The Harvest Moon is the closest full moon to the autumnal equinox, and it is aptly named for the added light given to farmers harvesting their summer crops.
This year the weather is going to be particularly clear as the Harvest Moon clears the horizon. bostonglobe.com/2021/09/20/met…
The upcoming weather has meteorologist @growingwisdom “positively giddy,” since it coincides with the start of fall.
The Harvest Moon’s arrival can vary by about two weeks, but this year it is occurring very close to the actual start of autumn.
The Harvest Moon will clear the horizon at 7:07 p.m. Monday evening ― making for some fantastic photographs. bostonglobe.com/2021/09/20/met…
The moon is officially full at 7:54 p.m. on Monday, but when it rises on Tuesday it’s still 99.8 percent full, and 98.3 percent full when it rises the following night.
This gives the appearance of three or even four nights of a full moon, all rising at nearly the same time.
🕖 Typically the moonrise shifts about 50 minutes later each day. However, in autumn, there’s only about a 20 to 25 minute difference between successive moon rise times. bostonglobe.com/2021/09/20/met…
There are seven days left when the amount of daylight will exceed the night. Starting Monday, Sept. 27, the nights will overtake the days and this will last for another 6 months. bostonglobe.com/2021/09/20/met…
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On Sunday, an estimated 300 students demonstrated at the UMass Amherst Theta Chi house in response to allegations that an assault had taken place there during a party Saturday night.
Now, student leaders are calling for change. bos.gl/sbm1coZ
“It is the responsibility and the moral obligation of the administration and staff of this university to provide us with an environment in which we can safely live and learn,” said a statement from the student government association. (📷 via @MDCollegian) bos.gl/sbm1coZ
The SGA urged the administration to implement a Survivor’s Bill of Rights, which would suspend involved chapters, open criminal investigations, expel those found guilty of sexual misconduct, and establish a task force to address campus sexual violence. bos.gl/sbm1coZ
When COVID hit, young people watched many of the familiar markers of adulthood dissolve: graduations, weddings, college classes, jobs, dates. bos.gl/mll8TvZ
And now with the world moving towards a new status quo, many in this generation feel deeply unsettled but also less bound by convention.
Those who shared their stories with the Globe say they have become more sure of themselves and how they want to spend their time.
Sanpha Samura, 23, living in Mattapan, wants to have a fascinating career without owing tens of thousands of dollars in student loans. bos.gl/mll8TvZ
If you ever wondered why @McDonalds McFlurry machines are often out of order, you're not alone.
The FTC also wants to know why the fast food chain’s ice cream machine always seems to be broken. bos.gl/lj9xAXE
According to an online map of McDonald’s locations in the US that are unable to serve ice cream products, called Mcbroken.com, 11 percent of the chain’s stores are experiencing technical difficulties. That includes about 20 stores in Massachusetts.
On Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal reported that the FTC reached out to owners of franchise locations to learn more about the issue.
They wrote that the ice cream machines require a “nightly automated heat-cleaning cycle that can last up to four hours to destroy bacteria.”
❓ When did Boston’s mandatory indoor mask mandate take effect? How long will it remain in place?
The new mandate went into effect at 8 a.m. on Friday. Acting Mayor Kim Janey said indoor masking will be required until a recent surge in COVID-19 infections eases.
❓ I’m vaccinated. Does it apply to me?
The mandate applies to all people in indoor public spaces regardless of vaccination status.
📸🧵: For #NationalDogDay, we've rounded up some of the best pup photos from the Globe’s archives.
These are good dogs. ⬇️
College students, left to right, Izzy Hendry, Molly Hitchens, Cassidy Gruning, and Madison Ricardo, and dog Wrigley, soaked up the sun in the Boston Common in shorts on this warm February day in 2020. (@SuzanneKreiter /Globe Staff)
This 2019 photo shows two service dogs, Syd (left) and Luna (right), meeting at a cannabis rally in front of the Massachusetts State House. (@SuzanneKreiter/ Globe Staff)
At a time when false claims around COVID-19 and politics are running rampant, the former punk-rocker from Saugus has been able to predict what types of disinformation will travel from the darkest corners of the Internet to — in some cases — the highest levels of the government.
Joan was one of the first researchers to predict medical disinformation would upend the fight against COVID. She also saw xenophobia associated with the pandemic on an alt-right YouTube show, weeks before former President Trump called it the “China Virus.” bos.gl/2tcchLP