Staircase Wit

I was interested to hear about FreeRice on NPR (why on earth did I never listen to NPR before moving to Boston? Of course, I didn't ...

My dear friend Marlene and her family invited me to accompany them to Boston's Christmas Revels on Sunday, which I enjoyed very much (a...

There is a proposal to sell the naming rights to the rest stops on the New Jersey Turnpike, although anyone who has ever traveled through th...

You have to admit it would be fun to own a home on Prince Edward Island ! 2008 will be the 100th anniversary of Anne of Green Gables so a...

The buzz since Saturday has been all about Harvard's amazing victory over Big Ten opponent Michigan in basketball but the inimitable Pa...

Bill Clinton's new book is about giving and how individuals can change the world, and in that spirit Random House is sponsoring a sweep...

Last December people were raving about a cookie from Trader Joe's nicknamed Candy Cane JoJos , which are like Oreos but with crunched up...

Last week it was fun to meet Harvard football player, Noah Van Niel, who attended my own high school, Newton North. Ever since John Powers...