Chris Lovett
@clovettboston.bsky.social
Journalist based in Boston.
As Hegel was saying, history leads to a manifestation of god. Or was it that the arc of the moral universe breeds monsters?
November 9, 2025 at 1:14 AM
As Hegel was saying, history leads to a manifestation of god. Or was it that the arc of the moral universe breeds monsters?
At first, I assumed the comment was from this week, but the name plate dates it to when he was councilor and, I gather, venting his grievance with redistricting. He can’t blame district lines for what happened to at-large candidates in 2025.
November 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
At first, I assumed the comment was from this week, but the name plate dates it to when he was councilor and, I gather, venting his grievance with redistricting. He can’t blame district lines for what happened to at-large candidates in 2025.
Cena Trimalchionis.
November 2, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Cena Trimalchionis.
Ionesco's fierce rhinoceri mirrored back as a bestiary of pliant (or resilient) luftmenschen, the totalitarian threat (or bluff) lampooned as an epidemic of kitsch. In Stalin's day, this was set to music by Shostakovich.
October 21, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Ionesco's fierce rhinoceri mirrored back as a bestiary of pliant (or resilient) luftmenschen, the totalitarian threat (or bluff) lampooned as an epidemic of kitsch. In Stalin's day, this was set to music by Shostakovich.
You're right about the housing, even if it also adapts to the economy at-large. Boston has a growing share of high-earners without kids, but developers get more ROI from units to fit those households, which incentivizes (or forces) those with kids to move or stay out.
October 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
You're right about the housing, even if it also adapts to the economy at-large. Boston has a growing share of high-earners without kids, but developers get more ROI from units to fit those households, which incentivizes (or forces) those with kids to move or stay out.
In November 2024, Trump/Vance in this precinct got only 35.6% of the vote, so the result here today isn’t just “pro-Trump.”
September 10, 2025 at 1:41 AM
In November 2024, Trump/Vance in this precinct got only 35.6% of the vote, so the result here today isn’t just “pro-Trump.”
In November 2024, Trump/Vance carried this precinct by 4.5 points.
September 10, 2025 at 1:37 AM
In November 2024, Trump/Vance carried this precinct by 4.5 points.
Last November, Trump/Vance carried this precinct—by one vote.
September 10, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Last November, Trump/Vance carried this precinct—by one vote.