U.S. News & World Report Use Summer to Boost Scholarship Applications for Fall Summer break is officially here for most American students: time off from early mornings, hitting the books, and taking tests. In years past, many teens looked to the summer months as a time to increase the hours they worked at their part-time jobs or take on summer gigs, such as babysitting, lifeguarding, and festival work. […]
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee Bans Pro-Freedom Singer A leading Arab American group dropped a prominent Syrian-American musician from performing at their annual convention in a dispute over a freedom-tinged song that he was set to perform.
Boston Magazine Boston Daily Blog This Is Your Brain. And this Is Your Brain on Gossip. Late last month, smack in the middle of the DiMasi trial and right around the time we learned of Arnoldâs infidelity, a Science study out of Northeastern University popped into the world and promptly landed itself in headlines across the blogosphere. The title, “The Visual Impact of Gossip,” pretty much explains its popularity off the […]
Boston Herald Amy Black lights up Nashville When Amy Black boarded a plane for Nashville, Tenn., last fall, she had no idea -Music City was about to become her personal vortex. Following the route to songwriting renown blazed by fellow New Englanders Lori McKenna and Mary Gauthier, the Lowell resident went to the Americana Music -Association conference to network and see whether […]
The Christian Science Monitor LeBron James in spotlight off-court, too. Is he selling caffeine to kids? As basketball star LeBron James tries to take a step closer to the championship that has so far eluded him in Game 4 of the NBA Finals Tuesday, his off-the-court activities are drawing the ire of a number of pediatricians nationwide.
Metro Boston Stanley Cup Finals: The hit heard ‘round the Hub When Bruins forward Nathan Horton took a hit Monday night, the fans felt it.
Healthcare IT News Connected Health: Technology First or People? For some reason of late, Iâve noticed the tagline of the automobile insurance company, Esurance. In case you havenât seen it, it goes like this: âTechnology when you want it, people when you donât.â When I first heard this, I thought it would be a good tagline for connected health. Then I pondered further and […]
Boston.com Brookline resident honored by Massachusetts Bar Association The law firm of Brookline resident and Boston attorney Howard Friedman was honored with the Pro Bono Award for Law Firms from the Massachusetts Bar Association at the Access to Justice Awards last month.
Gossip influences visual attention Rumor has it that humans are predisposed to gossip. Now, research has it, too.
Dukakis on Mitt Romney: ‘Smart & slippery’ Former Massachussetts governorâand former presidential candidateâMichael Dukakis tells Eliot that former Gov. Mitt Romney is the proverbial weather vane. Dukakis says, “Heâs smart, heâs slickâunfortuntately, heâs slippery.”
U.S. News & World Report Summer Job Outlook Bleak for Teens Summer job hiring is off to a slow start for people ages 16-19, according to new employment numbers from the government.
She’s not the retiring type Doris Bunte’s home overlooks Harbor Point, the old Columbia Point housing project, and there is something appropriate about that.