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I recently picked up the premiere issue of Boho magazine. I know, there is very little about me that is boho (fashion wise), but I do tend to be boho with my green living goals. Besides, I just couldn’t pass up a magazine that featured Miette Confiserie, Heaven on Main Street (the cute bakery in Bovina, NY that I blogged about here), as well as Josie Maran Cosmetics. It will be interesting to see where this little mag goes with the next issue. I’m looking forward to it.

And, did you see the NYTimes article about Rachel Barrett, a photographer who is documenting NYC’s 236 newsstands that are all being replaced by shiny, identical, “modern” newsstands? As someone who loves the feel of the old newsstand and its personality, I’m glad that Ms. Barrett took the time to save them, at least on film. Take a peek at a few of the newsstands at her website, or check out the NYTimes slideshow. They exude personality: not always pretty, but real in a way that the standardized format won’t be able to replicate. For me, stuff like this is the essence of a city.

I’m still sad that my favorite Boston newsstand (the piles of magazines at Boylston & Dartmouth that I loved visiting) is gone.

Happy fall! See you tomorrow.