The Swiftie Finale Is Today at 1:13 p.m. ET
Today is the day. The 13-question Swiftie Finale opens at 1:13 p.m. ET on bostonmade.com. Here is how to play and keep score.
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Day 4: The Swiftie Finale Cram Sheet
One day to go. The cram sheet pulls every warm-up into one page, with a five-question practice round and a final quick check.
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Day 3 Warm-Up: Inside the Eras Tour Setlist
Day 3: how the Eras Tour show was built, act by act, how it changed in 2024, and the numbers behind the highest-grossing tour of all time.
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Day 2 Warm-Up: The Tortured Poets Department and The Life of a Showgirl
Day 2 of the countdown covers her two most recent albums: the 31-song Tortured Poets Department and the record-breaking Life of a Showgirl.
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Swiftie Trivia Warm-Up, Day 1: The Eras, Album by Album
Four days to the Swiftie Finale (Friday the 13th, 1:13 p.m. ET). Warm up with the studio albums in order, the Taylor’s Version re-recordings, the Eras Tour by the numbers and why 13 matters. Unofficial fan trivia.
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Warm-Up: Music Videos and the Director’s Chair
From her solo directing debut on “The Man” to a Grammy-winning short film and a record night at the 2026 VMAs, a warm-up on her music videos and directing.
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Warm-Up: Easter Eggs, 13 and Fan Traditions
Hidden messages, countdown clocks, the number 13, friendship bracelets and surprise songs: a warm-up on the traditions that make Swiftie culture its own thing.
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Warm-Up: Taylor’s Version and From the Vault
Why she re-recorded her early albums, what the four Taylor’s Version releases added, and how the story ended with her owning her masters in 2025.
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Oil Plunges and Tech Slides on the Eve of the Midterms: What Monday’s Split Market Means for Massachusetts
The Dow rose, the Nasdaq fell 1.1% and Brent crude dropped 7.6% on Monday. What the split market means for Massachusetts as voters head to the polls.
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Question 8 Asks Massachusetts to Undo Legal Pot Sales. Polls Say Voters Aren’t Buying It.
Massachusetts votes Tuesday on Question 8, which would end recreational marijuana sales. Polls show it trailing badly. Here is what is at stake.
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Repeal Backers Say They Have 97,000 Signatures Against the New Abortion Law. Healey Holds the Next Move.
Opponents of the Massachusetts abortion law say they have enough signatures to suspend it until 2028. What happens next, and when.
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Polls Close at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Here’s When Massachusetts Results Should Arrive, and Why Some Could Wait
Nearly a million Massachusetts ballots were in by Thursday. How the count works, when results land, and what the recount rules mean for close races.
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Warm-Up: Surprise Albums and the folklore/evermore Era
Two albums in one year, both announced with almost no warning. This warm-up covers folklore, evermore and the art of the surprise release.
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Eight Days Out: Healey Leads Comfortably, but Three Ballot Questions Are Coin Flips
Polls give Gov. Healey a 20-plus point lead, but Questions 3, 5 and 7 are near ties. Mail ballot applications are due Tuesday; early voting ends Friday.
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Stocks Post Second Weekly Loss as Oil Hits Four-Year High and Fed Looms
The S&P 500 closed at 7,623.68 Friday for a second losing week as Brent crude hit $116.72 and traders looked ahead to the Fed’s Oct. 28 decision.
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Warm-Up: Records and Firsts
Four Album of the Year Grammys, the whole Hot 100 top 10, a 4-million-unit week and the most VMAs ever. A warm-up on her biggest records and firsts.
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The Case for Writing Things Down: Why Documented Decisions Build Better Companies
Companies that record what they decided and why tend to learn faster and argue less. An essay on the quiet power of meeting notes, decision logs and written processes.
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Warm-Up: The Songwriter and the Nashville Years
Before the stadiums, there was a teenage songwriter in Nashville. This warm-up covers her publishing deal, her debut, the Fearless era and the album she wrote alone.
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Why 13? Taylor Swift’s Lucky Number and Its New England Roots
Exhibit C now opens Friday, Nov. 13, at 1:13 p.m. ET. Here’s why 13 is Taylor Swift’s lucky number, and how Foxborough’s Gillette Stadium fits the story.
