By Rishaan Chowdhury As the cold weather sets in and the school year starts up, it leaves many of us aspiring for our next holiday. The Times of Boston is here to fill some of that gap, with some warm destinations to thaw the oncoming winter. Note: This is not a ranking
By Rishaan Chowdhury People sleep peacefully. Outside, the air is warm as the sun rises over southern Israel. A cool breeze wafts through the serene kibbutzim. In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, the sabbath morning is quiet. Suddenly the silence is pierced by air raid sirens. Within moments thousands of rockets are fired at the cities, citizens panicking as they take cover. Explosions rock the metropolises as the Iron Dome defense system shoots down rockets. Meanwhile in the kibbutzim, pandemonium...
By Kieran Morrissey-Dhekne This year, the Women’s U.S. Open winner was Coco Golf. She is from the U.S. and was 19 years-old when she won her first Grand Slam title, making her the tenth teenager to win the U.S open on the women's side. She started playing tennis when she was six years old and turned pro when she was 14. In the finals she beat the second overall ranked player, Aryna Sabalenka who is from Belarus, winning her the championship. Now on to the men's side. The winner was Novack...
By Rafay Desautels It’s the beginning of the NHL season, so it's time for the Stanley Cup predictions. Get your bets in because the league has some talented teams, and the Montreal Canadiens. I will tell you my predictions for who will be taking the cup. Starting in the Atlantic Division, I think the Leafs have geared up enough to be the first Canadian team to take home the cup for the first time since 1993. Last year in the playoffs the Leafs broke the curse and made it to the second round....
By Analise Gottschalk and Ava Thorpe When you look at the small, adorably furry thing sitting next to you, you may wonder what they might’ve been many years ago. Well you're in luck, cause this is what this article speaks about! First we’ll delve into the very beginning of cat domestication, learn a tad more about Egypt and how they treated cats, and then the present day (with a couple of cat facts at the end!) Cat Domestication Although varying sources say different things, it appears that...
By Gideon Toler I dreamed to be a painter, And I really loved to paint But I was not so very good At trying to be something I ain't. So, when I met Collage, I don't know what to be, 'Cause these people were Goin' 'bout maki'n fun 'O me But I got a job, And a real good one, too, I went to be an assistant, For a painter named Fhoo Now, Fhooy, my man, He made up this game, He says it's called 'painty' Uh, huh, that's the name.