Imagine tasting cat food for a living. Or torturing windows. Or "building" silence into a performance hall. These folks do all that and more, testing products to make sure they are acceptable for the rest of us.
More
Our fabulous Design Department found a little bit of Chronicle everywhere. Thanks to Bryan Kelleher, Tony Lathrop, Shane Windstorm, Sean Connor and Ben Tse.
Think big: visit America's Sistine Chapel. Think small: read books that fit on a dime. Ted Reinstein's has another round of wonderful and wacky discoveries.
More
Check out the Boston neighborhood with friendly real estate prices, lots of green space, trendy restaurants and a surprising array of retail options.
More Take Chronicle's Tour
Hundreds of waterfalls can be found right here in New England. Chronicle searched the backwoods for many of nature’s most beautiful hidden treasures.
More
It’s a lot of pressure: what to do with your sweetie on Valentine’s Day? So let us help. Tonight, we’re making a list that could keep you out of the doghouse – and also be useful all year long.
More
Tonight Shayna Seymour takes us to the easternmost stretch of the White Mountains, where the Androscoggin River carves its way through the landscape. Her destination: Bethel, Maine, a mountain village just a few miles from Sunday River.
More
It’s one of the most interesting stretches in Boston, with sculptures and skeletons, concerts and fine cuisine. Tonight, Shayna Seymour takes us on a two mile tour, from the Back Bay to Mission Hill.
More
Lush, green and tropical, St. Lucia is a feast for all the senses, and an island with a split personality as well. Tonight, Anthony Everett takes in both sides of this Caribbean gem.
More
A 16 year old Worcester mother is accused of killing her toddler. Nga Troung repeatedly tells police she didn’t do it. But after hours of aggressive questioning, she admits to suffocating her son. She’s arrested and spends almost three years awaiting trial for murder, until a judge decides to let her go free, ruling she had been coerced into confessing.
More
