Author Archives for Adam

Swan Boats


For this episode, I took a stroll in the Public Garden – and a ride on the Swan Boats.
The Swan Boats have been around almost as long as the Public Garden has, and through four generations, the Paget family and their crews have paddled around the lagoon pushing people from all over the world on […]

 
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Street Performer


I’m back after a bout of laryngitis with a look at the life of a modern-day nomad: a Faneuil Hall street performer.
Most of us have tried our hand at juggling, magic, or other such tricks at some point in our lives, but I bet very few of us have ever thought of making it our […]

 
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Puzzle Store


This episode is a bit of an enigma: we’ll visit Eureka Puzzles in Coolidge Corner.
I’ve always loved puzzles — particularly those little metal ones you have to take apart. The problem is that over the years I’ve gotten pretty good at them, and most of the new ones I find are pretty easy. That’s not […]

 
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