How the meaning of a magical and miniature Brookline store has changed now that its centenarian owner has died.

“Everyone is fungible”: It’s not the most uplifting message for college grads — but it’s the truth.

Please, schools, we’re begging, make these random half-days stop.

I’m just missing the gene that allows me to derive meaning from sports, whether it’s Olympic figure skating, or even — dare I say it? — Red Sox baseball.

Perhaps you should consider this message to your staff: “The Globe has a new owner. And it’s going to cover the new Boston.”

Growing flowers and vegetables from seed is the closest thing to magic I’ve found in real life. And lately, (with the disclaimer that I love my children dearly) I’ve been thinking about the light it casts on parenting.

The purported battle between “stay-at-home” mothers and “working” mothers is officially over. But was there ever really a conflict to begin with?

“Lean In” pushes women to work full-time in high-powered jobs, even through motherhood. But it seems to willfully disregard one glaring fact: A great many of us don’t want to.