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The Natural World

Amazing photos of animal and plant life around the world.
The 25 Most Stylish Bostonians of 2012

25 Most Stylish Bostonians of 2012

The Globe's seventh annual list of tastemakers.
Spotted
Who was there?

Spotted in Boston

Capturing the faces and places that make up Boston's vibrant nightlife scene.

Community voices blogs

Straight Up

Peter Hotton

Peter Hotton
Dinner with cupid
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Dinner With Cupid

Want to enjoy a meal and maybe meet the man or woman of your dreams? Let the Globe Magazine play matchmaker. Hey, we'll even pick up the tab.
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  • Here's to the goofballs

    (   12/19/2012 12:00 AM )

  • Taking a chance (and giving someone else one)

    The evening started out awkwardly for these two. "She was nervous," he said after the date. But what she said was key: "As I got to know him better, I found him more attractive." Why don't more Cupid daters give each other a chance? (   12/16/2012 12:00 AM )

  • Baby it's cold ...

    A colleague told me last week that his daughter, who is 13, reads the "grades" at the end of Cupid before the actual column. She gets mad at daters who describe a perfectly lovely evening together then give the blind date a bad grade and say they never want to see the person again. So what will she think about this? (   12/10/2012 11:11 AM )

Bill Brett
PHOTOS

Party scene

Check out Bill Brett's party pictures around town.

Blogs

99 Bottles
Review: Jack's Abby Kiwi Rising Double IPL and Lashes Hopbock Lager
It's easy to take things right in your backyard for granted. Just a short trip west on the Mass. Pike, Jack's Abby Brewing is quietly...
Popular Mike & Patty's in Bay Village re-opening this weekend
Former employee Jennifer Galatis and a group are re-opening Mike & Patty's in Bay Village, a popular breakfast and sandwich spot. Original owner Michael...
Blogiversary: Get Moving by the numbers
Happy blogiversary post number two! This is our second post to mark the one-year anniversary of the Get Moving blog (in case you missed it,...
I'm too young
Q: I am extremely torn in my current relationship. We are a homosexual couple and my partner is absolutely incredible. He is so attentive...
DJ Lindsay Luv on making a fashion-forward playlist for New Year's Eve
UMass-Amherst graduate DJ Lindsay Luv has turned tables for some of the most stylish clients in the business -- from Victoria's Secret to NYLON Magazine...
40-60 percent off at Turtle
Turtle is running an end-of-season sale, with pieces from ELM Design, Aimee g, Prairie Underground, LABEL, Eva Franco, and others marked down 40-60 percent. Find...
Brainiac
Music that literally melts
Some years ago Outkast rapped, "What's cooler than being cool? Ice cold!" To that let's add a corollary: What's hotter than a record made of...
By the glass
New Year's Resolution to Learn about Wine
The New Year is your year to learn more about wine. Whether you are a longtime enthusiast or a brand new imbiber, 2013 is an...
Child Caring
Choking reaction in a 9 year old warrants an evaluation
My 9 year old has this fear that every time she eats, something is stuck in her throat. It happens on and off. She'll...
Parent Buzz
'A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,' Providence, Jan. 21
Rochel Coleman in "M.L.K.: Amazing Grace" at Providence Children's Museum.Join other visitors at the Providence Children's Museum on Jan. 21 for a unique and...
Weekly challenge: 5 steps for sticking to your new year’s resolution to exercise
Regular gym members know to expect the flood of new arrivals in January, with longer waits for the cross trainers and overfilled gym classes ...
Silhouettes on the stairs
Matt KalinowskiJohn S. Coles in his dining room, where the walls and ceiling were painted with his artistic hand. By Estelle Bond Guralnick With keen...
The Green Blog
Three wind turbines bring Gloucester renewable energy
Gloucester has become the first community north of Boston with three turbines, taking advantage of an average daily wind speed of nearly 16 miles per...
Garden Q&A Friday 1-2 p.m.
Boston Globe garden columnist Carol Stocker will be answering questions about gardening, houseplants and landscaping on Friday, Jan. 4, 1-2 p.m. live....
Today's column
... is online here. And I'm terribly grateful for today's Letter Writer, because it's such a great question: How soon does one tell a prospective...
Postage stamp garden delivers in the South End (Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design)

Postage stamp garden delivers in the South End

In Boston, where heritage is king, landscape designer Matthew Cunningham strikes a balance between historical reverence and thoughtful simplicity with a revamped 415-square-foot entry courtyard.
poached chicken

Lighten up with one of these flavorful meals

Healthy resolutions are hard to keep in place. One way is to make a dish that has many familiar elements, all cooked in a way that doesn’t add up to much fat or calories.
Michelle Obama

Who will make Michelle Obama’s inaugural gown?

