The Boston Globe Magazine | September 10, 2017

American soldiers near Da Nang in 1965.

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Ken Burns, America’s storyteller, produces an epic on Vietnam

Inside the filmmaker’s New Hampshire production studio, as he prepares to release his documentary about our most bitter war. By James Sullivan

Several fires of the WaterFire installation have been freshly lit at sundown in the Rhode Island School of Design section of Water Place Park in downtown Providence. WaterFire, an award winning art installation by Barnaby Evans, is a series of one hundred bonfires suspended just above the surface of the Providence, Woonasquatucket and Moshassuck Rivers. The artwork runs for two thirds of a mile through the parks of downtown Providence and is li from April to October on selected dates.

Barnaby Evans

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Eight last-minute getaways for when you need a break

Here’s how to get out of town for the weekend without booking ahead, and where to go for maximum fun. By Jon Gorey

Charlie Baker should help reclaim the GOP or leave it

Our popular governor needs to speak up about the state of the party and help get it back on course, or run as an independent next time. By Dave Denison

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?

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.

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.

Miss Conduct

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/05/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/miss%20conduct-2861.jpg Advice: How do I politely cut ties with my hairdresser?

My stylist is a friend, too, but my life has changed, and it’s time to move on.

Cutting Edge | Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/05/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/main0910cutting.jpg Can this local startup revolutionize sunglasses?

Each pair of shades from Boston’s Skelmet is designed to fit its wearer perfectly, thanks to 3-D scanning and printing.

Versus | Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/06/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/versus0910composite.jpg Which is better, backpack or messenger bag?

One strap or two? One shoulder or two? A back-to-school grudge match.

Cooking | Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/05/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/main0910cook_crop.jpg Flavorful recipes for clams, mussels, and oysters

These shellfish dishes are delicious and a sustainable choice, too.

Style Watch

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/05/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/mrn0910alt%20-2874.jpg Six stylish desk lamps to brighten any workspace

Lamps in a mix of metals and unexpected shapes brighten any space.

Comments

Letters to the editor of the Globe Magazine

Readers weigh in on stories about Massachusetts drivers and navigating without GPS.

10/19/2014 CAMBRIDGE, MA Michigan competed in the Women's Championship Eights during the 2014 Head of the Charles Regatta (cq). (Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe)

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Things to do

Ideas for fun things to do around Boston this fall

Your calendar of events, music, theater, and more for the season.

Where to Eat

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/31/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/lead09010where.jpg Where to eat in Greater Boston

A sampling of the area’s best restaurants, from Globe critics.

Game Changers

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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