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As the few bursts of fine weather may hint, summer in Boston is awesome. Yes, it gets obnoxiously hot in July and August, but where in the U.S. doesn’t? Student-filled Boston becomes pretty mellow in the summer, and most residents prefer it that way.
Sublets: First of all, you need a place to live. Craigslist and the Facebook Marketplace are rife with listings, but chances are, you know someone who needs a summer subletter. Particularly upperclassmen, I’ve found, need help since many don’t stay through the summer because of jobs or internships elsewhere. While I’ve found success with the Internet, it’s nice to get a roommate recommendation from someone you know.
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It was a fun game for a while: Bluetooth or crazy? While loitering in Chicago’s Union Station at 10:30 p.m. over spring break, this is a game my friend and I played to pass the time until our train came. And yes, it’s still an awesome game, especially when you’re bored in traffic or in the basement of a metropolitan transportation station.
Our generation will probably make landlines obsolete (Though, fun fact, currently when you make your one phone call from jail, it needs to be to a land line, so says ANTM alumnus Elyse Sewel). And with a ton of flashy hardware, why shouldn’t we? If Louis CK’s spiel on David Letterman or Tina Fey’s on 30 Rock was any indication, a clunky house phone didn’t do anyone any favors.
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If you’re going back to the nest at the end of the week, as I am, here are some ideas for those who won’t be entirely couch bound.
1) Make your parents dinner. They fed you for 18 years and would probably be thrilled if you took over the kitchen for one night, even if it’s to make baked mac and cheese (with bacon on top!). Show them you know how to pair pasta with alcohol by grabbing a bottle of white Chuck Shaw instead of red. For the creative, recipe database Epicurious.com lets you search by keyword and users’ comments can help you modify recipes or make wine pairings.
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I turn right out of Espresso Royale and…oh crap! Did we make eye contact? I don’t think so. But still, you’re between me and COM, which means I will have to pass you.
I put my headphones on, cross my arms (the universal symbol for “don’t bother me”) and duck my head down. If I keep the kid in the beanie between you and me, maybe we can pass without conversing. But no! Beanie Boy goes into Radio Shack. Ugh. We’ve made eye contact. I brace myself for the inevitable:
“Hey, do you have a minute for the environment?” Or, its pleasant alternative: “Do you have a minute to save the children?”
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I wouldn’t be surprised if, in this economy, more people become vegetarian. Frankly, meat is expensive, and cutting it from the grocery list will save some hard earned money. Most of my friends are already vegetarian or vegan for a variety of reasons: meat tastes nasty, pro-animal rights, health benefits. Why not add fiscal responsibility to that list?
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When I told my parents that I had a new boyfriend (this was about two years ago), they burst out laughing. Like, hysterical laughter. I think my mom fell off the bed she’d been sitting on. My father started crying from near asphyxiation. It was definitely… not what I’d expected. Once they calmed down enough to breathe, then speak, they explained themselves: they thought my high school best friend and I had discovered we were lesbians and were in a relationship; they had thought for a while that I was gay.
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