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Boston Globe
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
She was diagnosed with prosopagnosia – also known as face blindness
For decades, she had no idea. On today's episode of the Love Letters podcast, Dingfelder explains how she was diagnosed, with help from experts in Boston. She also explains how learning about her brain changed her understanding of herself – and her marriage. Enjoy this funny and sweet story about how everyone sees the world differently. Find the Love Letters podcasts Meredith Goldstein can be reached at Send a relationship question to Love Letters by . Advertisement
Malaysian Reserve
07-05-2025
- Sport
- Malaysian Reserve
The Boston Globe Announces Launch of Dedicated Team Covering High School Sports
Veteran Journalists to Lead Comprehensive Coverage of Massachusetts High School Athletics, Full Stories Available at BOSTON, May 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Today, The Boston Globe announces a new high school sports initiative that will include a dedicated team covering the exciting and competitive high school sports scene in Massachusetts. Veteran sports journalists will bring the Globe's award-winning journalism to communities throughout the region, delivering authoritative analysis and expansive features across interests. The Boston Globe Announces Launch of Dedicated Team Covering High School Sports to Enhance Online and Print Reporting The Globe's High School Sports team is broadening coverage to meet the growing interest from schools, parents, and athletes as participation in high school sports reaches an all-time peak. 'We know the important place high school sports have in the sports landscape in and around Boston, and by dedicating more resources and developing a new coverage strategy, we're making sure Globe readers receive the best coverage of the communities, athletes, and games that matter most to them,' said Globe Sports Editor Matt Pepin. 'In a region where so many professional teams dominate, high school sports is the starting point for aspiring young athletes and their families. Their journeys are compelling story lines,' said Craig Larson, Globe assistant sports editor/schools. 'We've assembled a dedicated team to tell their stories.' Larson, with four decades of reporting/editing on high school and college sports in New England, leads a team that includes assistant high school sports editor Brendan Kurie and enterprise reporter Matt Porter, who is contributing feature pieces on key stories throughout the scholastic seasons. They are backed up by a 'nighthawk' desk of professionals assisted by college students, co-ops, and interns who will provide dispatches, assemble notebooks, and compile rankings in all sports. The Globe high school sports team will deliver exclusive reporting online that includes Top 20 Rankings, Players of the Week, nightly scores and roundups, as well as the popular All-Scholastics for fall, winter, and spring that will appear in special print editions. The Boston Globe's All-Scholastics for Winter 2024-25 is out now online and in Sunday's print edition. Special reporting will include a high school football preview with division capsules for every team in Eastern Massachusetts, exhaustive coverage of every state championship, playoff, and final, Thanksgiving football with database compilations of rivalries, previews, and predictions, Super Bowls, as well as reporting on the Globe Foundation / Phelps Scholar-Athletes and annual Scholastic Awards charting schools' regular-season winning percentage. Coverage will include live updates on key events, enterprise reporting on news and issues, and extensive photography and video. See all coverage of your community's teams by visiting or check out the sports pages of the Globe in print. Contact: Carla Kath, Director of Communications, About Boston Globe Media: Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC is a locally owned, award-winning media company serving Boston and New England for over 153 years. Its cornerstone is The Boston Globe, a 27-time Pulitzer Prize-winning news source and one of the most successful metro news organizations in the United States. The Globe is headquartered in Boston with regional bureaus in Washington, D.C., Rhode Island, and New Hampshire. The Globe has been successfully growing its direct subscriber base, today boasting the highest total number of subscribers the organization has had since 2008. The Globe hosts events that connect community members to its journalism and provides a range of digital and home-delivered advertising solutions that reach more consumers than any other New England media brand. Boston Globe Media's portfolio includes The Boston Globe, , , STAT , The B-Side , Globe Publishing Services, Globe Events , Studio/B , and Boston magazine . View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE The Boston Globe
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Boston Globe Launches New, Digital Word Game "Align"
