When Bruce Springsteen sang of a “city of ruins," it encapsulated all our anguish in a way that didn’t seem possible so soon afterward.
This week, Amazon is introducing its new Kindle Fire HD. Rumors are also swirling about the launch of a mini iPad next month. Google and Microsoft also have entries in the tablet wars. Which will you choose? Take our poll.
As the Democratic National Convention convenes in Charlotte, N.C., many viewers will likely be tuning in not to hear the parade of of political types preaching throwing red meat to the converted but rather to see how the Democrats respond to the now legendary, perhaps infamous appearance of 82-year-old actor-director Clint Eastwood at last week's Republican National Convention. Did Eastwood help or hurt the GOP? Let us know what you think by taking our poll.
Your parents love being at home surrounded by familiar belongings and happy memories. They have worked hard to create the home of their dreams and want to spend their last days enjoying it.
It seems we runners have a tough time learning from past mistakes. In a recent poll conducted by Runners World, 66 percent of runners reported suffering a running injury in the previous year, while other reports I have researched put the average number between 30 to 80 percent.
Last week's column on giant space asteroids elicited a sudden flurry of asteroid-related activity. Not among the asteroids, which are notoriously stubborn and can’t read, but among certain people who, like myself, do not want to be crushed and incinerated by them, not necessarily in that order.
The 2012 Brothers of the Sun Tour ended Saturday night at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro. Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals and Jake Owen saved their best for the last two shows of their tour for 2012.
It was the trade to end all trades (at least since they sold Babe Ruth): a blockbuster deal to ship Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, Josh Beckett and Nick Punto to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for veteran first baseman James Loney and four highly regarded prospects. But did the Sox do the right thing?
I’m very concerned that despite a growing disgust among the populace, the presidential candidates continue to dwell on extraneous topics like taxes and the economy and refuse to address what’s most important to the American public: namely, what they’re going to do to keep us from getting hit by a giant space asteroid.
While there are currently a few communities in Massachusetts that will head back to school before Labor Day, most will wait until after the holiday weekend to do so, as has been the case for many years.
"Ruby Sparks" gets a thumbs up.
Gina Gershon discusses getting through a particularly violent and disturbing scene in the indie movie, "Killer Joe."
On Friday night, Aug. 10, word began to leak out that Mitt Romney intended to choose Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan, best known for authoring a controversial budget plan, as his vice presidential running mate. Will the choice hurt or help? Take our poll.
Concrete structural integrity questioned.
So ok, I have this gray streak. I call it my Stacy London streak because, like hers, it runs along the front of my hair in a distinct narrow band. In the summer it turns . . . well listen, this is what I said to my stylist: “In the summer it turns blondish and against my brown hair it's kinda cool. Could I get that effect year round? Maybe color only the streak a strawberry blondish color?”
Browse any family photograph album and you see the same things, regardless of the family: school pageants, vacations, holidays, and other special moments. Although at times we find images of everyday activities, it can be rare to find pictures of people at work.
His competitive swimming career, he insists, is over. And so, we know Michael Phelps' final medal count: 22 in all, 18 of them gold, 11 of them in individual events. There's no dispute, therefore, that Phelps is the most decorated Olympian of all time. But is he the greatest? Take our poll.
Hope Solo, the goalkeeper for the U.S. Olympic women's soccer team, created a stir after she took to Twitter to call on the carpet former Women's World Cup star Brandi Chastain, now an ESPN commentator, for remarks Chastain had made critical of one of Solo's teammates. Solo will not be disciplined, but social media remains tricky business for sports organizations and their athlete-members. How do you think it should be handled?
From coast to coast there were horror stories from the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season. The madness had some calling for measures to throttle back the competitive pressures some shoppers feel to get the best bargains, whatever the cost. What do you think? Do Black Friday sales need to be reined in?
