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Boston: Not All Sepia-Toned Victoriana

September 12th, 2006 · 2 Comments


Actually, there’s a wide range of architectural styles. Downtown, old clashes with new in slightly bizarre ways:

State House

See the little, uber-historic State House in the middle? [Read more →]

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Farewell, Filene’s

September 12th, 2006 · No Comments Yet


Filenes

As the rest of the world enjoys its increasingly ambivalent relationship with the ongoing spread of American brand names, it’s strange that, within America, the same tensions exist. You probably know about the attempts some small communities have made to oppose Wal-Mart coming in. Well, on another level entirely, a similar process is at work in Boston - the city’s gradual commercial takeover by New York. [Read more →]

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Democratic debate - LIVE!

September 8th, 2006 · No Comments Yet


Oh, OK, Live-ish. I admit it: I’m writing this after the fact. Harvard University’s JFK School of Government is bursting with internet-access, but my days of being able to access such things are long gone. So this is post-posted from the debate on thursday, but written as the very wrinkles undulated on Tom Reilly’s face.

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Photography. Getting Slightly Easier.

September 8th, 2006 · No Comments Yet


OK, setting off to capture the sepia-toned delights of Boston’s snazzy Beacon Hill - in pitch dark - wasn’t exactly setting myself a low bar. Still, I’m mildly disappointed at the number of good ‘uns amongst the many I took. See all the decent ones here.

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