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Boston Globe
30-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau get a table for two, inviting a serving of speculation
What a juxtaposition. In Perry's parlance? 'Hot N Cold.' Perry, 40, and actor Orlando Bloom, with whom she shares a daughter, Get Love Letters: The Newsletter A weekly dispatch with all the best relationship content and commentary – plus exclusive content for fans of Love Letters, Dinner With Cupid, weddings, therapy talk, and more. Enter Email Sign Up In response to questions from The New York Times, the co-owner and co-executive chef of Le Violon, Danny Smiles, said Tuesday that the restaurant had hosted Trudeau and Perry the previous night. The restaurant confirmed that they had a reservation, but would not say who had booked the table. Advertisement 'We can't say for certain it was a date,' Smiles said, 'but they were in great spirits.' The celebrity website TMZ reported earlier about the sighting of Perry and Trudeau at the restaurant, publishing photos of the two there, taking a walk earlier and having drinks later at a tavern. Advertisement Perry was in between stops on her concert tour in Canada and was scheduled to perform in Ottawa on Tuesday night and in Montreal on Wednesday, followed by Quebec City on Friday. Representatives for Perry and Trudeau did not immediately respond on Tuesday to requests for comment. At dinner, the two had the chef's tasting menu, which included tuna and tomatoes, beef tartare, lobster and asparagus, gnocchi and lamb, according to the restaurant. Smiles went over to the table to greet Perry and Trudeau. He had met the former prime minister before, the restaurant said. 'So it was a friendly exchange,' Smiles said. 'They even came to the kitchen to personally thank the staff before leaving.' Famous for her catchy lyrics, provocative costumes and hits including 'Teenage Dream' 'Roar' and 'Firework,' Perry was a judge for several seasons on 'American Idol,' until last year, and was a Super Bowl halftime show headliner in 2015. In April, she was part of an all-female crew launched briefly into space by Blue Origin, the private spaceflight startup of Jeff Bezos. She is known for her liberal political leanings, having campaigned for both Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris during the 2016 and 2024 presidential elections. The night before the 2024 election, she performed at a rally in Pittsburgh for Harris, who lost Pennsylvania and all six other battleground states to Trump in November. In March, Trudeau left office Advertisement This article originally appeared in .
Boston Globe
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Why the Gen Z stare has every generation talking
Related : Advertisement Some Gen Zers have tried to defend their age group, arguing they glare when they're listening to Get Love Letters: The Newsletter A weekly dispatch with all the best relationship content and commentary – plus exclusive content for fans of Love Letters, Dinner With Cupid, weddings, therapy talk, and more. Enter Email Sign Up So what makes a stare a Gen Z stare? It's a blank look where a response is reasonably warranted. Think of the way Sydney Sweeney and Brittany O'Grady's characters in 'The White Lotus' silently looked from their pool chairs as Alexandra Daddario's character asked them questions. Advertisement 'Me personally, I would never give the Gen Z stare because I'm the type to ask really dumb questions unintentionally, whether I'd be super tired or the menu could be right there and I don't see it.' Related : At other points, Alarcon said she's gotten the glare when trying to order food with young workers. 'Sometimes, it gets to a point where I kind of feel uncomfortable, so I just leave,' she said. 'Or if there's a self-order thing, I prefer to do that.' Jarrod Benson, a 33-year-old Orlando content creator who makes videos poking fun at generational idiosyncrasies, believes a 'perfect storm' of Gen Z constantly being on social media and the physical isolation from the pandemic led to a socially awkward generation. Benson said he once had a waiter not say a word while his table ordered food, instead just looking at each person. 'It's like they're always watching a video, and they don't feel like the need to respond,' he said. 'Small talk is painful. We know this. But we do it because it's socially acceptable and almost socially required, right? But they won't do it.' Related : Benson says he's guilty of the millennial pause — when it takes a second or two to start talking at the beginning of a video — and sometimes forgets to edit it out after he's filmed a video on his phone. Then there's the comparison to Advertisement At the end of the day, it's all in good fun. Benson says he's gotten kind messages from people of all ages as he reenacts their signature quirks. As every cohort gets older, each takes on more habits the other generations can cringe and laugh about. Still, as more young people enter the workforce, he said, 'Gen Alpha is going to be terrible.'
