Experts say the disinformation spread by Lindeman in Kentucky and the virality and confusion that ensued is a peek into what could befall voters in 2020, when similar techniques are expected to be part of the arsenal of both the right and the left.

There is no better time to take in jazz in Boston than the winter holidays and Christmastime. This year an array of concerts and performances, some free, offer music lovers great opportunities.

On Saturday, Dec. 7, the Boston Pops decked the halls for a whole new audience in their first-ever sensory-friendly holiday concert. The concert was designed to allow families with members on the autism spectrum or with other sensory sensitivities to enjoy the same musical holiday tradition that the Pops orchestra has been bringing to Boston for over a century.

Across our country, black and brown girls are pushed out of school not because they pose any sort of threat, but for simply being who they are. Society too often deems our hair too distracting and our bodies too provocative, our voices too loud, and our attitudes too mean — demeaning our very existence before we even reach adulthood.