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No Bull

Sure we’ve got a respectable little Chinatown. And a damn fine Little Italy, to boot.

But Boston won’t be a truly international city until it has three things: better tapas, better late-night living, and much better bagels.

Well, pull back the ...

The Weekend Guide

If a tree falls in the office on the weekend, does it still make a sound?

SEE
The Graphic Imperative
What:
International sociopolitical posters make for the town’s most searing art-as-commentary exhibit.
Why: Be a poster child.
When: Thurs.-Fri., noon-6 ...

Gone to Heel

People will tell you all sorts of things about how to live a good life. That you should work hard. That you ought to pay your taxes. That you should “do unto others.”

It’s all so overrated.

These misdirected people ...

Now and Zen

7:17 a.m. Jolt out of bed, already late, with slight hangover from work dinner and late-night carousing.

8:08 a.m. Tap foot in line at Starbucks. Practically trample the guy in front of you while lunging for latte. So totally late ...

Rocks of Ages

Writer Anna Quindlen has observed that there are three stages in the life of women: pre-babe, babe, and post-babe.

But every once in a great while, a post- turns pre-, without scary surgery or pathetic attempts to look like someone ...

Cold Comfort

What’s cooler than cool? Ice cold.

Actually, it’s even colder than that. It’s 28 degrees, to be exact, which is the temperature at which a martini is best served.

But you’re so cool, you knew that.

If you didn’t, it’s ...

Atmospheric Pressure

The fashion world, let it be said, is not known for its delicacy.

Between runway collections with all the subtlety of a train wreck and salesgirls with all the diplomacy of Tom DeLay, high fashion is all too often synonymous ...

Head Case: a Haiku

I am mini-man.
Alas, I have no body.
Only a bald head.

But I’m here for you
When you are feeling stressed out
Or even just bored.

Keep me on your desk,
In your car, purse, or briefcase.
Or bedside ...