Puzzle developed uniquely for Globe readers to build player engagement BOSTON, April 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Boston Globe is proud to announce the launch of Align, a new digital word game available on Align is a unique spelling puzzle offered daily that challenges players to rearrange letter tiles within a 5x5 grid, aiming to create a valid word in each row and column. Players can focus on speed, efficiency, or both, adding a layer of strategy to the gameplay. "We challenge our team to think outside the box to provide our subscribers with digital offerings that are interactive, entertaining, and offer a respite from the usual news cycle," said Michelle Micone, senior vice president of innovation and strategic initiatives at Boston Globe Media. "A recent Digital News Report from Reuters showed that 21 percent of adults in the U.S. who subscribe to news are motivated to do so because of games and puzzles, and based on the increased plays we have seen, we suspect our audience feels similarly. Globe subscribers have told us our games help them stay sharp, and we are proud to provide our audiences with the content they value by investing in and developing new, unique games." Align, the first game designed exclusively for Globe readers, was co-created by Brendan Emmett Quigley and Ben Gottlieb. Quigley is a prominent puzzle writer and crossword constructor whose work has appeared in major US and UK media outlets since 1996. He has been contributing to the Globe's Sunday crossword since 2015 and has published nearly 200 puzzles in the New York Times. Ben Gottlieb has been developing mobile software for over 30 years, and his games have been featured in the Apple AppStore. "Align is an original game, but it contains elements of other classic puzzles like the crossword or jigsaw. Anyone who is a word game player or a fan of logic puzzles will immediately be able to connect with Align," said Daniel King, director of games at Boston Globe Media. King joined Boston Globe Media in 2024 with expertise in serious games, immersive advertising, and the intersection of digital and analog games, offering a unique perspective on interactive entertainment. Now, he crafts engaging and playful experiences for Globe audiences and is spearheading the launch of Align. Boston Globe Media offers a suite of games — Mini Crossword, Word Flower, Wordrow, Sudoku and KenKen — as a complement to its award-winning journalism. Align is free to play, with new challenges posted daily. Globe subscribers gain exclusive access to an Align puzzle archive along with an exclusive daily crossword, including the beloved Sunday puzzle from Globe Magazine. Play Align for free. Unlock the full games library and more on Contact: Carla Kath, Director of Communications, About Boston Globe Media:Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC is a locally owned, award-winning media company serving Boston and New England for over 153 years. Its cornerstone is The Boston Globe, a 27-time Pulitzer Prize-winning news source and one of the most successful metro news organizations in the United States. The Globe is headquartered in Boston with regional bureaus in Washington, D.C., Rhode Island, and New Hampshire. The Globe has been successfully growing its direct subscriber base, today boasting the highest total number of subscribers the organization has had since 2008. The Globe hosts events that connect community members to its journalism and provides a range of digital and home-delivered advertising solutions that reach more consumers than any other New England media brand. Boston Globe Media's portfolio includes The Boston Globe, STAT, The B-Side, Globe Publishing Services, Globe Events, Studio/B, and Boston magazine. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE The Boston Globe Sign in to access your portfolio
Boston Globe
25-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
What are the best video games for improving relationships?
Why? It's the game I played during those complicated years. Anytime I needed self-soothing, I got out the controllers and earned myself some coins and mushrooms. I saved a princess. It was a nice distraction. But I'm not sure it helped me — or changed me. It simply gave Younger Me something escapist to do. These days, video games offer more. They can present moral questions and help a fully grown person consider the ramifications of a pandemic, the trajectory of a love story, or the trials of caregiving. That's what I've learned, at least. In today's episode of the Love Letters podcast, we explore how games can change us and help make our relationships better. Advertisement Through the story of Anthony Ureña, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Rutgers University-Newark, we'll learn how games have evolved, how people can bond over them, and how, for some, an intense graphic narrative can help make sense of life in the real world. You'll hear about 'It Takes Two,' a game about divorce; 'Final Fantasy,' a game with tragic tales of love; 'Pokémon GO!,' and why it brings pleasure; and even 'Pac-Man,' a game that bonds generations. Join the episode for a deep dive into a world I'd never really understood until now. Also, if you have a favorite game — or if there'a a favorite video game in your family that helps everyone learn and thrive — please share. Love Letters is a podcast and advice column. Send your anonymous relationship and dating questions to or Meredith Goldstein can be reached at
Boston Globe
18-03-2025
- Lifestyle
- Boston Globe
Italian Wedding Soup is a perfect marriage of flavors
