Oh wow. These photos were taken during the 1920s and 30s in and around Boston by Leslie Jones, a staff photographer at the Boston-Herald Traveler newspaper. When he died in 1967, 34,000 of his prints were donated to the Boston Public Library, including these incredible snapshots of modern urban life in progress.

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When I stumbled across Richard Arthur Stewart’s branding job for The Lower Depths taproom and restaurant in Boston, I couldn’t stop admiring it.

From his beautiful use of multiple typefaces, to the strict colour palette, fitting use of texture and olde world illustrations, the identity drew me in, and I immediately wanted to look up his portfolio. Funnily enough, the rest of his work is also of the same high calibre. Highly rated.

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The people over at Amanda Oakleaf Cakes made this sweet, life-sized cake shaped like an imperial stormtrooper for the Arisia sci-fi convention in Boston.

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Nobody likes mushy mushrooms, and everybody likes helping the planet (right?). Well, Bruno Super Deluxe, an up-and-coming design company based in Boston, lets you save the world and keep your veggies fresh at the same time.

Just check out Bruno’s hip canvas bags, which are meant to keep your mushrooms and garlic cloves nice and crispy in the fridge. Adorned with a funky Wonderland-inspired mushroom design that’s screen-printed on the side, the bags are sure to appeal to all of you design fiends out there. Plus, Bruno donates five percent of its profits to environmental causes, so you can definitely feel good about your purchase. Sounds like a good deal to us – being green never tasted so fresh.

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Illustrator and multi-instrumentalist Adam McElreath has been making D.I.Y. records in his room for the past six years under the moniker Big Big Buildings. After a string of EPs, Big Big Buildings released the first full-length album, Be Not Aglow, on October 13. It’s for you to stream at Soundcloud.

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There are some stunning photos on the Boston website from the Opening Ceremony for the 16th Asian Games, which kicked off recently in Guangzhou, China, and featured the usual over the top display of lazers, dancing and fireworks.

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The historical Old South Meeting House Clock has been restored in Boston. It’s been running since the Boston Tea Party and the Boston Massacre. Craftsman David Webb took part in the rebuilding of the clock that is a big piece in the history of Boston.

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If you’ve ever known the mouth-watering appeal of well photographed food, then the Eat the Art exhibition now on in Boston may be the place for you. This lip-smacking exhibit brings together a smorgasbord of food as art themed pieces from more than forty-two artists. Using various media, artists showcase everything from a miniature cocktail dress made out of the skins of clementines to flowers made of jelly beans. One of the highlights includes several of Andy Warhol’s iconic food-themed pieces. Eat the Art is on now until the month’s end.

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For some, Banq resembles a cave, for others, the desert. But whatever the curvaceous layers of blond birch sweeping across the soaring ceilings at this Boston-based restaurant are reminiscent of, the uniqueness of its sleek and sexy design are indisputable. Tables made of recycled bamboo, exposed brick walls, and other smartly executed details all add to the restaurant’s dynamic atmosphere.

Aptly set in the trendy South End neighborhood, Banq is the result of beautiful restoration to the former Penny Savings Bank building, originally constructed in 1917. Design of the renovated space was spearheaded by Boston-based architecture and design firm, Office dA — the same agency also behind Mantra, another Boston bank-turned-restaurant. While the chic interior and stylish atmosphere risk distracting diners away from the food itself, critics and locals alike rave that the kitchen’s fusion creations are on par with the design. And you can take that to the bank.

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I’ve been into this song for some time, with its overt sixties influences, melodies and structure, all locked in and given a push along by the solid ‘thwump’ of a watertight kick drum. It’s dreamy, drifty, pure escapism, like a light Sangria on a sparkling summer’s day. The band, Chester French, have released the track streamed through a virtual condom player! For real. The mind totally boggles at the thought-process behind it. The Boston duo are releasing their debut EP on November 11 and start an American tour on November 15. We have the track available for free download in the third column of the Lost At E Minor site.

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Now I’m sure you think you’ve got better things to talk about than storing vegetables in your fridge. Well, that was until you heard what the designer for Bruno Super Deluxe was up too. This Boston-based label is redefining mushroom and garlic storage as we know it by creating reusable bags for vegies that just aren’t used to this kind of attention. Sealed in an unbleached cotton cocoon of goodness, your vegies will be blissfully unaware of any suspicious smelling surroundings. And with original Bruno designs screen printed onto them, they’re just what you need to spruce up the interior of your fridge. Stocking up your shelves has never looked better.

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I like the understated, almost voyeuristic work of Brookline, Massachusetts photographer Kelly Burgess. She is in her senior year of studies at the Art Institute of Boston.

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Swapping life in Boston for the wide spaces of Santa Fe, Mexican artist Brian Willmont is creating pieces that are described as ‘Technicolor American folklore’. His work explores themes such as American history within dreamscapes. I particularly love the work from Feudal Echo, a show he shares with Alex Lukas at San Francisco’s Park Life Gallery.

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This close-up of the construction of the wrapping for a new Neiman Marcus store in Boston was inspired by a silk dress. Neiman’s philosophy is that every store should look completely different from every other of their stores. In line with this, the wrap to this outlet in Boston is made from patches of stainless steel knitted together and is 40 feet high and the length of two football fields. The secret is in the subtle change of colours and the way that they are merged together,which creates the breezy look of a silk skirt. Apparently it’s modeled on a particular dress, one that the architect Howard Elkus of Boston firm Elkus Manfredi once designed for his wife to wear to a music festival in England.

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