Given the wide range of designers that the first lady has worn over the past four years, predicting who’ll do the inaugural gown is tricky. Here’s our unofficial list of contenders who have may have opportunity to design the gown of the night.

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Fashion/Style

Style hits and misses of 2012

Style hits and misses of 2012

From the Olympics to the Oscars, the Emmys to "Argo," we ran down the looks that turned heads — in both directions. Pictured: Taylor Swift with a dash of Jackie O.
Zac Posen

Posen filling Kors' 'Project Runway' hot seat

Designer Zac Posen is in on ‘‘Project Runway’’ — he'll be the new featured judge, filling the chair Michael Kors sat in for the show’s first 10 seasons.
Carolina Herrera

Does 2013's style trend spell end of trendy?

Based on runway and retailer previews, The biggest trend in fashion for the new year might just be that there isn’t anything especially trendy.

House & Home

kitchens

The 25 most popular kitchen of 2012

We've compiled the 20 most popular of these kitchens in one spot for a big dose of instant kitchen inspiration. They're presented in order of popularity, based on Facebook "likes" and Houzz bookmarks.
Houzz 15 kitchen updates on a dime
Hingham home

A modern renovation in colonial-era Hingham

While these homeowners, who lived in a very traditional house in Hingham, loved their chosen town, the wife longed for a modern house. So when this midcentury home went on the market as a teardown with a water view, the family snapped it up.
color updates

25 fab home projects to do with one paint can

Whether you are starting with a full can or are wondering what to do with the last few drops, there is sure to be something here to inspire your next project. These 25 creative painting ideas include something for every room in the house.

Relationships/Weddings

Favorite reader photos

20 of our favorite reader wedding pictures of 2012

Every year we ask our readers to send us their wedding and engagement pictures. Here are 20 of our favorite photos that were submitted this year.
Bringing your tablet to bed may (surprise) wreck your sex life

Bringing your tablet to bed may (surprise) wreck your sex life

Last week British website BroadbandChoices.co.uk released results of a survey of 2,000 adults, with nearly 15 percent of respondents admitting to having less sex due to web-surfing habits.
Dinner with Cupid
Here's to the goofballs

Here's to the goofballs

What would you think if you showed up for a blind date, dressed nicely and trying to make a positive impression, and your match was sporting an ironic mustache, or wearing a silly Christmas vest, or something else in the same vein? Would it break the ice?
Apply for Dinner with Cupid Go on a blind date. We'll pick up the tab.

Food/Restaurants

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Recipes

Party snacks, spreads, and starters

We’ve rounded up a delicious array of recipes for appetizers and snacks to take you through holiday party season and beyond.
The Inn at Thorn Hill

Gourmand N.E. getaways: 10 country inns for foodies

At these properties, there’s no need to leave your luscious digs to dine in the best restaurant in town.
17 sensational seasonal sips

17 sensational seasonal sips

Bartenders from all over Boston and as far as Providence worked with Straight Up blogger Josh Childs to round up 17 recipes for quintessential and esoteric cold weather cocktails.

Health & Wellness

Craft fresh juice at home

Craft fresh juice at home

Drinking fresh juices loaded with fruits and vegetables has come back into vogue, prompting many folks to try their hand at making juice at home. But where should you start?
A clearer picture

A clearer picture

A new digital 3-D mammogram — called breast tomosynthesis — has shown the most promise in dramatically reducing the number of women called back for suspicious-looking findings.
One 'crazy' workout
Get Moving blog

One 'crazy' workout

We'll play the role of guinea pig and review some of the new and unusual exercise classes being offered around the region, with the hope you’ll find one that appeals to you and gets you moving.
Moms
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Discussions

Big girl bed

poppy609 writes "DH and I are just about ready to transition DD out of her crib and into a 'big girl bed.' For those of you who have made that transition, where did you buy your bed, and what type of bed did you buy?"
Pets
Your rabbits

Your rabbits

Have you adopted a rabbit? Share a photo with us!

A pet owner from South Boston, writes about Samson (left), "She was given a boy's name b/c I thought she was a boy for over a year until I took her to get neutered & found out I had a daughter."

Discussions
Will you get your dog a flu shot?
pinkkittie27 writes, "I wouldn't give it to my dog because he's never had the flu and is very healthy."
RAW
For N.E.'s amateur photographers
sculptures

Outdoor sculptures

Making a photo as three-dimensional as the artwork through good lighting.