Entertainment
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Summertime Blues | The Broadway Beat

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Oliver Roth
July 28, 2016

Nineteen productions have opened on Broadway so far this year – a little over three shows per month. Only one production (a revival of Cats) is opening between now and the end of September.  This isn’t an uncommon situation.  Last year only two shows opened between June and September.  The movie industry churns out a blockbuster every weekend over the summer, what is different about the theater?

(a) The Tony Awards – The...

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Small Business
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From Tragedy to Treats

Matt Robinson
July 28, 2016

Grieving mother turns pain into pain

When her teenage son suddenly committed suicide in 2014, devoted mother and educator Galit Grutman of Newton, MA was shattered.

In picking up the pieces, however, she was not only able to find purpose for herself; she was also able to bring joy to others.

As the founder of Galit’s Treats with Love  (http...

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Style
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The Digital Strategies of High Fashion and Portable Devices

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Dean Landsman
July 27, 2016

Digital Strategy creates a level playing field in high fashion.  This strategy is in marketing, protection against knock-offs, and maintaining brand integrity while reaching far more customers and end users.

Tech is the new fashion.  Or better put: technology is in vogue at design houses and the fashion world.  Technology and fashion are now merging into one and the same product and entity.  How so?  By fashion houses that have...

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Media
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"Just The Way You Are"

PR for People Team
July 27, 2016

From Medford, New Jersey

by Cindy Weinstein

There’s an unusual component to the traditional high school yearbook. Typically, there exist tributes, highlight reels, teacher, staff and student profiles, clubs, organizations, and sports categories. Also contained is a competitively odd feature casting graduating classmates into “Best” or  ”Most” roles. Personally, I never ‘got‘ this. My...

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Women
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Wellesley 1961, A Reflection

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Sally Haver
July 26, 2016

102 women stood in the dorm library, members of the class of 1961 who chose to attend their 55th reunion.  It’s a self-select group, those that felt they had done well enough and looked good enough to attend, and who didn’t have personal or family issues to keep them away. June is the month when colleges across America welcome back their alumni, an exercise in nostalgia for the attendees and an unparalleled opportunity to fund-...

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Fashion
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“me:me:me” for you, you, you

PR for People Team
July 26, 2016

by Milan Heger and Patricia Cameron

Take three design-conscious individuals: an art consultant, interior designer, and artist, each one with a rich history of bringing art and design to diverse audiences. Fashion conscious as they all are, an idea was ignited to launch a company that would create trend-setting and iconic accessories for casual or elegant wear. Targeting fashion-loving women of all ages, the team...

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Beauty
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Viora Reaction!

Raihana Mahan
July 26, 2016

Raihana Mahan on the latest in beauty!

Viora Reaction is a Radiofrequency (RF) energy based treatment. When applied to tissues, the skin’s underlying network of collagen and elastin fibers is gently heated. This action causes the fibers to shrink, restoring the skin’s elasticity and leaving it tighter and smoother looking.  It also stimulates natural lipolysis to shrink fat cell...

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Politics
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The "F" Word

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Patricia Vaccarino
July 25, 2016

University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island 1978 - It had started to snow and that winter we had already experienced two of the worst storms in New England history. I trundled myself into a white Volkswagen beetle with three women whom I did not know. I had signed up to travel in a carpool. We debated whether we should drive to Connecticut. The beetle was old, dented, had a throaty muffler and a tail pipe...

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