Thursday, July 24: The Northeast is famous for its seafood. From clams to oysters, tourists know that chowder and lobster rolls are must haves for any trip to Boston. Try a staple of northern seafood made by locals on Spectacle Island.
Ever heard of the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company? How about the Greenway Carousel? Boston is chock full of historically and culturally rich sites that many people don’t even know exist, or think are too expensive to pay a visit. But thanks to the Free Fun Fridays program, these sites just became much more accessible.
Boston is known for its diverse and vibrant neighborhoods, each with a distinct flavor, both figuratively and literally. In a city with this much history, it’s not hard to find delicious foods to match any preference or reflect any ethnic background.
Thursday, July 17: You may have seen him generating laughs on a plethora of Comedy Central shows, such as the star of MTV’s “Guy Code,” “Girl Code” and “Guy Court,” or portraying President Obama in a number of College Humor sketches, but now is your chance to have Jordan Carlos tickle your funny bone in real life.
My parents split in 1996. At the age of two, I became that kid with the divorced parents who spent every other weekend with her dad. My family was concerned that my parents had “set me up for failure” or that my ideas about love and healthy relationships had been forever flawed. Divorce isn’t the greatest thing you can do for a kid, but I’m here to say that it’s really not the worst thing in the world either.
Cable and network television are different on so many levels. No matter taste or preference, watching ten minutes of “NCIS: Los Angeles” and ten minutes of “Mad Men” will yield very different experiences, subject matter notwithstanding.
With summer in full swing and temperatures rising, now is the perfect time to throw yourself into a steamy summer fling or heat things up with your significant other. If you’ve got that special someone in your life, don’t waste your time with them on the same,boring dinner-and-a-movie or coffee dates. The city is filled with exciting new places to explore and tons of fun events to attend. Get in touch with your adventurous side and try out some of these less conventional locales for your next date.
An underground mine. An abandoned gas station. The woods. These are the places that seem most befitting to South African rap-rave duo Die Antwoord, who are known for pushing boundaries in the musical world and calling into question the definition of “taste.” But despite their questionable reputation, the group’s June 7 show at the House of Blues was packed full.
Who would’ve thought a sequel to a comedy remake of a ‘90s cop drama would kill at the box office? But it seems anything goes now in Hollywood, as “22 Jump Street” opened last weekend, grossing an estimated $60 million. Neither the Stanley Cup nor the World Cup kept people away, and the sequel had the second-highest grossing opening weekend for an R-rated comedy (just behind “Hangover II”).
Saturday, June 7, was a great day for Boston. Not only was it the first day that truly felt like summer, but there were plenty of fun events around the city to keep everyone occupied while they soaked in the sunlight.
