Bite Size News

From the "bad taste in our mouth" department: Prosecutors in the Neil Entwistle murder case want to enter nude pictures of him from a swingers website as evidence. [Boston Herald]

After showing his family pride on Saturday, Gov. Patrick appeared on MSNBC this morning to hype the biotech stimulus bill to be signed today. Is someone trying to raise their national profile? [Boston Globe]

What happens when child porn is found on a state employee's work laptop? He's fired, criminally charged, and eventually loses most of his friends. Unfortunately the state-issued laptop was running bad anti-virus software, and the ruined man is innocent. [Boston Herald]

Big Moves, perhaps Boston's biggest dance troupe, was a big hit with the Montreal Fringe Festival crowd by serving a free pancake breakfast. [The Montreal Gazette]

More and more people are suffering from the rising cost of oil -- Tuscan olive oil, that is. Boston stores are importing fewer luxury items, from French cheese to Italian handbags, due to the strong Euro. [Boston Globe]

Wellesley College purchases a 440-year old Copernicus astronomy manuscript. Presumably they also have some current textbooks on hand. [Metrowest Daily News]

Pet leasing may be coming to Massachusetts, but the some in the State Legislature and Boston City Council are not happy about it at all. [Boston Metro]

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