Purchase a Ferrari for less than $25
If you can’t afford to own the automobile Ferrari, why not buy the next best thing, Ferrari sparkling wines from Trento D.O.C.? For more than 100 years, since 1902, Ferrari,…
Archaic laws should be repealed
The title of the law alone is enough to make you pause. The heading reads “Crimes Against Chastity, Morality, Decency and Good Order,” and it covers scores of crimes. Penalties…
Check the tape
Just to let the announcers know that we are still paying attention, here are some recent observations: Jim Nantz, CBS golf Framingham/Natick native James Driscoll was tied for the lead…
Whedon’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ a timeless take
Shakespeare and Company isn’t the only place where you can catch glowing examples of the Bard’s work this summer. Filmmaker Joss Whedon’s simple, modern take on Much Ado About Nothing…
Clotted cream revolution
Did you think the only clotted cream devotees are older, afternoon tea time Brits who live in Devon or Cornwall (England)? Or possibly the upper class of society who eat…
Promo overload
I found it pretty amusing to have the USGA pound us with “While We’re Young” and “Tee It Forward” promos during the U.S. Open in an effort to speed up…
Hot tresses
The word is out, girls. Tousle-tousle-tousle, especially with this heat and humidity. And, by the way, rain-rain-rain, please, please go away, it’s summer now and the big, blue sea is…
The Markey-Gomez race by the numbers
It’s a week after Cong. Edward M. Markey defeated businessman Gabriel E. Gomez to succeed former Sen. John F. Kerry and a good time to examine the pre-election polls and…
‘The Good Nurse’ tells tale of medicine and madness
The Good Nurse is a true non-fiction book. It follows the career of a killer who has (at least) a possible 300 deaths to his credit. His name is Charles…
Barolo, Barbaresco and Brunello
May I give you fair warning that I had the privilege of sampling well over 50 varieties of what I consider to be Italy’s true gift to the world –…