My Wife Needs a Blouse, and I Need Some Help

The men’s clothier that generously employed me during Christmas breaks throughout college was nondescript save for one feature: service. Family-owned and -operated since 1955, its two aisles housed the standard assortment of tailor-made suits, cashmere sweaters, neckwear and accoutrements perfect for the working man, back when “casual” office attire meant loosening one’s tie. The store…

If You Want to be a Rock Star, Just Ask

Sometimes, a simple question is all it takes to achieve a dream. Brian McCauley is living proof. Legally blind since birth, the result of retinopathy of prematurity, the 22-year-old Tewksbury, Mass., resident recently lived out every rock and roll head banger’s fantasy: singing onstage with the artist you’ve long worshipped through wall posters, CD purchases…