Are you one of the millions of American women who look in the mirror and see nothing but flaws? I used to be, too.

Q: Enclosed are pictures of a 14-piece punch bowl set. It is in perfect condition. I know it has been in my family since at least 1923 and perhaps before that. I plan to pass it on to my daughter and would like for her to know the insurance replacement value. Can you help me? G.H., Durham, N.C.

Snakeskin makes a fashion statement this season

Q: As long as we've had our 4-year-old mutt (we got her at the pound when she was 5 months old), she has always cried when my wife and I come home from work or from a 10-minute outing. She greets us like we've been gone for days. Why does she do this? MIKE

The holidays are coming, and here we've found a few items that will get you in the shopping mood, without all the pesky traffic.

Facing an uncertain future, the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University is showcasing  treasures from its extensive collection in a satisfying, often spectacular exhibit covering the breadth of 20th century art.

Challenging ingrained notions of shame, Newtonville artist Roberta Paul gives Eve a cultural makeover by contrasting Masaccio's famous 1427 painting "The Expulsion from the Garden of Eden" with her own gentler contemporary vision.

Contestants burned their tastebuds off Thursday in Jake's Dixie Roadhouse's hot chicken wing contest featuring the incendiary sauces of chili pepper guru "Mad Dog" David Ashley, president of Ashley Food Co. Inc., a Sudbury-based distributor of Mad Dog sauces and other products.

Boston Beer Company has just released its Samuel Adams Barrel Room Collection, a series of three new beers brewed and bottled exclusively at the Jamaica Plain brewery.

If there was one thing you could do to help prevent cancer, heart disease and stroke, would you do it? And what if this thing would save you almost $2,000 a year? Sounds like a great deal, sign me up!