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...without whom this issue would not have been possible may/june 2012 michael blanchard T it down since. his Newton-based photographer is a fixture at New England's most exclusive parties. Blanchard picked up a camera five years ago to help photograph a friend's new charity and hasn't put In this issue: Blanchard turns his camera on the who's who of Boston in our Invited pages (page 39). What are some of your favorite upcoming events? House Party is at "The Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston John Henry and Linda Pizzuta Henry's home this year, and it's going to be great. I'm also looking forward to the MSPCA-Angell MySPCA Spring because sponsors get to bring their dogs." michael blanding B Gala landing is an award-winning writer covering politics, travel, and social justice. He's a senior fellow at The Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis University and a net- work fellow at the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University. He published the nonfiction book The Coke Machine: The Dirty Truth Behind the World's Favorite Soft Drink, in 2010. In this issue: Blanding got to know the guys behind New England's purveyors of prep, Vineyard Vines, in "The Ties That Bind" (page 98). On the Murray brothers: "Our inter- erin byers murray E view was relaxed. We might have been just talking over beers on the Vineyard." rin Byers Murray is a Boston-area journal- ist covering food, wine, and lifestyle. Most recently she served as the Boston editor for dailycandy.com. Last year she published her first book, Shucked: Life on a New England Oyster Farm, which recounts her time spent working for Island Creek Oysters in Duxbury, Massachusetts. Erin's stories have been fea- tured in several publications, including The Boston Globe, Food & Wine, and Body + Soul. In this issue: Murray went behind the scenes to discover the design and architecture trends in luxury car garages in "Platinum Parking" (page 102). If you could buy any car, what would it be? "A Prius for this part of my life; a sleek little Mercedes-Benz SL550 Roadster for later." What is your idea of the good life? "My family, a view of the ocean, a few really nice bottles of wine, and a huge, family-style Italian meal." 36 bostoncommon-magazine.com lauren beckham falcone F alcone is an on-air personality for 105.7 WROR's Loren & Wally Morning Show. She also wrote about current events for 17 years at the Boston Herald. In this issue: Falcone explores the Boston accent and whether we should lose it or use it in "The Language Barri-ah" (page 136). What is your idea of the good life? "Five pm, my mother's house. My whole family is there, friends stop by, the kids are playing, and some- one has just started making margaritas." What makes the Boston accent unique? "It's made up of different flavors. A Boston accent in Medford is different which is different from a Brahmin accent." from one in Norwood, photography by adam de tour (byers murray); de manio photography (blanchard)

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