The Last Word


Your long day of corporate drudgery is over. Get out and enjoy the city! Here are a few ideas to get you started, lovingly picked by Boston Daily.

You’ve seen it in fashion magazines, and now it’s time for you to get your greedy little hands on Diane von Furstenberg’s fall collection at Saks Fifth Avenue. Fashionistas can shop guilt-free for the entire weekend—two percent of sales go to the Gillette Center for Women’s Cancers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

It’s fun to hear Nick Hornby talk about his books—not only does he have an English accent, but his dry wit shines through in person. The author will read from his new book, Slam, at the Edward Devotion school in Brookline.

It’s been a banner week for Generation X-ers who want to relive their angst ridden, post-Nirvana teenage years. On the heels of the Smashing Pumpkins’ recent shows, Tori Amos brings her faerie-inspired alternative music to the people.

Somewhere, Mitt Romney is pissed. The Actors’ Shakespeare Project has produced the Bard’s Macbeth with an all-female cast. Massachusetts values at work.