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Five Free Bus Lines Are Coming. Here Is What Boston Still Has to Get Right
Boston plans five free Link Bus shuttle lines in Mattapan, Roxbury, Allston-Brighton, Charlestown and the Seaport by early 2027, backed by $11.5 million in federal money. Here’s what’s confirmed, what’s still undecided, and why frequency and year four matter most.
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New Hampshire and Maine Put New England at the Center of the Senate Map
New England is moving closer to the center of the national political conversation as campaigns look ahead to the 2026 Senate battle. CNN’s recent election coverage has highlighted New Hampshire and Maine as states that could help determine control of the chamber, with candidates and party strategists paying close attention to independents, turnout and the
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Midterm Campaigns Turn Back to the Cost of Living
The 2026 midterm conversation is turning again toward the price of everyday life. CNN’s recent campaign coverage described President Trump promoting diesel relief and a direct-cash idea at a Nebraska rally, while Democrats and Republicans alike face pressure to explain how they would lower the cost of energy, housing and basic goods. The political challenge
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How to Read a Company’s Annual Report: A Beginner’s Tour of the 10-K
Public companies explain themselves every year in a filing anyone can read for free. Here is how the 10-K is organized and which sections reward a curious reader.
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Boston Made: How 400 Years of Rebellion, Reinvention and Grit Built a City Unlike Any Other
From Indigenous homelands and Puritan settlement to revolution, immigration, industry, catastrophe, sport, and reinvention, Boston is a city built in layers.
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The Big Dig: The Megaproject That Tore Boston Apart—and Put It Back Together
Boston’s Central Artery/Tunnel Project moved a highway underground, reshaped downtown, and became synonymous with the promise and peril of megaprojects.
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Fenway Park: Inside America’s Most Enduring Ballpark
Fenway Park has survived wars, championships, heartbreak, redevelopment pressures, and generations of Boston memory.
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The Molasses Flood: The Day a Deadly Wave Swept Through Boston
On January 15, 1919, a massive storage tank failed in the North End, sending a deadly surge of molasses through the neighborhood.
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The Irish Arrive: How Immigration Remade Boston
Mass Irish immigration transformed Boston’s neighborhoods, churches, politics, labor force, and identity.
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The Great Boston Fire of 1872: Twelve Hours of Destruction
In November 1872, fire swept through Boston’s commercial district, destroying hundreds of buildings and reshaping downtown.
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Anthony Burns: The Fugitive Slave Case That Shook Boston
The 1854 arrest of Anthony Burns transformed Boston into a fortified stage for America’s escalating conflict over slavery.
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The Abolitionists: When Boston Became a Battleground Over Slavery
Boston’s abolitionists turned newspapers, lecture halls, churches, and streets into arenas in the national struggle over slavery.
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Boston at Sea: Merchants, Sailors and the Making of a Maritime Empire
Boston’s merchants and sailors connected New England to an Atlantic economy that brought wealth, risk, exploitation, and global influence.
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Dorchester Heights: The Night That Drove the British From Boston
In March 1776, American forces fortified Dorchester Heights and made the British position in Boston untenable.
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The Siege of Boston: Washington’s First Great Test
George Washington arrived outside Boston in 1775 to turn a collection of provincial forces into an army capable of confronting Britain.
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Bunker Hill: The Battle Britain Won—and Could Never Forget
The Battle of Bunker Hill proved that colonial forces could stand against British regulars, even in defeat.
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One If by Land: The Night Boston Went to War
On April 18, 1775, lanterns, riders, church towers, boats, and alarm networks carried the news that British troops were moving.
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The Powder Alarm: The Revolution Before Lexington
Months before Lexington and Concord, a British move to secure gunpowder triggered a massive militia mobilization across Massachusetts.
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The Intolerable Acts: Britain’s Punishment of Boston
Britain answered the Tea Party by closing Boston’s port and tightening control over Massachusetts—measures that helped unite the colonies.
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The Boston Tea Party: The Night the Harbor Became a Battlefield
On December 16, 1773, protesters destroyed East India Company tea in Boston Harbor and transformed a tax dispute into an imperial showdown.
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Paul Revere: The Man Behind the Midnight Ride
Paul Revere was far more than a rider: he was a silversmith, engraver, businessman, messenger, networker, and master of revolutionary communication.
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