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Just in time for baseball season to begin, I have a new piece in National Geographic Traveler about my (latest) hometown. It’s a big year for Boston: Fenway turns 100, we’ve got gorgeous new museums, and our food scene is only getting more delicious day by day. Find the whole 48 Hour itinerary here.
In the March issue of Boston Magazine, my feature, “So Appy Together”, begins with the relationship I’ve developed with my smartphone (I love it, I need it, I can’t live without it), and goes on to explore what the future holds for all of us as our devices get smarter, more predictive, and better equipped to anticipate our needs. This was one of the most fun stories I’ve had the chance to report, primarily because of all of the sci-fi scenarios that my interview subjects kept dreaming up as we spoke.
I love the promise of technology and its capacity to help us lead toward healthier, happier lives. But I’m also intrigued by how our reliance on these tiny “personal digital nervous systems” will change us. Right now, according to one source I interviewed, we’re at a “moment of temptation.”
[Boston Magazine: So Appy Together]
Being single by choice: Happy on your own: MyFoxBOSTON.com
I got to chat about my “Single By Choice” story on the local Fox morning show earlier this month. The red jeans were a good choice.
I’m thrilled to share that I have the cover story in this month’s issue of Boston Magazine, “Single By Choice.” The piece looks at the rising tide of men and women who don’t see marriage as the only way to have a happy ending. They’re contentedly living their lives on their own, and are in fact reveling in their independence.
The idea that being single is a choice was an interesting one to explore, and I was fortunate in that I found a variety of sources who were willing to share their experiences with me.
You can read the story online here, and click through to see some of the places where it’s been talked about on the web.
My father was a science teacher, and back in high school, I was a bona fide science nerd. So much so, in fact, that after taking every AP science class on offer, I placed out of my science core curriculum in college, and haven’t thought about bio or chemistry in nearly fifteen years. Fortunately, my chosen career path does let me dabble in the sciences a bit from time to time. For the December issue of Boston Magazine, I edited our Top Docs cover package, which included a roundup of some of the most outstanding medical breakthroughs out of Boston in 2011. I interviewed dozens of fascinating scientists and physicians in the city, including our charming cover model, Dr. Bohdan Pomahac, who performed the country’s first full face transplants earlier this year. Click through to see the scans, or read the entire package online here.
In addition to editing Boston Magazine’s Best Schools issue, this month I also wrote a feature about the mounting skepticism in higher education circles about whether college is “still worth it.” A slew of studies, reports, and articles have come out in recent months that have raised some fundamental questions about how much students actually learn–or don’t–while in college. So I spoke with academics about their attempts to create more accountability on campus, and find out if my own college experience was worth the while.
Top schools in Massachusetts: MyFoxBOSTON.com
I think doing television is easier when you don’t think about it. Or at least that’s how it went this time. Since I oversaw the magazine’s Best Schools issue for September, I got the chance to talk it up a bit on our local Fox affiliate. What you can’t see is the extra set of cue cards we used so I’d be able to keep the awards straight. If the president can use a teleprompter, I can use a cue card, right?
Oh hey, wow, it’s August. It’s been a busy few months, and I’m way late in the game with updates, but here goes.
Also in this month’s issue of Traveler: My “Go Now: Louisville” item. Louisville is a surprisingly funky city, aiming to be the Austin of the north (as I say in the piece) and the 21C hotel is honestly one of the best I’ve ever visited. NuLu is a fun, eclectic neighborhood, and Butchertown is still a real deal meatpacking district — legend has it that a woman wearing a red handkerchief set off a stampede down its main streets. I’m still dying to get there for the Kentucky Derby, which is just all the more reason to go back.