Chris Amico

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Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai went missing after publicly accusing a former government official of sexual assault. Tennis stars, led by Naomi Osaka, and the WTA have all asked #whereispengshuai? More →

Every turn in the pandemic has offered enough false hope that I’d simply stopped hoping entirely. But this was different. More →

If the 20th century was the story of slow, uneven progress toward the victory of liberal democracy over other ideologies—communism, fascism, virulent nationalism—the 21st century is, so far, a story of the reverse. More →

Tony Judt said that there is darkness in this world, and that darkness often triumphed—and liberated me to do the same. More →

Lately, something has changed. Lately, I've been reacting to fancy coffee the same way a child reacts to an accidental sip of red wine mistaken for grape juice. I don't know when it happened, but I've devolved into an unexpected love affair with bad... More →

Peter Jackson and his collaborators knew when to push the fantasy and when to hold back More →

His lies, his illogical defense, and his hubris damage all professional athletes. More →

A very short post, sparked by a single paragraph. It was in a NYT story about the debate over language on the left (BIPOC/Latinx/ Microagression/AAPI/LGBTQIA+ and more); the story overall was smart… More →

The actor and food-show host discusses writing a memoir, surviving oral cancer, and his most memorable terrible meal. More →

But will cops training in martial arts lead to struggles that didn’t need to happen? More →

It's infuriating to watch Congress fiddle while it feels like the world is burning. But there are more human reasons why it's difficult to tackle millennia-sized problems. More →

Bateau aims to reinvent the steak restaurant by showing how to sidestep the waste and environmental damage caused by the meat industry. More →

From early counts and early calls to maps that reinforce bias, our traditions are contributing to a democratic crisis More →

Both Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George want to create a more predictable and inclusive process for approving big projects. They also want to address the housing crisis, climate resiliency, and equity with a new sense of urgency that will most... More →

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Listen in now for zombie seeds, a midnight treasure hunt, and the wild ways that weeds have outwitted us for millennia. More →

All the major events, in one place. More →

For 1,500 years, we have picked the wrong time and blamed the wrong person for the fall of Rome. More →

"Car Talk" launched as a local show on WBUR in 1977, with brothers Tom and Ray Magliozzi behind the microphones. Now, the show will be released twice a week as a podcast, starting on Oct. 1. WBUR's Cityspace also will host an event on Nov. 4... More →