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Can a single woman peacefully co-exist with schlubby bachelor roommates? Absolutely!

Bachelor pad
Wait — you're living with guys? Don't you know they're filthy creatures who don't clean up after themselves and leave a trail of Doritos everywhere they go?!

By: ASHLEY RIGAZIO | August 31, 2011

Don't sweat your major — you'll probably change your mind anyway

Throwing it all away
Chances are that two of you have no friggin' idea what you want to do with your lives, and the one of you who does will change his or her mind by age 25.

By: ASHLEY RIGAZIO | August 31, 2011

The McRib is back, and it’s McWonderful

Lucky for us, the McRib has turned out to be the Cher of sandwiches
When it comes to crap food, everyone has a guilty pleasure.

By: ASHLEY RIGAZIO | October 29, 2010

The Metro screams 'BEEEMBO!'

Commuter rag's front-page bread ad: Sandwich porn?
Next stop: world domination

By: ASHLEY RIGAZIO | June 14, 2010

Where the girls are

Prime places to track down all the single ladies
While Boston does have a few conventional — some might say uninteresting — gay bars, it doesn’t have a designated hotspot for queer women.

By: ASHLEY RIGAZIO | June 03, 2010

Wintour tackles weighty subject at Harvard

Ice Age over at Vogue?
Brazilian fashion model Ana Carolina Reston was not the first model to die from an eating disorder, and sadly, she won't be the last.

By: ASHLEY RIGAZIO | March 24, 2010

The perils of self improvement

When learning goes too far, get back on track
With a new decade comes dubious planning for self-betterment and the optimistic promise of a fresh start. However, even the best of intentions have the potential to go awry, and seemingly innocuous continuing-education courses are no exception.

By: ASHLEY RIGAZIO | January 20, 2010

Continuing your global journey

Hungering to become more worldly?
Though several local continuing-education schools and centers have travel programs, they're inactive during the winter. While you wait it out for your next globetrotting adventure, classes in international dance, music, art, and language are an affordable way to build on your new food know-how within the confines of your busy lifestyle.

By: ASHLEY RIGAZIO | January 06, 2010

A good girl's guide to feasting on culture

Eat your way around the world
When you have to dig through your couch cushions to gather coins for your weekly naan fix, it's fair to assume that things are not looking up.

By: ASHLEY RIGAZIO | January 06, 2010

10 memorable moments from Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

From historical to horrific to humorous, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is iconic
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is an unapologetic, cross-promotional cheese-fest. But whether you love or hate it, you have to admit that its giant balloons are nearly as synonymous with the holiday feast as turkey, cranberries, and indigestion.

By: ASHLEY RIGAZIO | November 25, 2009

Missing Persons singer Dale Bozzio jailed

Swinging a Dead Cat Dept.
Missing Persons singer Dale Bozzio is sitting in an Ossipee, New Hampshire, jail after dropping her appeal of a March animal-cruelty conviction.

By: ASHLEY RIGAZIO | November 18, 2009

Yes Men take aim at Coca-Cola

Drinking It All In Dept.
An odd press conference took place last week in Post Office Square as a man claiming to be an executive at a soft-drink giant touted “a new era for Coca-Cola,” in which its Dasani bottled water will be labeled “Deception.”

By: ASHLEY RIGAZIO | November 04, 2009

Meat hands, and other truly disgusting Halloween treats

You might want to reconsider making your guests nauseous with these food choices before serving them tons of alcohol.
Remember Halloween back in simpler times, when Mom would bake bat-shaped cookies and trick you and your friends into reaching into a bag full of spaghetti "worms"? Good times.

By: ASHLEY RIGAZIO | October 21, 2011

Bozzio's a somewhat missing person on the west coast

Cat Crazy Dept.
As she awaits a retrial on animal-cruelty charges in New Hampshire, Missing Persons frontwoman Dale Bozzio’s troubles continue in Southern California, where she faces eviction from her San Fernando Valley home over $4400 in missing rent payments.

By: ASHLEY RIGAZIO | October 21, 2009

Go Gourmet

Eat well this semester without leaving your dorm
College can be a harrowing experience for budding foodies, picky eaters, and dieters. While the dining hall's gleaming buffets of kids'-menu fare send some students into a feeding frenzy, others flinch.

By: ASHLEY RIGAZIO | September 04, 2009

No stove necessary

Eat well this semester without leaving your dorm
Eat well this semester without leaving your dorm

By: ASHLEY RIGAZIO | September 04, 2009

Late-night bites

It's dark. You're tired and hungry. You've come to the right place.
Yes, there are places in Portland to get something to eat after 10 pm — even as late as 3 am. From pizza and wings to pancakes and homemade apps, this city has your appetite covered, whether it's been a long night of Beirut or studying (ha!). We wouldn't want you to starve.

By: ASHLEY RIGAZIO | August 26, 2009

From the Web to the Workplace

Polish your tweets and blogs with a course in online social networking
Nearly nine percent of the Massachusetts workforce is unemployed this summer, and with local colleges cranking out a glut of degree recipients in a lousy job market, many of them are inevitably lounging around on futons, blogging and posting on Facebook walls in between job applications.

By: ASHLEY RIGAZIO | August 14, 2009

Granite grind

Same-sex marriage ignites partisan battle in New Hampshire
Much of New England joined the march toward marriage equality this year, but in the comparably conservative Granite State, its legalization has heated up a partisan battle for control of the governorship in 2010, promising that this political war isn't quite over.

By: ASHLEY RIGAZIO | August 04, 2009

Bozzio appeals jail sentence, goes on tour

Reappearing Person
The bizarre animal-cruelty case of Missing Persons frontwoman Dale Bozzio is far from over.

By: ASHLEY RIGAZIO | June 18, 2009

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