Bridesmaid Revisited: A sartorial survival story from one of the wedding party
If you want your bridesmaids to like you after the wedding, here are a few suggestions from someone who’s been there. • Give them specifications…
A Match Made in Vegas: Vermont couples “do” it up with wacky weddings
It wasn’t just any Elvis impersonator that Bernadette and David Mills landed when they tied the knot in Las Vegas last year. He was the…
Bed Check: A reclining writer celebrates the ups and downs of getting horizontal
Every 16 hours or so, most humans simply wish to do one thing: drop. Down we inevitably go, spending our nights in that rasping, dreaming,…
True Confessions: The Seven Days Sex Survey results
Seven Days survey respondents are:gender 47% men 51.7% women 1.2% other age 16–75 years old 49% 22-35 years old 34% 36-55 years old sexual orientation…
The Quiet Man
That was the name of the classic 1952 John Ford film shot in the west of Ireland, starring John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara. It’s also…
Nose Job
Four police officers were surrounding a young man on the sidewalk by the courthouse as I took the corner recently onto lower Church Street. Since…
Back Talk
Can a Single Pebble multiply? What sounds like a Zen koan is also a standard tenet of culinary capitalism. After four years going gangbusters next…
Flick Chick
Marseilles has always been a notorious city. In recent times, right-wing politicians, upscale developers and struggling immigrants have been added to the French seaport’s traditional…
Vows That Wow: A sampling of altar-nate utterances for the modern bride and groom
You’ve agonized for months about venues, guest lists, bands, outfits, relatives and food. Now you’re going to exchange boiler plate “vows” that sound like something…
Tying the Knots: Designer Debbie LaFramboise takes the stress out of dressing brides
You’ve got to take off your shoes — and don on a pair of white satin gloves — to gain admission to Burlington’s Sewly Yours…