And now here's our final offering: Italian Wedding Soup, an old Neapolitan dish that has nothing to do with weddings. The traditional name, minestra maritata, which means 'married soup' — because the ingredients go well together — eventually became known as wedding soup. Advertisement Where once the pot simmered with a meaty bone and wild greens harvested from the surrounding countryside, modern bowls are filled with meatballs, greens, and tiny pasta. The original rural recipe, made by folks who lived off the land, gets its flavor from the bone in the pot, probably pork, and perhaps scraps of root vegetables. Get Winter Soup Club A six-week series featuring soup recipes and cozy vibes, plus side dishes and toppings, to get us all through the winter. Enter Email Sign Up Sign up for the Winter Soup Club newsletter at Ryan Huddle Today, we're likely to grab a box of chicken broth from the supermarket shelf. Buy the best brand you can find because it really determines the quality of what's in your bowl. If you roast your own chicken, or buy a rotisserie bird, scrape up the bits and juices at the bottom of the pan or container into a bowl, dilute with an equal amount of water, and use that as your broth, or to enrich store-bought stock. Collect it in the freezer and when you have enough, make soup with all homemade stock. Grandmas around the world will be proud of you. Some Italian Americans call this Escarole Soup because they add so many greens. Escarole is slightly bitter (in the most appealing way), as is chicory, another favorite green. A sweeter element in the pot would be Swiss chard or spinach. Meatballs here are mixed with ground turkey — you can use ground chicken, beef, or pork — Parmesan cheese, an egg, and enough fresh breadcrumbs (made from sandwich bread or a dinner roll) to bind them. Roll small meatballs with wet hands and refrigerate them on a rimmed baking sheet for half an hour, or overnight, until they firm up. Advertisement Cook everything in layers. Drop the meatballs into boiling broth and after a few minutes, add tiny pasta. That might be rice-shaped orzo, small tubes called ditalini, the tiny dots of acini de pepe, or fetching miniature bow ties labeled farfalline. The pasta start will give the soup body. When it's almost tender, add the greens and simmer just until they collapse. Ladle the soup into bowls and serve with more Parmesan for sprinkling. There's something fun about a bowl of broth with delicious little meatballs. The greens give you crunch, and Parmesan adds a nutty umami bite. The Winter Soup Club team is signing off for now. We hope you found new ideas for nightly dinners in the last weeks. Take the recipes you like and roll them into your repertoire. Or use parts of recipes, or even just a technique. In New England, soup isn't a winter-only activity. Our pot is simmering for three seasons. Yes, we're happy when it finally thaws and nights are no longer chilly, but we hang up our ladle with great reluctance. Hot soup is inviting, it's nourishing, nurturing, calming. Sip by sip it slows you down. Thank you for coming along to see what's in our pot. ITALIAN WEDDING SOUP | BY SHERYL JULIAN SERVINGS: 6 SOUP INGREDIENTS 2 slices firm white bread or 1 small dinner roll, torn into ½-inch pieces or 1 cup fresh (not dried) white breadcrumbs ½ cup milk 1 egg 1 pound ground meat turkey (dark meat, if available) Advertisement 1 clove garlic, grated 1 teaspoon salt, or more to taste ½ teaspoon black pepper ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley ½ cup tiny pasta such as orzo (rice-shaped), ditalini (small tubes), acini de pepe (tiny rounds), farfalline (small bow ties) 2 quarts chicken stock or broth 4 cups (packed) escarole, chicory, Swiss chard, stemmed and cut into 1-inch pieces, or baby spinach Extra grated Parmesan (for serving) SOUP INSTRUCTIONS 1. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Have on hand a bowl of cold water. 2. In a bowl large enough to hold most of the ingredients, combine the bread or roll or breadcrumbs and milk. With your hands, work the mixture to crush the pieces until they are all wet. Set aside for 10 minutes. 3. Add the egg, turkey, garlic, salt, pepper, ½ cup Parmesan, and parsley. With your hands, work the mixture until thoroughly blended. 4. Wet your hands in the bowl of water. Use a soup spoon to scoop out mounds of the meatball mixture and roll them in your palms to make 1-inch balls. The mixture is soft. If it's too soft to roll, add more breadcrumbs, 2 tablespoons at a time; dried are OK here. Set the balls on the baking sheet. Continue shaping until the mixture is used. You should have about 34 balls. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, or as long as overnight. 5. Pour the chicken stock or broth into a soup pot. Bring to a boil. Carefully add the meatballs to the hot liquid. Let the liquid return to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 3 minutes. Advertisement 6. Add the pasta to the pot and cook, stirring once or twice, for 8 minutes, or until the pasta is almost tender. 7. Add the escarole, chicory, Swiss chard, or baby spinach to the pot. Submerge it with the back of a ladle. Cook for 2 minutes, uncovered, or until the greens are wilted, the pasta is tender, and the meatballs are cooked through. (Total simmering time is 13 minutes.) Taste the soup for seasoning and add more salt and pepper, if you like. 8. Ladle the broth, meatballs, and greens into bowls. Serve with grated Parmesan and crusty bread. RECIPE TIPS Try to use any ground meat within a day of buying it, since it deteriorates quickly. In the case of ground meat, the sell-by date is usually accurate. Add more greens to the pot (perhaps another 2 cups chopped). When the soup is done, set on the cover and let the pot sit for 10 minutes to plump the pasta. Instead of crusty bread, you can also serve bowls with thick slices of toasted bread, drizzled with olive oil and flaky salt. 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