Boston Globe
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Suzy Welch wants to help you live a more authentic life
Suzy Welch's "Becoming You" students get a keychain of values, named by Welch. On the right is "Non Sibi" (Latin for "not for self"), representing a "life-organizing principle of altruism." Courtesy Suzy Welch My favorite is eudemonia , for the principle of self-care, recreation, and pleasure. Welch, a these 15 values after years of studying academic research, observing how people make choices, and paying attention to what stops them from living the life they want. No value is good or bad, she says; they're only a problem when we don't acknowledge and live by the ones we care the most about. 'We come loaded with personal values in a certain ranking, and yet, 99.9 percent of us are not fully expressing the values we hold,' said Welch, 65, a Harvard Business School grad, known for her columns, 'Today' show appearances, books such as ' Get Love Letters: The Newsletter A weekly dispatch with all the best relationship content and commentary – plus exclusive content for fans of Love Letters, Dinner With Cupid, weddings, therapy talk, and more. Enter Email Sign Up She began working on 'Becoming You' — a method for figuring out what you're meant to do with yourself — in 2020, not long after the death of her husband Advertisement She was grieving while trying to figure out what was next and what was important to her. 'I was trying to become me. It's the most meta story in the world. … I think this is why, when I see somebody have a 'Becoming You' breakthrough … it's so personal for me. It's like, 'Fellow traveler — hi .' Advertisement Welch launched her 'Becoming You' methodology with MBA and In May, she released a book, 'Becoming You: The Proven Method for Crafting Your Authentic Life and Career.' (She'll talk about the book with CEO of Boston Globe Media Linda Henry at the Welch wants to reach as many people as possible with 'Becoming You,' which also has a Later this month, she'll host her first people like educators, life coaches, and financial planners, who can use the work with their own students and clients. 'People kept on saying to me … can I get certified in this?," Watch said. 'Finally we went to NYU and said, 'Can we set up a certification program? And NYU was wonderful and said 'sure.'' Suzy Welch's "Becoming You" at a local book event. Aram Boghosian 'There's a whole section in the book about aptitudes and what you're good at. I think there's been a Advertisement As Welch puts it, 'If you're going to live and support yourself, pay the mortgage, and all the other things, you've got to know what you're good at — and your economically viable interests." There are obstacles, of course. Welch devotes a section of the book to 'The Four Horsemen of Values Destruction,' what she calls the roadblocks that stop us from staying true to what we want. More on that later, too. Welch happened to be unfurling her 'Becoming You' classes as people came out of COVID lockdown, questioning why they made certain choices. They were introspective and ready to do some work. As an advice columnist and relationship writer, I'm interested in how and where people find help, whether it's through therapy, books, counseling, coaching, or other avenues. Suzy Welch lectures during her "Becoming You" seminar at New York University in June, 2024. Vincent Tullo After jumping into Welch's work, I did have, as Oprah might say, an A month ago, I bought a bike. I'd realized, after a few vacations, that I enjoy biking on a safe and scenic path. The other day, I rode my brand new bike in great weather; I felt like I was 6 years old, with no cares in the world. I was shocked at how free — and myself — I felt on this bike. Later, I felt guilty. Who was I to be running around — on a Wednesday! — on this bike? How dare I not be working or helping my loved ones? Advertisement Welch's book and method had an answer for that. After taking Welch's questionnaire, I learned a big, maybe simple thing: I value free time and fun activities more than I've ever admitted to myself. I would have guessed my one major value was 'workcentrism,' perhaps followed by what she calls 'familycentricism,' but the latter wasn't even in my top five. Welch said people are often surprised by their results. 'They're staring into the face of something they've been denying or repressing. … The phrase I hear the most is, ' This explains everything .'' During our interview, Welch told me I might have been lying to myself about prioritizing my family — perhaps in martyr-ish ways — without making me feel like a jerk. She is good at talking about uncomfortable things. Her style, to me, is a mix of CEO, journalist, influencer, friend, or 'fancy aunt who does not put up with your nonsense.' She shares personal stories and moments when she admits she was a bad mom or scared about her life choices. I attended two Welch events during her recent visit to Boston, including one at MIT, where she spoke to a mostly student audience, some of whom seemed very freaked out about their career prospects amid federal budget cuts. Welch was quick to talk about her own mistakes. She quoted 'Moonstruck' and referenced 'The Iliad.' She spoke about waiting out fraught moments in economic and political history, and acknowledged that many people are in one, so they might as well be honest about what they want. In the audience was Abby Witkin, a longtime Welch fan, who held a copy of '10-10-10,' Welch's guide to decision making. Advertisement Witkin started reading Suzy Welch's columns about business and life in 'I was like, what a perfect thing to do for my birthday — go into a class where you're actually looking at the intersection of all of these [values], and you're trying to find your area of transcendence.' Witkin said she always knew she really liked work , but the program helped her accept that it was OK to love it more than a lot of other things. '[Suzy] doesn't call it workaholism. It doesn't have a negative connotation.' I'm still diving into all of this, especially Welch's ideas about those Horsemen that stand in the way of us living our values (my issues are all about a fear of economic instability). I know this is all very self-helpy, but in Welch's words, she wants us in an area of transcendence. I get glimmers of it when I'm writing, and absolutely when I'm on that bike. 