Art is all about making personal choices, not just for the artist, but also for the audience, the dealer, the collector, the curator, and the critic. What exhibitions am I going to see? What artists am I going to write about? What art do I think is important? What art am I going to buy? […]
Several weeks ago, I received an email from Keith Davis, a Maine entrepreneur who has devoted the past few years to reviving a beloved Maine treat called the Harbor Bar. Harbor Bars are chocolate-dipped ice cream sandwiches filled with either vanilla or mint ice cream. They were first created in the late 1970s as a […]
Welcome to the August 2011 edition of Jud’s New England Journal, the rather curious monthly musings of Judson Hale, the Editor-in-Chief of Yankee Magazine, published since 1935 in Dublin, N.H. When Richard Wagner Came to Camp on a Scow It was a summer of music I’ll never forget What with all the band concerts, chamber […]
City dwellers today have larger access than ever to fresh, locally grown produce thanks to the popularity of farmers’ markets. Bostonians are fortunate to have access to several thriving city markets, but unique on the list, and not to be missed, is the Copley Square market. When I moved from a city suburb of Boston to an […]
New England photographers have been out snapping away to get the perfect picture of summer. Check out a small sampling of some of our favorite photos from the 2011 Summer Photo Contest.
Glory be, it’s ice cream season. July is, after all, national ice cream month. Of course, we New Englanders also consume a healthy portion of the stuff in the dead of winter, but this wilting weather is the perfect excuse to indulge. Several years ago, during my first tour as Yankee’s food editor, I developed […]
Connecticut is the New England state least defined by its geography — a gentle green landscape of low, rolling hills, highways, and suburbs, a commuter haven more determined by culture than nature. As such, the Nutmeg State is also a splendid destination for art lovers. The established Connecticut Art Trail features 14 distinctive museums, each […]
8 the late Red Auerbach’s ranking in CIGAR AFICIONADO’s list of “The Top 100 Cigar Smokers of the Twentieth Century.” The cigar of choice for the legendary Boston Celtics coach: Hoyo de Monterrey. Winston Churchill ranked number 1; JFK and Fidel Castro, 2 and 3, respectively. 62,336 major league baseball games analyzed by Northeastern University […]
My editor and a longtime travel writer, Mel Allen, often hands out the sagely advice to “get lost, but carry a good map.” Sometimes this works better in theory than in practice. Don’t get me wrong, it’s definitely good advice for people in our line of work. Good travel writing takes readers to places they’ve […]
Welcome to the July 2011 edition of Jud’s New England Journal, the rather curious monthly musings of Judson Hale, the editor-in-chief of Yankee, published since 1935 in Dublin, New Hampshire. Okay, So Who Was the First to Fry a Clam? I feel pretty certain as to who was the first to EAT a clam. But […]
There’s something special about purchasing the food that nourishes and sustains our bodies and souls directly from the growers who have carefully coaxed it from the earth. Every person who works closely with the earth invests not only their own time and energy but also a bit of themselves into what they grow—somehow making the […]
A collection of images celebrating the vibrant coastal beauty of Newburyport, Massachusetts from Suzanne DeGeorge.
