The Boston Globe Magazine | August 27, 2017

Plymouth, MA - 10/13/2015 - The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant as seen from the sea in Plymouth, MA, October 13, 2015. (Keith Bedford/Globe Staff)

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Pilgrim nuclear plant due to close in two years, but safety concerns linger

The Plymouth utility has one of the worst records in the country and that is raising questions about what happens after it closes in 2019. By Kathryn Miles

Let’s stop teaching kids that reading is boring

Novels are great entertainment, so why do library programs make it seem like summer reading is a chore? By Alison Lobron

Boston Rocks

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/06/15/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/xref0611cover.jpg When Boston rocked

Take a tour of your youth with this ode to the gritty clubs, home-grown talent, and visiting acts that made Boston’s music scene so mesmerizing in the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s.

North End guide

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/01/20/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/northend0129web_lede.jpg Where to eat and what to order in Boston’s North End

15 of the neighborhood’s best restaurants, from elegant hideaways to buzzy trattorias to (lots of) incredible pizza.

Airport security

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/12/01/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/OpeningImage1211TSA.jpg Do airport security lines have to be so awful? A rare look inside TSA.

With a history of dysfunction and new calls to privatize, can the agency’s big plans to make airport security less miserable get off the ground?

Anti-immigration

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/01/18/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/07102010_711oped_loth2-7651819.jpg Trump’s anti-immigration playbook was written 100 years ago. In Boston.

How a trio of Harvard-educated blue bloods led a crusade to keep the “undesirables” out and make America great again.

College & Money

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/05/03/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/opener0522collegedebt.jpg The college debt crisis is even worse than you think

We tell students they need a bachelor’s degree to get ahead. But for too many, the numbers no longer add up.

Miss Conduct

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/21/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/miss%20conduct-2891.jpg How do you deal with people aggressively seeking donations for a charity?

Some people collecting for nonprofits use tactics that leave the recipient feeling intimidated.

Cooking | Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/21/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/main0827cook_crop.jpg Recipes: An out of the (cereal) box breakfast

Although creamy fava beans and a thick yogurt cheese are staples of this Middle Eastern breakfast, you can still get eggs on the side.

Your Week Ahead

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/18/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/week0827mag.jpg Five things to do, Aug. 28-Sept. 10

Labor Day weekend fireworks, the PGA Tour, the Amazing Acro-Cats, and more.

Style Watch

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/18/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/main0827style.jpg In a Back Bay condo, a comfy yet hip family room

Empty nesters spruce up the family room in their Back Bay condo.

On the Block

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/18/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/ips0827ext.jpg For sale: Antique homes

Two distinct antique houses in Ipswich and Swampscott.

09/06/16: Foxborough, MA: The giant photo of Tom Brady that is on the lighthouse at Gillette Stadium is pictured. The New England Patriots held a practice session on the fields behind Gillette Stadium this afternoon as they continue preparations for their season opener in Arizona on Sunday night. (Globe Staff Photo/Jim Davis) section: sports topic: Patriots

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Examiner | Magazine

Fascinating facts and figures about Gillette Stadium’s 15th season

We look at some of the many memories made in the New England Patriots’ home base.

Comments

Letters to the editor of the Globe Magazine

Readers respond to an essay on ill humor and politics, a profile of Michael Felger, and a piece on oversharing medical details.

Game Changers

Special section | Game Changers

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/05/11/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/gamechangershoriz-6383.jpg 51 bright ideas and breakthroughs for 2017

In a revolutionary place like Boston, innovators and innovations are as common as bad drivers. See who made our annual list.

Special section

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/18/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/WORK%20CROP.jpg 2016 Top Places to Work

Read the full list of winners and more stories about worker happiness.

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