boston globe magazine
June 21, 2009
Can Hamilton comic Bo Burnham break out and grow up at the same time?

Fears of a clown

Can Hamilton comic Bo Burnham break out and grow up at the same time?
Looking for a few good men

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coupling: stories about relationships

A prom pickle

I dreamed of going to the junior dance. I had the dress. Now I just needed a date.
dinner with cupid

Something to talk about

Can shared interests -- food, books, the Big Apple -- forge a bond?
miss conduct's ettiquette column

A parking-space hog?

Questioning the right to linger in your car, plus potentially tacky invites and hallway hellos.
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The Blue Wall of Silence

The Blue Wall of Silence

Officer Mike Cox believed in the system. Until he was brutally beaten by fellow cops in an arrest gone wrong, and the Boston police covered it up.
love

Eat, hope, love

A major retrospective of artist Robert Indiana's work will run through October 25 at the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine. Here's a Q&A with the artist.
Outside job
Designing

Outside job

See how an addition's exterior design ties together old and new.

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Perspective
Together no more
Is a GOP governor needed to balance the Democratic Legislature? One Democrat keeps bolstering the case.
On the Block
Going for $250,000
These three homes offer possibilities for first-time home buyers.
Pierced
Heeere's...
Why Tonight with Conan O'Brien seems a lot like yesterday.
Tales from the City
Eye candy
Dennis Eckersley, dessert, and getting an F in sex.
Fashion snapshot
Hanging around
Statement necklaces got you in a chokehold? Trade last season's heavy baubles for this spring's lighter styles.
Cooking
Stick to these ribs
A barbecue secret -- and a really easy pie -- for Father's Day.
Kitchen Aide
Yank here
How to get rid of the membrane on ribs.
Parenting Traps
Too hot to handle
One dad dials back his daughter's online ID.
Letters to the editor
Readers weigh in on the "four-year-college myth" and more.

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Fall Travel: Best foliage

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Best of the new 2009

Best of the new 2009

Here's to 128 of our favorite arrivals last year — and long may they run.
10 food finds

10 food finds

Tasty, satisfying, fun, yummy, surprising, finger-licking, scrumptious, enticing nearby treasures.
20 cheap design ideas

20 cheap design ideas

Architects and interiors specialists share their secret sources, strategies for clever styling, organizing tips, and other home updates you can do yourself -- all under $100.