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...rips or tears,” regardless of era or fad. Likewise the Boston fashion blogosphere participates in a cool disregard of the next It item, taking notice of stylish residents regardless of whether they’re wearing the season’s latest looks. Martini Severin is one such blogger and the photographer behind Beyond Boston Chic, “a part of a growing street-style movement around the world where photographers attempt to capture the style aesthetic or essence of their city.” “It’s hard to describe...
Faculty Expenses: Your dreams of one day becoming a renowned Harvard professor and flying your private jet to weekly conferences in Dubai—free martini in hand—have been dashed. Now that FAS will no longer be spending $13 million on travel, meals, and entertainment for its most elite, you’ll just have to settle for eating a no-longer-“subsidized” meal at the Harvard Faculty Club when you become a professor...
Noir: For the sophisticated crowd willing to shell out a few more dollars on a pricey martini, Noir is a solid destination. Tucked into the Charles Hotel, Noir’s dark and trendy decor helps patrons forget that they’re in crunchy Cambridge. Ladies, watch out for skeevy suits in town for “business...
Christie Mellor, who arguably launched the "martini mom" trend with her 2004 book Three-Martini Playdate, says she was just using cocktails as a figure of speech: "Anyone who read my book and actually understood the metaphorical nature of the title would know that I wasn't actually encouraging mommies to down a fifth of vodka at their toddler's play dates...
Unfortunately, says Mellor, who wrote a 2007 follow-up, The Three-Martini Family Vacation, some people took her literally. "I did hear from a few mommies who felt that I was, in fact, giving them 'permission' to party down with the cocktails while supervising a gang of 2-year-olds," she says. "I tried to explain in various interviews and columns that it's not about alcohol - it's about attitude. The addition of alcohol to your incredibly overscheduled, child-centered life wasn't going to suddenly make you a relaxed 'three-martini mom.' It was simply going to make...