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When her husband came home with yet another shrink-wrapped computer game 18 months ago, Denise Dituri never suspected it would transform her into Lorelahna, the Druid of Dark Fury. This Sacramento, Calif., radio-station manager and mother of three had never been much of a fantasy buff. Dungeons and Dragons did not appeal. Lord of the Rings was just O.K. But somehow this game, EverQuest, was different. Soon Denise was playing 18 hours a week--and, paradoxically, spending more time with her family than ever. "The longest conversation in our house at dinner," she says, "is about what...
...Right up Mass. Ave. from Central Square on your way back to Harvard, pop into The Druid, another classic Irish watering hole. The Druid dedicates itself primarily to serving up a patriotically fine Guinness and Irish whiskey, but it also has a decent food menu, too. Students don't usually come to The Druid, but that's almost completely due to its location--smack dab in between Harvard and Central on the Red Line--rather than the friendly waitstaff and killer drinks. Pop in on a night when the infamously gregarious Pat Delaney's working the bar. He's sure...
...many Americans want to pin the blame for this and other agonizing splatter fests on pop culture. Adults look at the revenge fantasies their kids see in the 'plexes, listen (finally) to the more extreme music, glance over their kids' shoulders at Druid websites and think, "Seems repulsive to me. Maybe pop culture pulled the trigger...
Irish-owned James's Gate and The Druid also play up Irish culture for the holiday. They take advantage of Irish music's current vogue is the U.S., making Gaelic sounds a St. Patty's mainstay. "We're going to have traditional Irish music all day. We have a working fireplace and they're going to gather around there," Byrne says. "We have a special appearance by the Boston Police bagpipe band on the day itself and on the eve we have the Irish Army pipe band in town...
Brogued James's Gate and The Druid report no problems with drunken patrons. "St. Patrick's Day is fun because a good crowd comes in here. People know how to behave themselves and stuff, so we never have any bother or anything. Everybody's just out for a good time," says Patrick Delaney, bartender at The Druid...