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Comic-Con: A "Spirit"-ed Preview; The Claws Come Out
photo credit: Comic-Con Magazine More from Comic-Con International: In...
Viewer Discretion
RIP Randy Pausch
Randy Pausch, the computer scientist whose "Last Lecture" about...
Exhibitionist
Elliott Carter, a modernist oasis
Once again, if you weren't there, you will feel as...
SPECIAL ISSUES
your home issue
The Grand Outdoors
Four garden makeovers, plus the perfect window box and tips from Ellen C. Wells.
the real estate issue
The Cape Is Calling
Vacation homes on the Cape, plus the best ZIP codes and rules for surviving a soft market.
the summer camps issue
Finding the Right Camp
A guide for the anxious parent, plus camps off the beaten trail, parenting tips and more.
More than 105 picks in four categories: Food, People & Ideas, Diversions, and Shopping.
Bostonian of the Year
Guarding the House
When the mortgage crisis blew up, Bruce Marks stood up for the Average Joes.
the restaurant issue
The Best in Service
29 places that treat you like royalty, plus the dish on waiters and diners.
Back Behind the Wheel
A friend gave me a GPS after I got divorced so I'd stop getting lost. I've never been good with directions or maps or telling north from south, but that didn't much matter when I had a husband who did most of the driving. He drove the short and long distances even though his inner compass wasn't much better than ...
Built for Two
My parents, married nearly 30 years, recently discovered the secret to a happier relationship and better health. Several summers ago, my tough-and-toned dad decided to take up cycling. Inspired by the energy of the Tour de France and an incipient midlife crisis, he purchased a gleaming Trek road bike with all the accouterments. While at our beach house on the ...
Furball, Healer
Their bedraggled faces peered at me from the adoption website Petfinder.com. Lucky Dog, a 3-year-old bichon frise , and French Fry, a 2-year-old bichon /poodle mix, had been rescued from a puppy mill that kept dogs under appalling conditions and bred them until they died. Lucky looked like a tough guy and the protector of Frenchy, his pitiful sidekick. Together, ...
Get Over It
I have eaten heartbreak, and I have caused heartbreak. I've been unexpectedly dumped by my high school sweetheart, and I've undone a decade-and-a-half relationship. I have sat on the floor of a once happy cohabited home and divided a CD collection into his and her piles. I consider myself an expert on the subject.
I Spy a Red Jeep
Speeding along the Mass. Pike toward my new life, I glanced in the rearview mirror and saw my old life following me. A flaming-red Jeep hovered closely. I was driving to a lawyer's office for a real estate transaction that would unload 3,500 square feet of angst. I had lobbied hard for this deal, but now I was looking back. ...
Keeping Up Appearances
'What about these?" I ask my boyfriend, pulling a swath of green-and-gold silk from the display rack.
Keeping Up Appearances
'What about these?" I ask my boyfriend, pulling a swath of green-and-gold silk from the display rack.
At Home in Splitsville
When I heard as a child that half of all marriages end in divorce, I thought that sounded a tad low. See, I'm not just a child of divorce - although I am that, since the age of 4. I'm also a grandchild of divorce, on both sides.
At Home in Splitsville
When I heard as a child that half of all marriages end in divorce, I thought that sounded a tad low. See, I'm not just a child of divorce - although I am that, since the age of 4. I'm also a grandchild of divorce, on both sides.
Sex and Our City
I t's late at night, my marriage has broken up, and I'm watching Sex and the City in bed. It's like a running loop, playing over and over, night after night. I should be reading a good novel, but I can't. I should be watching PBS. But that takes focus, too. I watch SATC because I have seen all the ...
Short on Love
The female radio DJ confirmed what had already been made abundantly clear over the years. Her between-song banter included the results of a survey that indicated height is the number one physical trait women seek in potential mates.
Practice Makes Perfect?
Women date for one of two reasons - either they want to date because they enjoy it, or they have to date because no one's figured out how to clone George Clooney. I fall into the latter category, and because I only date guys with whom I share chemistry, I don't go out a lot. One of my friends suggested ...
Practice Makes Perfect?
Women date for one of two reasons - either they want to date because they enjoy it, or they have to date because no one's figured out how to clone George Clooney. I fall into the latter category, and because I only date guys with whom I share chemistry, I don't go out a lot. One of my friends suggested ...
The Blonde or Brunette
My wife, Rachel, and I have been immersed in the world of infertility treatments for the past four years. It's an exclusive, rotten club to be a part of, a secret world of injections and mood swings, surgeries and waiting rooms, late-night crying sessions, alienation and rage. In other words, it's a microcosm of life, concentrated into four years, under ...
A New Wish List
My daughter called home one night a while back with excitement in her voice to tell me about a new young man she'd met. She was full of hyperbole as she described him. "Mom," she said, "you have to meet him! He's perfect!"