I'm slowly coming to realize that a big reason I enjoy being in Boston so much is that the baseline IQ feels at least half a standard deviation higher than SF. It's this intangible aspect to every conversation across a wide range of personalities, like a brain fog was lifted.

NEW: President Trump says New Mexico should "immediately change its name to New America." "We are not Mexico, we are the United States of America! The name would add great value and prestige to the State!"

The police shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley as he sat in his mother’s lap in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia, Miss., in June “was justified,” Mississippi attorney general’s office announced mississippifreepress.org/pol…

Northern Maine is unlike anything I’ve ever experienced on the East Coast, and I honestly think it would blow the minds of so many East Coasters. It’s absolutely worth the trip whenever you can make the time.

“The contrast is awfully clear. Austin has added a lot of housing, and Boston just hasn’t… Big picture, Austin has made it easy to build housing, and it used to be difficult.” @AlexHrwtz

The young people may not know this. but there used to be this season in between summer and winter called fall. It was lovely. the air got a bit cooler. the leaves starting falling. there was a lovely smell to the air. You'd be outside and the briskness could be felt in your lungs. It felt more crisp. But it also was lovely. You'd walk around and not get soaking wet. You'd play football in the backyard. you'd have outdoor fires and start wearing sweaters. I was a proud fall guy. I'd have a nice cup of coffee to go. I miss those days.

Boston is not a big market. LA, New york, bay area and miami are the big market teams.

Map of which states have produced the U.S. president based on where they were born.

New England is wealthy but everyone who lives there looks like they’re dying

I’ve lived in NH/MA my whole life but. In what world are apple cider donuts and fluffernutters strange?

A young man suffering from severe mental illness was attacked and killed by a tiger in the UK after entering its enclosure. The President of the United States decided to mock his death by creating and posting this video. What have we become?

This map ranks U.S. counties by quality of life for families using 108 indicators, including crime rates, schools, housing affordability, child care costs, health care, jobs, air quality, and other risks. How does your county compare?