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The Clacking Class: How Mahjong Took over the Suburbs
It’s a weekday afternoon in Weston, and I’ve just been ushered into Jenny Seeman’s soothing lounge—a capacious oasis of sea green and lilac. This is […]
The Rise of ‘Elite Speak’: Why Do Smart People Sound So Dumb?
The realization that a large number of well-educated, well-meaning Bostonians had lost the ability to talk like regular people crystallized for me recently, after […]
Does Boston Still Drink?
It’s Saturday night, 7 p.m. to be precise, and the temperature is going down faster than the $1 oysters at Vialé. Wind whips through my […]
No Trad Wives Welcome Here: The Identity Crisis of Massachusetts’ Stay-at-Home Moms
Meet Allison (she’d rather not use her real name—you’ll see why in a moment), who thought she was living the dream. Last summer, she ditched […]
Inside the New World of Luxury Kids’ Parties, Where Parents Are Plus-Ones
Forget the Met Gala—today’s soirees of the century are where VIPs still raid their parents’ closets for couture. From bubble artists to custom teepees to […]
The Really High Housewives of MetroWest Boston
Of the gazillion times as a parent that I’ve looked around and thought, Everybody else is doing this better than I am, one moment comes […]