Quantcast
Channel: Boston
Browsing all 202 articles
Browse latest View live

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

13 Sayings Only People From New England Can Understand

New Englanders have a certain way of saying things.In Yankee country, we call remote controls "clickers," traffic circles "rotaries," and subs "grinders." Mainers tack unnecessary "r"s onto words, like...

View Article


Johnny Depp is transformed in this trailer for Whitey Bulger biopic 'Black Mass'

Warner Bros. released the first trailer for the Whitey Bulger biopic "Black Mass," which stars Johnny Depp as the notorious Boston gangster, who is serving two consecutive life sentences in prison.Depp...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

An ex-White House staffer and former spy just raised $7.5 million to disrupt...

Gone are the days when a six-figure check could land you unlimited first-class flights for life.Since then, airline fares have only gone up, and coach class conditions have only gotten worse. Flying...

View Article

Time-lapse video makes Boston look like a toy town

 Victor Hung filmed this time-lapse video from the top of an MIT building.Music by Sam WatkinsonVideo courtesy of Victor HungFollow BI Video: On FacebookJoin the conversation about this story »

View Article

What US cities will look like under 25 feet of water

Coastal cities could see a rise in sea levels by as much as 4 ft by the end of the century. To help put a visual to the number, artist Nickolay Lamm created this series of simulations of US city...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

A Boston suburb combined a high school and senior center, and the results are...

Swampscott High School has 1,000 more seniors than your ordinary high school.Senior citizens, that is.Since 2007, the Boston suburb of Swampscott has fused higher learning with elderly care, joining...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

14 sayings only people from New England can understand

New Englanders have a certain way of saying things.In Yankee country, we call remote controls "clickers," traffic circles "rotaries," and subs "grinders." Mainers tack unnecessary "r"s onto words, like...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

One unlucky 8-year-old got a fake PlayStation 4 for Christmas

It's Christmas morning, you're nine-years-old, and there's a game console-sized box waiting for you under the tree.It's an incredible time to be alive. What could ruin that?This is nine-year-old Scott...

View Article


The East Coast is about to get hit with another winter storm

Winter Storm Mars is expected to hit the East Coast on Monday. Much of New England will see varying levels of snowfall and intense winds.Produced by Eames YatesFollow BI Video: On FacebookJoin the...

View Article


These Harvard-designed tiny homes are the future of weekend getaways

A group of grad students from Harvard's Innovation Lab have come up with a start-up to help people unplug from the daily grind. Getaway builds and rents tiny homes that they place in the Massachusetts...

View Article

Here's how much time you waste sitting in traffic a year

Traffic data company Inrix put together a list of the top traffic congested cities. Produced by Jacqui FrankFollow BI Video: On Twitter Join the conversation about this story »

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The last big storm of the winter is coming — here are the towns that could...

It's not looking like the first day of spring in Boston.A big storm is headed for New England on Sunday evening, with 5 inches to 8 inches of snow expected to slam Boston late that evening and into...

View Article

A predator with a new genetic makeup is taking over the Northeast

Eastern Coyotes, also known as Coywolves, have been spotted in cities along the Northeastern United States. However, most people don't realize that this isn't your typical coyote, in fact it's an...

View Article


A study of hundreds of people that began in 1938 revealed one key to longer,...

 Starting in 1938 researchers tracked more than 700 men and some of their spouses and children. The researchers followed the participants closely with interviews and health exams every two years and...

View Article

Three years after losing a leg in the Boston terror attack, this woman ran...

When Adrianne Haslet-Davis lost her leg during the Boston terror attack, she wasn't running the Boston Marathon. She wasn't even on the sidelines watching. Instead, on April 15th, 2013, Haslet-Davis...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

18-year-old Precious Perez was born blind, and she just had the prom night of...

High school senior Precious Perez has accomplished an impressive amount for a teenager.The 18-year-old has written more than 100 songs. She will study vocal performance at Boston's Berklee College of...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

25 beautiful US cities to live in if you love spending time outdoors

It's too often assumed that moving to a big city — like San Francisco, New York, or Boston — means giving up your love for nature. Fortunately, that doesn't always have to be the case.A recent ranking...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

It's now cheaper to take an Uber than the New York City subway

Uber's ongoing plan to price out public transit is taking root in New York City and Boston.Most recently in New York, the company started selling monthly $79 passes for its Pool service on the deals...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

MIT researchers are sending robots into sewers to help predict disease outbreaks

Below our feet, sewers hold a world of microbial information. That’s what MIT researchers are mining through, thanks to a pair of sewage sampling robots named (rather appropriately) Mario and Luigi.For...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

I took a ride on the Rolls-Royce of buses — and it was better than Amtrak

The modern airport experience is not an enjoyable one.Security lines, forever-rising ticket prices, and seemingly arbitrary fees all create a stressful and pricey experience for inter-city travel.Some...

View Article
Browsing all 202 articles
Browse latest View live