Listeners weigh in on the use of electroshock therapy for treating depression, and the self-proclaimed "grammar vandal," a 22-year-old English major who has taken it upon herself to correct grammatical errors on signs in Boston.
For Janet Carlson Freed, health and beauty editor of Town & Country magazine, spas, makeovers and fancy mascara are part of a regular workday. But life is not just a series of massages and shopping sprees, she says. Freed divulges some of the glamorous -- and not-so-glamorous -- aspects of life as a beauty editor.
How did raw fish go from a Japanese oddity to American fast food? Two new books trace the delicacy's history, environmental impact and future. Sushi experts discuss how the dish has been incorporated into American cuisine.
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Boston Globe writer Ellen Goodman says she is sick and tired of hearing about Hillary Clinton's decolletage. In her op-ed "Political Fashionbabble," Goodman takes on Washington Post fashion writer Robin Givhan, who dubbed Clinton's recent wardrobe choice a "small acknowledgment of sexuality and femininity."
As rumors circulate about the closing of the U.S. detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, many detainees find themselves trapped in legal limbo. Many are barred from returning to their countries of origin, and those who can return home face consequences ranging from unemployment, to ostracism, to torture.