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The 50 Best Works Of Public Art In Greater Boston, Ranked

This list, from The ARTery's Greg Cook, adopts a more expansive definition of art.

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05:20Aug 29, 2016

Charles Daniels, founder and CEO of the Boston-based nonprofit Fathers' Uplift, rides down a slide with his 1-year-old son Clayton in the Thetford Evans Playground in Dorchester. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Wired To Be A Dad: Recent Science Fuels A New View Of Fatherhood

Researchers say men are biologically wired to be fathers -- and children are innately and uniquely responsive to their fathers.

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04:57Jun 17, 2016

Tommy, a repeat SPOT patient, says the room has -- and will continue to -- save lives. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

In A Safe Space, Medical Professionals Monitor What's Really Happening During A Drug High

At the Supportive Place for Observation and Treatment (SPOT), drug users could ride out their high under medical supervision.

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06:46Jun 15, 2016

Robert, a veteran who injured his back several times during a dozen years in the Navy, stopped using opioids to treat his pain and is now a student at the Bedford VA's Pain School. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

At 'Pain School,' Veterans Learn To Manage With Fewer Pills

Bedford's is one of 67 VA Pain Schools across the country. Through the schools, the VA is trying to shift the way patients think about pain.

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07:20May 31, 2016

The average car commuter in the region spends 64 hours a year stuck in traffic, a recent report found. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Why Greater Boston Keeps Getting Stuck In Traffic

Take a drive through Boston-area transportation history. Again and again lawmakers' solution to congestion has been construction.

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12:57Apr 25, 2016

Fred Cook's band performs at Johnny D's. Probably mid 1970s. (Courtesy Carla DeLellis)

‘A Home Away From Home’ — An Oral History Of Johnny D’s

A look back as the landmark Somerville nightclub prepares to close March 13.

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07:10Mar 4, 2016

A WBUR poll finds Hillary Clinton leads her presidential primary rival, Bernie Sanders, among likely Democratic voters in Massachusetts. Here, Sanders and Clinton are seen before a Feb. 11 debate in Milwaukee. (Tom Lynn/AP)

WBUR Poll: In Mass., Clinton Edges Sanders, While Trump Leads Big

Among likely Democratic primary voters, Hillary Clinton is ahead of Bernie Sanders by 5 percentage points -- 49-44. Donald Trump tops his nearest GOP competitor by 21.

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Feb 25, 2016

Sarah Kramer, 37, has been profoundly depressed most of her life. But "right now, thanks to ketamine," she says, “I don’t feel despair. I don’t feel hopeless. I don’t feel trapped on earth.” (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

‘I Don’t Feel Trapped On Earth’: Ketamine Lifts Many From Depths Of Major Depression

Ketamine was never intended to treat depression. But doctors call it the biggest discovery in the treatment of mood disorders in decades.

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08:25Feb 25, 2016

Republican Donald Trump speaks to supporters after being declared the winner of the New Hampshire primary. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Trump Trounces Crowded GOP Field In New Hampshire Primary Win

Trump won pluralities of both Republicans and independents, with strong support across the state from younger and older voters frustrated with establishment politics.

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03:22Feb 10, 2016

Democrat Bernie Sanders addresses his supporters after winning the New Hampshire primary. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Sanders Defeats Clinton In Decisive Victory In New Hampshire Democratic Primary

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has come a long way in what was once thought to be a long-shot bid for the presidency, but now he’ll be playing against Hillary Clinton...

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03:49Feb 10, 2016

From left to right, Vivian Garrett, of Alabama, Linde Barrera, of New York, and William Paire, of West Virginia, stop in the parking lot outside of “Camp Cruz” before setting off for a day of canvassing. (Hadley Green for WBUR)

Why The Ground Game Matters For Presidential Candidates In New Hampshire

Answers to the remaining questions of the New Hampshire primary race might rest with the effectiveness of the candidates' ground games, which are in high gear just one day before...

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04:15Feb 8, 2016

The last WBUR poll before the New Hampshire primary finds Bernie Sanders holding a 15-point lead over Hillary Clinton. Here, the two Democrats debate at the University of New Hampshire Thursday. (David Goldman/AP)

WBUR Poll: In N.H., Democratic Race Tightens Slightly, Trump Stays Ahead On GOP Side

Among likely Democratic voters, Bernie Sanders is up 15 points on Hillary Clinton. Among Republicans, Donald Trump has kept his lead.

