Wallpaper can work wonders in a kid’s room — it’s no wonder the trend is starting to stick. The latest entry, Loboloup, comes by way of a New York-based aunt-and-niece team, Nancy and Elizabeth Wolff.

Consider this your invitation to join FC Club, Fat Cork Champagne’s membership-only drinking society. We suggest accepting posthaste; only the first 100 applicants make the cut.

Silver Lake Frenchie stalwart Cafe Stella opens a rendezvous-friendly watering hole pouring classic libations and showcasing Moroccan-inspired decor.

When you’re done with Wild, move on to something wonderful: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry.

A new fitness studio that says goodbye to scary weight machines and cardio contraptions.

Head to Lakeview’s newest spa for an old-school treatment with timeless effects.

Soon you will send your child off to his first day of school. To play with toys. And despite the fact that he will not carry books or even a pencil case, you will feel compelled to find him a nifty backpack.

A new NYC-based women’s wear line from a former Elizabeth and James designer makes it easy to mix and match prints and textures without committing fashion fouls.

Our hearts go vroom for the motorcycle jacket and jeans from Earl Salko’s locally made debut collection. One look has us wishing for the sweltering summer to give way to fall.

Whether you’re on a vegan diet or just looking for a nutritious snack, you can finally have your cake and eat it, too. But why stop there? Learn to whip up treats of your own with lessons from Veronica Menin.

Silky soft, sustainable tees that give 51 percent of proceeds to schools (whose students draw the shirts’ pocket designs) in impoverished nations? They’re worth rapping about.

First Lady Michelle Obama’s facialist shares a moisturizing mask you can make at home.

Fantasy becomes reality at Olives & Grace, a dreamy South End boutique stocked with artisanal foods, hand-sewn housewares, and organic beauty products from small-batch makers around the country. 

Something’s fishy — and it’s a very good thing. This week, the lay-gourmet bloggers at Food52 are dishing oven-baked bass and a cool, creamy cucumber salad.

Show your little shore lover that life’s a beach with this collection of folk, surf pop, and other sunny songs.

We’re thrilled to help snarky-smart TV blog Television Without Pity kick off its annual 2012 Tubey Awards with nods to Best Wardrobe/Style and Creepiest Alexander Skarsgård Moment. (What can we say? We know how to pick ’em.)

“Skinny caramel soy latte, no foam” orders are on the outs. The replacement: pitch-black cups of joe made with carefully sourced beans that don’t need an extra pump of syrup.

Our feelings are set in stone on artist Lauren Lester’s line of necklaces and earrings sourced from rock shops and city streets. Working with only stone and brass, Lester also creates custom pieces to order.

Elevate your average bar experience with a trip to a new rooftop bar/lounge from an esteemed restaurant group.

If you want to party like a rock star who also likes fine cheese, charcuterie, and sea scallops, there’s a new West Village wine bar worth a stop on your tour.

Though we hope you’re checking showtimes to see Matthew McConaughey in Killer Joe, we understand the urge to want to spend time with Batman before he hangs up the suit for good. It was seven years ago that Christopher Nolan’s superhero saga began its flight. Herewith, ten things we’ll miss once the credits roll.

A waterproof cell phone holder that protects your device from the sand and floats atop water.

Get sudsy at a new beer temple on Valencia from The Monk’s Kettle team, serving twenty drafts, 100-plus bottles, and elegant eats (including two tasting menus).

Ooh la la. The French-style bakery is the real deal with crusty-on-the-outside, moist-on-the-inside baguettes and betcha-can’t-eat-just-one pastries.

Indulgence comes in the form of oysters and absinthe at Brian Greene’s new Wicker Park restaurant and bar. Hemingway would approve.

Match, point. We’ve got our heart set on a preppy tennis label that looks equally sweet on the court and the street.

Don’t let the Brits have all the hat fun. Look classier instantly under a new line of straw toppers made in Brooklyn.

Fleetwood Mac’s influence on music will never die. Listen to an exclusive track off the upcoming tribute album, which includes covers from St. Vincent, Washed Out, J. Mascis, and more.

July 26-29: KEXP’s Little Big Show brings the Dum Dum Girls to the Neptune, Monsoon launches possibly the most delicious boxed lunch service ever, and Top Gun plays at Fremont Outdoor Cinema.