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The chair: Colorist or therapist? In the client-stylist relationship, sometimes it’s hard to tell.

The chair: Colorist or therapist? In the client-stylist relationship, sometimes it’s hard to tell.

by Sharon Steel, 05-05-2008

WHEN JESSICA Simpson’s fairy-tale Newlyweds romance came crashing down on her hot-rollered head, she found public comfort in a trusted companion. But it wasn’t one of the usual suspects — Papa Joe, for example, or little sis Ashlee. In fact, Jessica’s...
Say anything: More straight talk from the DJ roundtable

Say anything: More straight talk from the DJ roundtable

by Heather Bouzan, 04-07-2008

DJ Melee: The better the party, the better the vibe, right? *** Eli: I think most of us here probably use some aspects of the new technology in everything we’re doing now. But it’s really to try to push new things and open up new doors. *** DJ Knife:...
A makeover story: Local band Baker gets a whole new look

A makeover story: Local band Baker gets a whole new look

by Heather Bouzan, 04-07-2008

(From left) Conan Skyrme, Steve Lord, James Tracey, Nicole Boudreau, and Andy Casey TO MAKE IT in the music business, the essentials are — like it or not — simple: the sound, the skills, and the look. Sure, there are exceptions, but the band that rolls...
Buy and buy: A guide to splurging for all types of people

Buy and buy: A guide to splurging for all types of people

by Heather Bouzan, 03-24-2008

“SPLURGE” IS a relative term. Sure, it’s dependent on the depth of your pockets and the size of your stock portfolio, but your definition of a worthy splurge depends equally on your personality type. After all, courtside Celtics tickets are wasted on...
The Feminine mystique: Fashion flashes back

The Feminine mystique: Fashion flashes back

by Sharon Steel, 03-10-2008

FASHION’S COMFORTING and familiar constants tend to repeat themselves. The September issue of Vogue will always be heavier and more unwieldy than last year’s. Betsey Johnson will again strap her models into sky-scraping heels that would make even the...
Priority male: Six ways to update a man’s wardrobe this season

Priority male: Six ways to update a man’s wardrobe this season

by Erica Corsano, 03-10-2008

SOME MEN are graced with metrosexual fashion skills that allow them to dress themselves perfectly, without help from a mother, girlfriend, salesperson, or stylist. Most gay men are born with an innate sense of style and the ability to not only follow...
Mommy dearest: Local chefs dish on their mother's epicurean influences

Mommy dearest: Local chefs dish on their mother's epicurean influences

by Heather Bouzan, 02-25-2008

EVERY TIME we sit down to a divine home-cooked meal at our mother’s house, we get to thinking: what influences have mothers had on their professional-chef offspring? So we got personal with eight of Boston’s finest cooks, who shared memories of family...
More than just a pretty space: A restaurant's design can affect your whole meal

More than just a pretty space: A restaurant's design can affect your whole meal

by Sara Faith Alterman, 02-25-2008

WHAT MAKES a picnic a picnic? It seems like a silly question, but consider this: a picnic is defined not so much by the food you’re consuming, but the environment in which you consume it. You’re outside, sitting on the grass or in the sand. It’s warm...
A wink and a smile

A wink and a smile

by Heather Bouzan, 02-11-2008

Whether we’re single or attached, no matter: we love a good flirt. The best are full of lash-fluttering and witty banter and devoid of any particular intentions (though we have been known to use our skills to mess with someone we know is a sleaze, just...
Personality plus: Meet my multiple drinking personalities

Personality plus: Meet my multiple drinking personalities

by Sara Faith Alterman, 01-28-2008

I HAVE multiple personalities. No, not like Sally Field in Sybil . Rather, these unique identities are multiple drinking personalities that emerge late at night, after I’ve been throwing ’em back for a few hours. Depending on what I’m imbibing, I adopt...
Strike up the brand: A look at our favorite liquor labels

Strike up the brand: A look at our favorite liquor labels

by Heather Bouzan, 01-28-2008

A bottle of Old Codger Fine Old Tawny Port ($22.50), at BLM Wine + Spiri ts (1354 Comm Ave, Allston, 617.734.7700), might be the perfect gift for your crotchety grandpa — or your grumpy boyfriend. We think Double Bastard Ale ($6.95), available at the...
Work it Out: Surviving seven exercise classes in seven days

Work it Out: Surviving seven exercise classes in seven days

by Heather Bouzan, 01-08-2008

IT'S NOT LIKE I'm obese or anything. It's just - well, let's just say I was never the athletic type. My parents pushed me into a childhood's worth of ballet classes when it became painfully obvious that I preferred practicing my twirls...
Testing My Resolve: One man’s (embarrassingly public) quest to choose a New Year’s resolution

Testing My Resolve: One man’s (embarrassingly public) quest to choose a New Year’s resolution

by Michael Diskin, 12-17-2007

I'VE NEVER been a big New Year's resolution kind of guy. I can't remember the last time I resolved to stop doing anything on the first day of the year. (Except in 2002 when, face down in a hotel toilet, I declared I would never, ever drink...
In Recovery: The holidays are finally over. Here’s how to unwind and chill out, stat.

In Recovery: The holidays are finally over. Here’s how to unwind and chill out, stat.

by Heather Bouzan, 12-17-2007

ALL THE THINGS we love about the holidays - the expensive bottles of wine, the multi-course meals, the fancy soirées that end with breakfast - are also the things that leave us bleary-eyed, pudgy, and hating ourselves come the season's proverbial...
Planning committee: What are you doing for New Year's Eve?

Planning committee: What are you doing for New Year's Eve?

by Heather Bouzan, 12-14-2007

NEW YEAR’S EVE: we can never decide whether to love it or hate it. Somehow we’re always making grand plans that never materialize — and when things have panned out, too often we’ve spent the evening nine cocktails deep and making out with whomever happens...
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