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A Guide to the Athenaeums of New England
Athenaeums are a sort of studious sanctuary. Named for the Greek goddess of wisdom, Athena, they’re defined as membership libraries dedicated to research and the promotion of learning. […]
Chad Stokes and Brad Corrigan Reflect on Dispatch’s Early Days
The route to Dispatch’s air-conditioned tour bus is a narrow passage that winds between tapestries spread on the lawn, through a sweaty sea of women […]
Howie Carr Misquotes a Fake Quotation
Howie Carr photo by Mark Sardella on Flickr Yesterday, I poked some fun at Howie Carr’s inept defense of Mitt Romney’s 47 percent line. It […]
Brown and Warren Aren't Winning Votes Warring Over Cameramen
Photo Credit: YouTube.com Campaigns for Senator Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren traded words Monday over the other team’s treatment of “trackers,” political operatives who record […]
Five Reasons to Leave the House This Weekend
Art Third Thursday at the Gardner Museum The Gardner’s Winter Solstice-themed Third Thursday event will be an elegant evening that invites guests to explore several […]
Comfort Zone
When you’re living within city limits, space comes at a premium. So it goes without saying that architects Monica Ponce de Leon and Gregory Saldana, […]
Dear Gawker: Please Stop Whining About Boston Movies
(The O.G. of Boston movies. Photos via Miramax) Yesterday, I was pretty amused to see Gawker's Hamilton Nolan complaining about the spate of movies about “Boston […]
Praise the Lord
By now, you’ve surely heard: Pope Benedict XVI is skipping Boston. His first U.S. visit will feature just two “command performances” — one in Washington, […]
Celtics-Lakers Breakdown
Welcome to David Stern‘s version of Nirvana. These NBA Finals offer the two best teams in the league, the most possible star power and, for […]
On the Market: A Newly Constructed Home in Newton with a Minimalist Design
180 Allen Ave., Newton Price: $4,489,000 Size: 6,754 square feet Bedrooms: 6 Bathrooms: 6 full, 2 partial In a world where everything from Christmas presents […]
In Boston, Is It Polite To Wave at People You Don’t Know?
Welcome to “One Last Question,” a series where research editor Matthew Reed Baker tackles your most Bostonian conundrums. Have a question? Email him at onelastquestion@bostonmagazine.com. Question: […]
The 100 Best Buildings in Boston
Edited by Madeline Bilis, with Ellen Gerst, Simone Migliori, and Jules Struck B rutalism. Beaux Arts. Victorian. Colonial Revival. Boston isn’t lacking in the interesting-looking […]
The Best Events, Shows, and Things to Do in Boston All Fall
See history in a new light. Anna Deavere Smith has been a force in American theater for decades, thanks to her one-woman plays that examine […]
Driven to Insanity
Years of bad feelings among cabbies, passengers, and city regulators are coming to a boil. But the question of how to fix the problem remains as inscrutable as that foul-smelling stuff your driver’s eating.
Game Changer: Kevin Levine
Ken Levine wanted to be a screenwriter in Hollywood. Instead he wound up in Quincy doing something much more lucrative—breaking violent new ground in the world’s youngest art form: video games.