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In an interview with Stephen Colbert on “The Late Show” Tuesday, former president Barack Obama took a subtle swipe at the current commander in chief.

We talk to the Newton native about fatherhood, fame, and writing that hits home.

R ANDOLPH — Isaiah Pina is sitting quietly with an alto saxophone in his lap as other members of the Boston Higashi School jazz band filter into the room.

Hallowed Symphony Hall has been the site of a fateful struggle over the future of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. • Christian Kantosky for The Boston Globe

In our weekly series, One Special Thing, the Globe arts staff highlights something timeless — movies, books, TV shows, albums, paintings, plays, symphonies, dishes — that we return to in good times and bad.

Even as she contends with serious health issues, Carly Simon is continuing to work.

Add Noah Kahan's name to the long list of artists who neither approve nor condone the use of their music by President Trump.

Jeff Conolly, the frenetic frontman of the beloved Boston garage band Lyres , has died.

A sexual assault lawsuit against Steven Tyler, filed by a woman who claims she was groomed, assaulted, and impregnated by the Aerosmith singer when

The Patriots’ former QB and coach have mutated in ways that are starting to obscure — maybe even tarnish — their twin legacies as the greatest of all time at their respective positions.