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20 years after

by Sara Faith Alterman | July 10, 2008
Local bartenders gather to celebrate — and ridicule — the Tom Cruise classic Cocktail two decades after its release The seven of us giggle and scoff as Tom Cruise deftly flips a bottle into the air and catches it, pouring a perfect stream of liquid into...

Say anything: More straight talk from the DJ roundtable

by Heather Bouzan | April 07, 2008
DJ Melee: The better the party, the better the vibe, right? *** Eli: I think most of us here probably use some aspects of the new technology in everything we’re doing now. But it’s really to try to push new things and open up new doors. *** DJ Knife:...

A makeover story: Local band Baker gets a whole new look

by Heather Bouzan | April 07, 2008
(From left) Conan Skyrme, Steve Lord, James Tracey, Nicole Boudreau, and Andy Casey TO MAKE IT in the music business, the essentials are — like it or not — simple: the sound, the skills, and the look. Sure, there are exceptions, but the band that rolls...

Work it Out: Surviving seven exercise classes in seven days

by Heather Bouzan | January 08, 2008
IT'S NOT LIKE I'm obese or anything. It's just - well, let's just say I was never the athletic type. My parents pushed me into a childhood's worth of ballet classes when it became painfully obvious that I preferred practicing my twirls...

Testing My Resolve: One man’s (embarrassingly public) quest to choose a New Year’s resolution

by Michael Diskin | December 17, 2007
I'VE NEVER been a big New Year's resolution kind of guy. I can't remember the last time I resolved to stop doing anything on the first day of the year. (Except in 2002 when, face down in a hotel toilet, I declared I would never, ever drink...

In Recovery: The holidays are finally over. Here’s how to unwind and chill out, stat.

by Heather Bouzan | December 17, 2007
ALL THE THINGS we love about the holidays - the expensive bottles of wine, the multi-course meals, the fancy soirées that end with breakfast - are also the things that leave us bleary-eyed, pudgy, and hating ourselves come the season's proverbial...

Planning committee: What are you doing for New Year's Eve?

by Heather Bouzan | December 14, 2007
NEW YEAR’S EVE: we can never decide whether to love it or hate it. Somehow we’re always making grand plans that never materialize — and when things have panned out, too often we’ve spent the evening nine cocktails deep and making out with whomever happens...

Better to receive: Having trouble forgetting the worst gifts you've ever been given? Purge your memory with these cooler alternatives

by Heather Bouzan | December 03, 2007
Worst gift: Rocking the reindeer sweater won’t win you any style points. And if Rudolph’s nose blinks, all the worse. BETTER ALTERNATIVE: SNUGGLE UP IN THE PRINGLE CABLE-KNIT SWEATER ($175) FROM INTERMIX (186 NEWBURY STREET, BOSTON, 617.236.5172). IT...

Socked in: Stocking-sized holiday treats for all kinds of people

by Heather Bouzan | December 03, 2007
WHENEVER WE’RE desperately seeking inspired gifts for those random people on our holiday shopping lists, we inevitably settle on the themed stocking — with unanimously positive results. Want to do the same? We’ve put together six stockings for the personality...

Nouvelle New England: These are not your great-great-grandfather’s hoecakes

by MC Slim JB | November 16, 2007
NEW ENGLAND’S culinary tradition may be America’s oldest, but it’s not often considered its most delicious. After all, our local cuisine originally sprang from the British Isles, land of the boiled potato and overdone roast, and the Pilgrims, whose religious...

Shop talk: Ever wonder where your favorite chefs find all those great ingredients?

by Heather Bouzan | November 16, 2007
ASK US WHERE we shop and it’s a simple answer: Newbury Street, Copley Place, and, when time allows, the Natick Collection. But when we pose the same question to 10 local chefs, most wax enthusiastic on the merits of various meat distributors, organic...

Well worn: 10 years of Stuff@Night fashion

by Michael Diskin | November 05, 2007
SLIDESHOW: Click here to view photos from the "Well Worn" slideshow. MP3: Stuff@Night editor Tamara Wieder talks to FNX about turning 10

Now and then: Hot trends from the last decade — and their contemporary counterparts

by Heather Bouzan | November 02, 2007
WE’RE GLAD that one of the inherent qualities of a trend is its brevity, because if we’d had to endure a lifetime’s worth of leggings, scrunchies, and New Kids on the Block, we’re not sure we’d still be around to talk about it. In the last 10 years, what...

Master Class: Many in Boston’s fashion community can trace their style education to one place: Louis Boston. Their teacher? Debi Greenberg.

by Erica Corsano | November 02, 2007
BOSTON IS renowned for a lot of things: universities, hospitals, sports teams. Still, we’ve never been known for our fashion scene. That’s not a dig — it’s just the truth. But thankfully, that’s changing. Gone are the days of pearls, ribbon belts, and...

Flashbacks: What we were talking about...

by Michael Diskin | November 02, 2007
… in 1997 “Remember when Princess Diana sparked the rage for colonic irrigation? (It makes me feel so energized.’) That development sent bicoastal trendsetters bot-toms up. Now it’s time for deep breathing. An oxygen hit is the pick-me-up of the moment...