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03:59Feb 5, 2016

Darrell "Diamond" Jones was convicted of the 1985 murder of alleged Cuban cocaine dealer Guillermo Rodriguez in Brockton. Jones, now 48, maintains his innocence after three decades in prison. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Reasonable Doubts: Reopening The Case Of Darrell 'Diamond' Jones

In 1986, Jones was convicted of a fatal shooting outside a Brockton bar. Now 48 and in prison for his life, Jones maintains his innocence. Was it a wrongful conviction?...

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Jan 11, 2016

Pierre Boulez, French composer, conductor. (AP)

A Loving Look At The Late Pierre Boulez, The Incandescent Master Of Modernism

Pierre Boulez, who died this week at 90, was not only a great conductor and composer. He was, Lloyd Schwartz says, the voice of, and for, the modern world.

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Jan 8, 2016

Rooney Mara and Cate Blanchett in Todd Haynes' "Carol." (Courtesy The Weinstein Company)

Todd Haynes' 'Carol' — Somebody Finally Gets Patricia Highsmith Right

Patricia Highsmith had a unique literary sensibility that doesn't often directly translate to the screen. At least, says Ed Siegel, until Todd Haynes made "Carol" with Cate Blanchett and Rooney...

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Jan 6, 2016

The immersive set of "Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812" at the American Repertory Theater. (Courtesy Gretjen Helene/American Repertory Theater)

'Natasha, Pierre' — And A Techno Tolstoy — Light Up The A.R.T.

Critic Carolyn Clay says "Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812," which heads to Broadway next year, is delirious fun that at once brings a tear to the eye...

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Dec 17, 2015

A view of a Beacon Hill street, during an early February snowstorm. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Year In Photos: The Best WBUR Images Of 2015

From the winter's (many) snowstorms, to the 40th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, to the installations of Boston's new public art, here are our best photos of the year....

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Dec 14, 2015

The Grannies perform at JJ Gonson's Once at Cuisine en Locale restaurant in Somerville. (Ivan Singer)

Stop Worrying. Closing Of Beloved Rock Clubs Doesn’t Mean The End Of Boston Music

Even as T.T. the Bear’s, Johnny D’s and Church close, Boston’s music scene is actually growing.

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Dec 10, 2015

Justine Barnes holds a photo of her brother, Luke LaCaire, who died by suicide. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Suicide: A Crisis In The Shadows

The 2015 series examined suicide prevention efforts and profiled Massachusetts residents whose lives have been affected by suicide.

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Dec 3, 2015

The drugs implicated in overdose deaths in Massachusetts from January through June 2014, according to the Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (Chart courtesy of Vaughan Rees, PhD, and Christopher Knapp/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health)

It's Not Just Heroin: Drug Cocktails Are Fueling The Overdose Crisis

The vast majority of Massachusetts overdose death cases sampled last year were caused by heroin in combination with some other drug or alcohol.

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06:28Nov 13, 2015

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The 50 Best Works Of Public Art In Greater Boston, Ranked

Wired To Be A Dad: Recent Science Fuels A New View Of Fatherhood

In A Safe Space, Medical Professionals Monitor What's Really Happening During A Drug High

At 'Pain School,' Veterans Learn To Manage With Fewer Pills

Why Greater Boston Keeps Getting Stuck In Traffic

‘A Home Away From Home’ — An Oral History Of Johnny D’s

WBUR Poll: In Mass., Clinton Edges Sanders, While Trump Leads Big

‘I Don’t Feel Trapped On Earth’: Ketamine Lifts Many From Depths Of Major Depression

Trump Trounces Crowded GOP Field In New Hampshire Primary Win

Sanders Defeats Clinton In Decisive Victory In New Hampshire Democratic Primary

Why The Ground Game Matters For Presidential Candidates In New Hampshire

WBUR Poll: In N.H., Democratic Race Tightens Slightly, Trump Stays Ahead On GOP Side

Reasonable Doubts: Reopening The Case Of Darrell 'Diamond' Jones

A Loving Look At The Late Pierre Boulez, The Incandescent Master Of Modernism

Todd Haynes' 'Carol' — Somebody Finally Gets Patricia Highsmith Right

'Natasha, Pierre' — And A Techno Tolstoy — Light Up The A.R.T.

Year In Photos: The Best WBUR Images Of 2015

Stop Worrying. Closing Of Beloved Rock Clubs Doesn’t Mean The End Of Boston Music

Suicide: A Crisis In The Shadows

It's Not Just Heroin: Drug Cocktails Are Fueling The Overdose Crisis