Restaurants

96-Word Valentine to the Unicorn Magnum Plus, the World’s Best Pepper Mill

To the Unicorn Magnum Plus, the world’s best pepper mill.

Restaurants

Restaurant Review: Ribelle in Brookline

Tim Maslow’s Italian-inflected Washington Square newcomer trades on potent bursts of unconventional, nuanced flavors—and an uncanny knack for house-made pasta.

City Life

Customer-Service Calls to Boston’s Inspectional Services Department

ISD Customer-Service Call, 2/3/2011: “There are leaks in several locations coming from the bathroom ceiling. Ceiling looks damp, brown in color, and possibly moldy in […]

Wellness

Fitness Fad Primer

Click chart to view larger. Found your match? Now Learn More About… Boxing | CrossFit | Indoor Cycling | Extreme Racing | Barre | Power […]

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The Shape of Things

$46,000 Average yearly earnings of a Massachusetts yoga instructor. 227 Number of Instagram posts hashtagged #bostonfitness at press time. 60 Percent of male participants in […]

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The Luxury Effect

Does fitness work much the same way as beauty and cars—that is, do people place higher value on the more expensive?  I think so. We […]

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The Truth About Fad Madness

Is it okay to choose a workout because it satisfies your personality?  If you mean is it okay to choose a workout you like, then […]

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Eat to…Lift?

Fad workouts and fad diets often go hand in hand: CrossFitters skew toward “caveman”-like Paleo; yoga and vegetarianism are like two peas in a pod. […]

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Power Yoga

THE SALES PITCH By Sarah Sturges, Instructor, Back Bay Yoga Power yoga might be trendy now, but it has old roots. The class is derived […]

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CrossFit

MY FIRST TIME By Alyssa Giacobbe I’d heard there would be no running. That’s the short of what got me to Newburyport’s CrossFit Full Potential, […]