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Global Domination

Youngsters are one solipsistic lot. Between the gimme gimme gimmes and the mine mine mines, it’s pretty tough to believe they don’t think the whole dang world revolves around them.

Instead of indulging that fantasy, get them thinking about ...

The Weekend Guide

When I’m green, you’re green, we’re green.

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Maptotes
What:
Cotton tote bags with maps of major cities, including landmarks, icons, and neighborhoods.
Why: You won’t get lost when you’re losing the paper and plastic.
Where: Online at maptote.com.

Carbon Light

If one more person brags about what he’s doing to erase his carbon footprint, you’re going to stomp all over him with your very heavy boots.

Still, all this attention to inconvenient truths means it’s never been more convenient to ...

Viva la Vega

Want to be a star? Throw a “de la” in your name. Oscar de la Renta (CFDA winner), De La Soul (Grammy winners), and Oscar de la Hoya (gold medal winner) can confirm this.

As can master jeweler Gabriela de ...

Shop Talk

It’s time to talk shop.

Achilles heel
n. Your weakness for pretending to fit into the last pair of size-six boots when you’re really an eight.

ample sale
n. A sale that consists of pieces in only ginormous or miniscule ...

Chain Reaction

For the hefty price tag, that handbag of yours should be able to perform magic tricks.

And maybe it could, if it weren’t always taking such a beating (pounds of junk, constant spillage).

So reward that trusty sidekick of yours with ...

Snack Attack

You’re not one to go against the grain.

Which is a good thing, because you (and everyone else) will want to gobble up Snyder’s of Hanover’s new line of multigrain snacks.

Made from — duh — whole grains, the scrumptious ...

A Piece of Your Mind

Outfitting a kid’s room is a lot like completing a puzzle: Both require patience, an eye for color, and the ability to find just the right piece.

And that piece may very well be the jigsaw puzzle table by Boston-based ...