What’s even better than cooking with snazzy kitchen utensils? Not having to pay full price to do it!  I’m extending an invitation to all of our readers (click on this link to register: http://snappytuna.com/invite/kimberlygarvey) to SnappyTuna, a new sample sale site that specializes in kitchen utensils and tableware, so you too can partake in deep discounts on [...]

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The Internets are all atwitter with news of CB2′s The Selby Is In Your Place contest, and, well, we’ve entered our apartment. The basic jist of the contest is to get as many votes as you can to advance to the second round of 50 contestants, at which point winners will be chosen. And the grand [...]

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Rolling in the Pride Parade . . .                 In May, The Theatre Offensive — a local nonprofit that works to educate the community about queer culture and lifestyle through performance art — comissioned Ryan to paint a float for the 2010 Boston Pride Parade. Working under a tight deadline, he dutifully [...]

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Have you noticed the cheeky penguins popping up around Boston’s subway stations? If you’re not Boston-based, let me fill you in. There’s Roast Beef, the ladies man who won’t mate for life; Plum Pudding, the bad boy who stands his ground when it comes to fish; Lillico, the petite female whose people insist she’s not a diva [...]

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We admit, top 10 lists are ubiquitous. But come on, everyone loves a quick and dirty peek into someone else’s life, right? We’re calling ours “Top of Mind” — a ten question rundown of whatever happens to be occupying the mind right now — this second! Today, our awesome new contributors are highlighted, and as [...]

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  Blackout, 2008. Oil and acrylic on canvas, 102 x 84 inches (image via Salon 94).  Black Ship, 2006. Oil on canvas, 84 X 120 inches (image via Salon 94). On July 3, 2010, the Sanda and Gerald Fineberg Art Wall at the ICA welcomes a new installation by New York-based artist Francesca DiMattio. For [...]

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I am really excited to tell you about Trephin, a new salon that our friends (and stylists) Brian Rand and Moe Smith are opening in Boston in July. The inspiration behind the salon’s name comes from a trephine, which is a drill used to perform a trephination — a procedure in which a doctor drills [...]

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WE: are looking for a few fantastic men and women to become contributors to our ever-growing archive of the latest or greatest feats in design, music, food, fashion, and culture. We strive to highlight offbeat and unique finds targeted at influencers. We’re not too cool for school, we just love to consume, research, and propagate [...]

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Dollar turned one today, and we decided to celebrate. So we served him a Pupcake (doggy cupcake) from Polka Dog bakery on our finest Alessi porcelain . . .  and made him a paper crown . . .        He feasted like a tiny king!

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I opened the paper today to a giant photo of a Banksy piece on Essex Street in Chinatown (right around the corner from our place). The proper authorities have been informed (Ryan and Dollar) and are going to investigate. I love living downtown. Apparently, he’s hit Central Square, too. Updated: If you’re looking for the [...]

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