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The good life?

by Erin Souza | March 20, 2009

Now might just be the time to indulge your champagne taste

This economy, for better or worse, has redefined the term “need.” We don’t really need to buy that new 42-inch plasma TV, but it’s so cheap! How can we not? And those Christian Louboutin suede booties? They’re practically giving them away! (Fine, that one’s a bit of stretch, but bear with me here.) Times of economic uncertainty bring up all sorts of questions. Chief among them: what really distinguishes a need from a want?...

Get out of town

by Ruth Tobias | June 13, 2008
Why are so many urban restaurateurs flocking to the ’burbs? We asked; they answered. I may be a legend in my own mind, but I didn’t really imagine, when I left Boston last fall after years of churning out, in my sleep, the kind of shockingly original...

Buy and buy: A guide to splurging for all types of people

by Heather Bouzan | March 24, 2008
“SPLURGE” IS a relative term. Sure, it’s dependent on the depth of your pockets and the size of your stock portfolio, but your definition of a worthy splurge depends equally on your personality type. After all, courtside Celtics tickets are wasted on...

Judgement day: Local bartenders share what they're really thinking about when you order that drink

by Heather Bouzan | January 25, 2008
Call us “mean girls,” call us Simon Cowell, call us US Weekly — we can’t help it; we love to judge. Whether it’s the size of a trust fund, the desirability of a street address, or the thickness of a midsection, we find ourselves constantly (and a smidge...