boston globe magazine
September 27, 2009
Crooked and Crookeder

Crooked and crookeder

Yes, Massachusetts politics today is littered with bums and cheats. But the state was once more corrupt than it is now.
more Dastards out of Massachusetts: A who's who of political chicanery
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Issue highlights

coupling: stories about relationships

When lovers go poof

We had a good thing for almost five months. Then he vanished.
dinner with cupid

An '80s flashback

Cupid daters have it all wrong, according to one husband and wife.
miss conduct's ettiquette column

A question of race

How to respond to "What are you?" Plus dealing with an explosive mother.
pierced column
Pierced

The happy wanderer

Christy Mihos sure is likable. But electable?
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beer

Better beer

Go beyond bud with a six-pack of New England craft brews.
Photos Sip your way through N.E. beer
Market BasketBig Deal
Market Basket hopes to woo shoppers and erase its shabby image with its new Chelsea showpiece, the largest grocery store in New England.
Patrick Dempsey
First Person

McDreamy’s dream

On Oct. 4, actor Patrick Dempsey will host a fund-raising event in Maine that includes a bicycling tour, 5K run/walk, and an all-day festival. We talk with Dempsey.

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Belly up
Brothers Todd and Jason Alstrom, who run Beeradvocate.com, elaborate on six picks for the best beer bars beyond Boston.
Cooking
Taste your vegetables
Minestra dishes bridge late summer and fall beautifully.
Kitchen Aide Cooking with parmesan rind
On the Block
Classic beauties
These Greek Revival homes offer Old World touches.
Perspective
My Kindle quandary
When even a library goes all digital, what's a book lover to think?
Designing
Creating party central
Once a nightmare for entertaining, a town house's top floor now offers space for cooking and mingling.
Parenting Traps
The big payback
A grandmother gets her due - finally.
Fashion snapshot
Bold-fashioned
These dresses make a statement.
Tales from the City
Maker of champions
Eunice Shriver Kennedy's legacy, and a friendly police officer.
Letters to the Magazine Editor
Readers sound off about Mitt Romney's status as the GOP front-runner status for 2012, and about potentially damaging trends in early education.

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