'Look, you can go through periods of your life where it completely ebbs away from you — because life happens. You get a divorce, you get fired. … But then, if you know this stuff about yourself, and you know what the picture of your authentic life is, you can fight another day,' she said. 'But those moments when you're living authentically — that is when you're very exquisitely alive, that's your purpose — and they're worth fighting for. It's worth doing." Advertisement Meredith Goldstein writes the and hosts the . She writes about relationships. She can be reached at
Boston Globe
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
A sad gas station becomes a happy gathering space in Jamaica Plain
Stamatos, who grew up in Foxboro, launched artful designs that are much happier. At first, it was a basketball that became a planter. 'I posted it on social media, and I had like 30 people reach out wanting one,' she said. She expanded her idea into a line of Get Love Letters: The Newsletter A weekly dispatch with all the best relationship content and commentary – plus exclusive content for fans of Love Letters, Dinner With Cupid, weddings, therapy talk, and more. Enter Email Sign Up 'I do a lot of like wedding pieces,' she said. 'if it's like a destination wedding, I'll make their like airport outfit.' Advertisement After some success, Stamatos began hosting popups for her brand around town. The next step was to make the concept a destination. An obvious sad place that could be happy was a shuttered gas station in Jamaica Plain (the former JP Gas), which had been sitting there, walled out, Stamatos and Hyde Park's Roundhead Brewing teamed up to turn the space into a hangout spot. With inspiration from Advertisement Making Sad Things Happy in Jamaica Plain. Eric Romaniecki The spot is open on Fridays from 3 to 8 p.m. and Saturdays noon to 8 p.m., with plans to stay open through September. The GPS address: 561 Centre Street. Stamatos has brought in food vendors who sell hot food outisde; The place hasn't needed much marketing, she said. Locals spotted the new paint and a Making Sad Things Happy sign and were already curious. When the spot opened on May 1, it was gorgeous out — and packed within hours. The crowd at Making Sad Things Happy at closed gas station in Jamaica Plain on May 2, 2025. The pop-up event included beer from Roundhead Brewing Company. Christina Stamatos says MSTH will be there during weekends all summer. Eric Romaniecki 'The gas station is a beautiful place to sit. It has cover. It absorbs the sun — it's great for that. It was an eyesore because it was like a dead spot,' he said. 'But put some greenery on some fence and bring beautiful people inside. That's the missing part. [It's about] using spaces and leveraging the beauty they hold for the events you want to make, in contrast with like demo-ing it down and going shiny new from top to bottom." Advertisement Meredith Goldstein can be reached at
Boston Globe
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Here's something new: Saturday is the first international Vintage Store Day.
Emma Lewis, the owner of Get Love Letters: The Newsletter A weekly dispatch with all the best relationship content and commentary – plus exclusive content for fans of Love Letters, Dinner With Cupid, weddings, therapy talk, and more. Enter Email Sign Up 'We're very, very pleasantly surprised for the first year,' Lewis said in a recent phone call. 'It's as grass roots as it gets.' Advertisement Plenty of the participating shop owners have told her that the creation of a Vintage Store Day feels 'overdue,' she said. Jeans from Groovy Thifty. Handout 'We've seen lines down the block for Record Store Day,' Lewis said. Another inspiration for the vintage store event is Advertisement Stores around Boston that have signed on for the inaugural Vintage Store Day include Sadie MacIver opened her garden-level 'It's all high-quality and niche,' MacIver said. She maintains a wide range of price points. Some of her rarer inventory, going back to the 1960s and '70s, is priced for collectors, she said, 'but I also recognize that my demographic is college students. I'm 10 minutes from BU. I remember being in college, when I did not have $80 to spend on a T-shirt.' At her own store in Chicago, Lewis sells vintage apparel, home goods, and jewelry. But she specializes in antique art prints. 'For me, it's about historic preservation,' she said. 'I'm keeping these pieces alive, and out of the landfill.' For many vintage shop owners, sustainability has become a key by-product of their business. Consumers are more attuned than ever, they say, to the drawbacks of the 'fast fashion' industry and big-box retail, including environmental damage and the exploitation of underpaid workers. Advertisement At Nest in Portsmouth, Ardito gets excited when a shopper buys a functional piece of home decor from her rather than spending at Target or Walmart. 'Instead of going to a big-box store looking for a plant stand, they buy something from me that has oodles of character and patina,' she said. 'I love bringing a piece of furniture back from the brink, refurbishing it, and it becomes somebody else's new heirloom.' She abides by a favorite quote from William Morris, the 19th-century architect and designer associated with the Victorian-era Arts and Crafts Movement in England: 'Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.' Ardito also has a motto she came up with on her own. 'We're saving the planet, and being badass doing it,' she said with a laugh. James Sullivan can be reached at . James Sullivan can be reached at
