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Two players from Boston bruins and Montreal Canadiens hockey teams talk to each other on the ice

Montreal Canadiens superfans brace for historic record to be smashed

The Boston Bruins are on the verge of making history — eclipsing the Montreal Canadiens' coveted record of most points scored in a regular season, set back in 1977.

Montreal Canadiens superfans brace for historic record to be smashed
Dima Basha (right) watches dubbed cartoons with her daughter, Angelina, to help her learn formal Arabic.

How SpongeBob SquarePants is helping one Syrian woman preserve her culture for her daughter

How SpongeBob SquarePants is helping one Syrian woman preserve her culture for her daughter

Why Is the Boston Accent Wicked Hard to Do?

Why Is the Boston Accent Wicked Hard to Do?
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A day in the life of immigration limbo

A day in the life of immigration limbo
Phillip Sossou

Boston high school senior uses art to ease racial tensions

Boston high school senior uses art to ease racial tensions

Why Is the Boston Accent Wicked Hard to Do?

Even great actors get tripped up by the Boston accent. Or maybe Bostonians are just too quick to find fault.

Why Is the Boston Accent Wicked Hard to Do?
Sociology professor Saida Grundy doesn’t start her new job at BU until July 1, but she already finds herself in the middle of a heated debate.

A professor's tweets lead to a debate on race and free speech

In the middle of graduation season, a free speech debate is playing out online — and on campus — at New England's largest university. Racially charged tweets from an incoming Boston University professor are raising questions about whether academics in the public eye should have the right to share their private opinions on social media.

A professor's tweets lead to a debate on race and free speech
"Smells of Auld Reekie on a very breezy day in 2011" -- Kate McLean's smell map of Edinburgh.

This graphic designer makes 'smell maps' of cities around the world

Kate McLean pays close attention to what we smell and where we smell it. And she's been mapping those smells in cities around the world.

This graphic designer makes 'smell maps' of cities around the world
A woman is comforted by a man near a triage tent set up for the Boston Marathon after the April 2013 bombings

Here's a quick guide to handling the emotions that may come up with the Boston Marathon anniversary

The Boston marathon bombings last year touched many people. And the anniversary will certainly bring back feelings, fears and memories. A Boston-area counselor who helped in the aftermath of the bombings offers her advice for dealing with the anniversary.

Here's a quick guide to handling the emotions that may come up with the Boston Marathon anniversary

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