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Steven Davy @stevendavy.bsky.social · 24d

A relationship with the Red Sox ... it's complicated. Amazing piece via @bertoscalese.bsky.social @wbur.org www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/...

My relationship with the Red Sox? It’s complicated

I’ve always had a weakness for Fenway in September, writes Roberto Scalese, whose relationship with the Red Sox went south after they traded Mookie Betts. When I heard you may even make the playoffs t...

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Steven Davy @stevendavy.bsky.social · Aug 31

Whoa inside the park home run for Duran @redsox.com www.mlb.com/gameday/7765...

Highlight: Pirates at Red Sox (08/31/2025) | MLB Gameday

Follow MLB results with FREE live box scores, pitch-by-pitch strikezone info, and Statcast data for Pirates vs. Red Sox at Fenway Park

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Steven Davy @stevendavy.bsky.social · Aug 25

“Who can make a greater contribution: Ruzavin the Ukrainian soldier or Ruzavin the Russian journalist?” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/o...

Opinion | He Was a Star in Russia’s Media World. Now He’s a Corporal in Ukraine’s Army.

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Steven Davy @stevendavy.bsky.social · Aug 1

Check out my colleagues in a new video from @wbur.org WBUR is for everyone! @wburcityspace.bsky.social www.instagram.com/reel/DM0C9Nl...

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Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.

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Steven Davy @stevendavy.bsky.social · Jul 29

More context and bonus exasperation via @deslinden.bsky.social & @karagoucher.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6xF...

Episode 3.18: Oh Ruth... (Bonus Episode!)

YouTube video by Nobody Asked Us with Des & Kara

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Steven Davy @stevendavy.bsky.social · Jul 29

“If any dodgy doctor or pharmacist says, ‘Try this,’ people just do it” - Brett Clothier www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/w...

Some Kenyan Runners See Doping as a Path to Glory, and to Basic Sustenance

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Steven Davy @stevendavy.bsky.social · Jul 23

Broken beyond the border ...
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Canadians are livid. Most Americans have no clue. - The Boston Globe

The relationship between our two countries has fundamentally fractured.

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Steven Davy @stevendavy.bsky.social · Jul 18

"This is a painful moment" - Margaret Low, @wbur.org CEO www.wbur.org/news/2025/07...

With federal funding cut, WBUR and GBH face uncertain future

Both public media stations GBH and WBUR will take a financial hit from the claw back of federal funding. GBH will lose at least $18 million, while WBUR will lose $1.6 million.

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Steven Davy @stevendavy.bsky.social · Jul 17

A beautiful and powerful farewell at the top of @wbur.org's ARTery by @cristelaguerra.bsky.social — we will miss you! view.email.wbur.org?qs=6df79640a...

Despite the threats to federal funding, arts organizations continue to provide opportunities for celebration and finding common ground. And these organizations are fighting to be able to keep doing this work.

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Steven Davy @stevendavy.bsky.social · Jul 10

Wondering if Chris Cornell’s cover of Prince’s “Nothing Compares” tops Sinéad’s cover. Or just just go with the original? …

Steven Davy @stevendavy.bsky.social · Jun 30

I’m a sucker for pedestrian bridges and the newly opened one under the fancy new North Washington Bridge aka the Bill Russell Bridge is cool 😎

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Steven Davy @stevendavy.bsky.social · Jun 30

I wonder what Boston averages… www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/27/o...

h/t @bertoscalese.bsky.social

How restaurants got so noisy - The Boston Globe

In an era of vanishing conversation, the experience of dining out is being diminished.

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Steven Davy @stevendavy.bsky.social · Jun 26

Keeping an eye on Kipyegon's attempt at history >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZNH...

Breaking4 Live: Faith Kipyegon vs. the 4-Minute Mile | Nike

YouTube video by Nike

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Steven Davy @stevendavy.bsky.social · Jun 26

I was just informed that it'll ... again ... rain this weekend in Boston. I keep returning to this piece www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/05/l...

Rain again this weekend. Is Boston in a toxic relationship with the weather? - The Boston Globe

The months of washed-out weekends may be just a "random" pattern. Or maybe — probably? — the universe just doesn’t want us to have brunch outdoors.

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Steven Davy @stevendavy.bsky.social · Jun 24

Gen-Z and the "3rd boom" in running? www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/m...

From TikTok to the track: gen Z are driving running’s third great boom

At the heart of running’s new explosion in popularity is the digitally native generation making the sport fashionable, communal and more diverse than ever

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Steven Davy @stevendavy.bsky.social · Jun 21

“… my goal has always been, how do you train intensely and have lots of time for other things? The way to do that is to make sure when you’re not training to turn it off.” - Nicolas Thompson @theatlantic.com apple.news/AUrAt6NDNQEK...

The CEO of The Atlantic Is Running to Be Like His Father. And to Not Be Like His Father. — Runner’s World

Nicholas Thompson’s new book, The Running Ground: A Father, a Son, and the Simplest of Sports, comes out in October.

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Steven Davy @stevendavy.bsky.social · Jun 15

New podcast from @darrylcmurphy.bsky.social Darryl is an excellent interviewer and this is no exception. 🎧 Thru This >> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...