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Cheap Thrills

You’ve got looks that kill.

Sadly, the only thing they’re knocking over is your wallet. Thirty-dollar waxes and facials that run into the hundreds? Time for some new resolve: Put your looks on a budget (and really mean it).

Catherine Hinds ...

The Weekend Guide

You’ve made the resolutions. Now go ahead and break ’em just for fun.

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Infant Dreams

What: Gawk at the whimsical Anyahlee’s new works representing childlike wonders.
Why: Everyone likes to kid around.
When: Thru Feb. 10. Sat., noon-5 ...

Silver Lining

The moment of dread. You enter a public-slash-private locale (hotel room, library commode, the neighbor-with-triplets’ kitchen) and panic sets in. You can’t avoid it: bacteria.

Whipping out the hand sanitizer, you wildly rub it in as fears of E. coli ...

Making the Band

Your taste in music? Off the charts.

Literally. You download all the Top 40 and iTunes’s top songs lists.

Need to break out of the box? (In a word: yes.) Download the Band in Boston podcast for an earful of ...

Cause and Effect

Who doesn’t indulge in the occasional shoe binge? (Not to mention a wax, Barneys rager, and mani/pedi — all in the same day.)

A spendthrift? Nah. You’re a giver. (Who happens to give way more money than, say, energy or time.)

Seek ...

Every Breath You Take

In through the nose, out through the mouth. There’s not much to it, breathing.

Except, of course, when your nose is dripping, your throat’s closed up, and the very idea of inhaling takes your (ahem) breath away.

Stop sniffing around ...

The Weekend Guide

The weather outside is far from frightful. Enjoy it while you can.

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Rabbit Hole

What: Native Bostonian David Lindsay-Abaire’s gut-wrenching-but-great play about family, grieving, and (of course) astrophysics.
Why: Last chance before the Broadway hit leaves town.
When: Thurs., ...

Come Clean

You’ve tried them all, from the chili-pepper diet (gave you hives) to colon cleansing (weeks of nightmares involving long plastic tubes).

Since when did making yourself feel good start feeling so bad?

You’ll breathe a sigh of relief when you ...