Epstein

With more snow on the horizon, region waits for warmth

The current pattern of wintry weather is set to continue until around the middle of April, but the end is in sight.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_splogan5_met.jpg At Boston?s Logan, a scuffle involving punching, spitting . . . and hand lotion

A University of Rhode Island graduate student was arraigned Wednesday on charges he allegedly attacked a state trooper at Logan Airport Tuesday night.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/04/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/d579eab05ab24765a5c9d948491a3a3a-d579eab05ab24765a5c9d948491a3a3a-0.jpg Mass. Legislature sending Charlie Baker sweeping criminal justice bill

The bill is part of a national movement to ease punitive ?tough-on-crime? measures crafted in the 1980s and ?90s.

Opinion | Bruce A. Singal

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/04/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/grievance-3a215534-3826-11e8-8fd2-49fe3c675a89.jpg In Russia probe, the difference between ?target? and ?subject? matters a great deal

It isn?t surprising that Robert Mueller wouldn?t designate President Trump a ?target? at this time.

Tech Lab

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/04/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Hiawatha-Bray-7397.jpg YouTubers angry with ad restrictions shouldn?t be able to dictate company policy

Do you have a right to be seen on YouTube? The suspect in Tuesday?s shooting, Nasim Aghdam, seems to have thought so.

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Nasim Aghdam?s father said she was furious with YouTube because it had stopped paying her for videos she posted.

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/04/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/941849232.jpg Volatile stocks hint at a crisis of faith among investors

Trade tensions, rising interest rates, and a lack of new initiatives from the White House are threatening to end a long bull market.

Talking Points

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/04/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/0813c3671aa44976b91589afb0361544-0813c3671aa44976b91589afb0361544-2841.jpg Trump tariffs could hurt Mass. manufacturers

Domestic manufacturing has enjoyed a bit of a renaissance, but the Trump administration?s latest trade maneuver could upend that success.

Sponsored by Fisher & Paykel

Next time you update your kitchen, go bold

New trends in kitchen appliances offer homeowners the option to ditch the stainless look for more color and style.

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Debuting Love Letters: The Podcast

PODCAST

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/21/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/LoveLetters-Podcast-AlbumArt-7096.png The Love Letters podcast: Cloudy with a chance of breakup

The worst kinds of breakups are the murky ones. Meredith learns the do?s and don?t?s of breaking up ? from the people who know best.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | Robin Washington

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/04/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/AFP_13L6Q5.jpg When Winnie Mandela came to Boston

South Africa?s militant ?Mother of the Nation? had a complicated relationship with her more conciliatory husband ? and with history.

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Who will win the Munch Madness title?

Saltie Girl and Flour Bakery + Cafe are in the title tilt. Vote for your favorite!

Special reports

How a small terrier found adventure in Milton

One day, in the friendly little town of Milton, a mysterious visitor arrived out of the blue. No one could say where, exactly, the little dog had come from. But before long, they began spotting it all over town . . .

Real Estate

Recent home sales west of Boston (April 4)

ACTON: 53 Stoneymeade Way; One-family Colonial, built in 1991, 3,098 square feet, 9 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, on 37,307-square-foot lot.

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