February 2011 Issue
The 50 Most Powerful Women in Boston
In more ways and fields than ever, these women are stepping up and taking the reins in Boston: Meet the players who pull the strings in Boston.
Feature
T Is for Trouble
The system is broke, broken, and about to get a whole lot worse. No one on Beacon Hill wants to address any of this, of course, much less fix it. So we will.
The Exhibitionists
When the new ICA opened its doors five years ago, the museum was heralded as Boston’s gleaming shrine to serious, provocative contemporary art. Instead it’s been home to a disappointing string of shallow, blingtastic displays.
Can Aaron Kushner Save the Globe?
Aaron Kushner, the former CEO of a small South Shore greeting-card company, has a top-secret cure for the dying newspaper industry. And he plans to put it to the test by buying the Boston Globe.
Department
Harsh Reality
They’re just using you, Scott. Again.
Ten for Ten
Easy and (almost) painless ways to take a decade off your age. No knives, epic costs, or recovery time required. Yes, really.
Restaurants
The Ultimate: Buffalo Wings
On Super Bowl Sunday, nothing gets a crowd roaring like a plate of spicy, messy, Buffalo-style wings with chunky blue cheese dip and celery stalks.
Small Bite: Blackstrap BBQ
Boston’s newest barbecue joint has much to recommend it.
First Bite: Canary Square
A crowd-pleasing team nests in Jamaica Plain.
Discomfort Food
So many restaurants, so many design flubs. Donna Garlough seeks a place as functional as it is fabulous.
Dining Out: Beacon Hill Bistro
Under a new chef, the posh neighborhood boîte turns out some tremendous dishes. Too bad they’re hiding among the other, uninspired offerings.
Arts + Entertainment
Winter Survival: On Your Block
After a nor’easter, how best to claim ownership of that parking spot you shoveled out? With a chair, of course. Here, our guide to neighborhood-appropriate space-savers.
Person of Interest: Andre Dubus III
The author finds his most conflicted subject yet: himself.
Fashion + Style
Don’t Call It an Escort
Can female friends turn you into a pickup artist? Jason Schwartz hires a wingwoman to find out.
L.L. (Cool) Bean
New England’s beloved outdoor brand explores a stylish new frontier.
Debut: JNG Floral Designs
For centuries, flowers have been thought to communicate a language all their own. If that’s so, then Jimmy Guzman of Boston-based JNG Floral Designs is as fluent as they come.
News
When Crime Doesn’t Pay
It’s a local tradition: convicts lining up to publish their life story. So why muzzle the guy who faked his way into Harvard?
Q&A: Bobby and Peter Farrelly
The Rhode Islanders — and die-hard Boston sports fans — tell us why they have no regrets over Fever Pitch, and suggest that Bill Simmons man up.