June 2006 Issue

Department

James Mitchell draws 500 sophisticates to his bashes at the Ritz. But his guests don’t know the whole story behind Boston’s unlikely party king.

If you want to mingle with the crème de la crème at one of James Mitchell’s parties, you have to measure up to the host’s […]

Restaurants

Restaurants

An unexpected new addition to Harvard Square, Om’s Tibetan-inspired décor and New American cuisine are quite unlike anything else on the city’s dinner circuit.

Om Cooking

Other

The inside story of how blundering, lies, and revenge brought down Harvard president Larry Summers.

The Crimson Coup

Warm wishes.

It’s an old adage, but a good one—that one of the best things about Boston is how easy it is to get away from. And […]

Among the city’s vastly wealthy international students, well-heeled Russians have become the new kids on the bloc.

From Russia, with Money