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Urban Safari: Manual Cinema’s Frankenstein

February 24, 2023 // 0 Comments

We got opening night tickets for Manual Cinemas’ Frankenstein at the Emerson Paramount Center. We might not have been paying attention to the description of the show, [...]

Cinnamon Spiced Old Fashioned?

February 12, 2023 // 0 Comments

  A few years ago we posted an article on how to make Spiced Fig Old-Fashioned cocktails. Everyone we shared the cocktail with loved it. While extremely delicious, some [...]

Boxster Project: Find the leak!

February 5, 2023 // 0 Comments

Every winter we swap in snow tires on the Boxster, because we can (and do) drive the Boxster all year round, and Boston winter’s definitely require snow tires. As it [...]

Culiau Customizer Pro: FirstLook

January 29, 2023 // 0 Comments

Rotary tools have been dominated by Dremel forever. We cannot think of another manufacturer that comes close to the selection of tools, variety of bits, and brand recognition [...]

Whisky from Australia? Absolutely!!!

January 15, 2023 // 0 Comments

When most people think “whiskey/whisky,” what naturally comes to mind are Ireland, Scotland, the US, and Japan. We are here to tell you that Australia should [...]

Urban Safari: Staycation at the Seaport

January 8, 2023 // 1 Comment

Last year at this time, when the nation was in the final chapter of the Covid epidemic, we staycationed at the Loews Boston in the Back Bay. The city was quiet and the hotel [...]

The Devil’s Old Fashioned

December 18, 2022 // 0 Comments

We want to share something—that we created!—which we think is perfect for New Year’s Eve. We are calling it The Devil’s Old Fashioned. The heat of the cocktail is [...]

Urban Safari: SOLSTICE

December 11, 2022 // 0 Comments

Mount Auburn Cemetery “…Since 1831, Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge has been a place to commemorate the dead, console the bereaved, and inspire all who visit [...]

Urban Safari: Boston Harbor Distillery

December 4, 2022 // 0 Comments

We always think of Boston as a beer town (Sam Adams, Harpoon, and a slew of smaller breweries) so we were pleasantly surprised to discover that Boston also has distilleries [...]

Urban Safari: The Art of the Brick

November 27, 2022 // 0 Comments

Many of us grew up with Legos, but not many of us took that love and made it into an art form (and actual art) like Nathan Sawaya. We first wrote about Sawaya in 2007, but [...]
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