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We've gotten a number of field reports from users of Comcast's cable internet service across the state who are unable to connect to Gmail, Google, and Blogspot. One of our \"internet outage spotters\" chronicled a tech support conversation he had in which the Comcast operator told him it was a Firefox issue and he'd have to switch...","date":"September 26, 2006  11:43 AM","author":"jon petitt","comments":79,"title":"It's not Firefox, it's Comcastic ","id":67459,"votes":34}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2007/03/09/boston_frontman_brad_delp_19512007.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_caroline","displaydate":"Mar 09, 2007","excerpt":"A brief report appeared tonight indicating that the lead singer of Boston, Brad Delp, died this afternoon, taking his unmistakable voice with him. He was 55. Police say there was no foul play involved. About the only oddities in the death were Delp's young age and the fact that the frontman for Boston died in New Hampshire. All Boston's official website says right now is \"We've just lost the nicest guy in rock and roll.\"...","date":"March 09, 2007  10:55 PM","author":"Caroline Roberts","comments":77,"title":"Boston Frontman Brad Delp, 1951-2007","id":97777,"votes":6}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2007/01/31/new_aqua_teen_hunger_force_wreaks_havoc_in_boston.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_caroline","displaydate":"Jan 31, 2007","excerpt":"UPDATE: In their streaming newscast, WBZ has been showing the image of the \"mooninite\" from Aqua Teen Hunger Force. And, boy, is it funny to hear a straightlaced, gravitas-filled newscaster utter the words \"Aqua Teen Hunger Force.\" But we don't envy who is behind this promotion. Governor Deval Patrick is pissed. Don't worry - everything is fine. But it seemed as if these circuit boards were popping up all over town. WCVB lists all the...","date":"January 31, 2007  3:43 PM","author":"Caroline Roberts","comments":61,"title":"NEW: Aqua Teen Hunger Force Wreaks Havoc in Boston?","id":92421,"votes":11}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2006/08/01/bostons_most_eligible_bachelor_.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_josh","displaydate":"Aug 01, 2006","excerpt":"One of the delights of being married (aside from companionship, tax benefits, etc.) is to hear about all the details and silliness of the dating game without suffering any emotional ups and downs. So it was that Bostonist was recently regaled by a friend with the tale of her date with one James Mitchell, a middle-aged gentleman who throws fabulous parties around town, and apparently fancies himself quite the catch (a notion with which our...","date":"August 01, 2006  09:54 AM","author":"Josh Michtom","comments":47,"title":"Boston's Most Eligible Bachelor (?)","id":60950,"votes":74}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2007/02/01/aqua_teen_hunger_attack_the_aftermath.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_caroline","displaydate":"Feb 01, 2007","excerpt":"One thing's for sure - Mayor Menino is no fan of \"Mooninites,\" or what the Globe calls \"little square-shaped men frowning and making an obscene gesture.\" Most important, \"Mooninites\" are the objects that have tormented Boston law enforcement since lite-brite displays of the object were found attached to the city's sensitive spots - like by bridges and highways. It's time to figure out what to do about the people who hung LED light displays of...","date":"February 01, 2007  07:48 AM","author":"Caroline Roberts","comments":41,"title":"Aqua Teen Hunger Attack: The Aftermath","id":92465,"votes":9}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2007/01/31/city_of_boston_vs_turner_broadcasting_vs_aqua_teen_hunger_force.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_caroline","displaydate":"Jan 31, 2007","excerpt":" Turns out the circuit-board devices that have steamed the governor, the mayor, and the commish are the result of a boneheaded marketing move on the part of Turner Broadcasting. The rumors were bubbling that the circuit boards were imprinted with the image of a character from Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Only it's not some clever lone hypester trying to promo the movie. In a statement, Turner Broadcasting is apologizing to the city of Boston...","date":"January 31, 2007  4:58 PM","author":"Caroline Roberts","comments":39,"title":"City of Boston vs. Turner Broadcasting vs. Aqua Teen Hunger Force","id":92432,"votes":5}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2007/07/12/boston_has_lost.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_victoria","displaydate":"Jul 12, 2007","excerpt":"Harold Madison Jr., also known as Mr. Butch, died Thursday morning after his scooter crashed into a pole in Newton Square. Madison was pronounced dead at Brigham and Women's Hospital a short time after the accident occurred, according to Regeneration Tattoo, the Allston tattoo and record shop whose staff has long looked out for and after Mr. Butch. Known throughout Boston circles as \"the King of Kenmore Square\" for more than three decades, Mr. Butch...","date":"July 12, 2007  4:08 PM","author":"Victoria Welch","comments":31,"title":"Boston Has Lost Mr. Butch","id":115272,"votes":10}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2007/09/21/breaking_mit_st.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#vjshiraz","displaydate":"Sep 21, 2007","excerpt":" Star Simpson, a 19-year-old MIT sophomore from Hawaii, was arrested at gunpoint this morning for sauntering into Logan Airport with a fake bomb strapped to her chest. Crazy biotch wore a computer circuit board, wiring and putty (actually Play-Doh) over a black hooded sweatshirt. The Globe added that she was on her way to Terminal C to meet her boyfriend. On Simpson's personal webpage, she writes, \"In a sentence, I'm an inventor, artist, engineer,...","date":"September 21, 2007  10:42 AM","author":"Vidalia J. Shiraz","comments":29,"title":"Breaking: Fake Bomb-Toting MIT Student So Not Going to Final Club Now","id":125155,"votes":8}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/06/15/liveblogging_game_five.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_michael","displaydate":"Jun 15, 2008","excerpt":"12:02: Allen fouls Kobe to stop the clock. He's gone, and so is this game. Anyone who really thinks this LA team can win two at the Garden? We see a Game Six where the Celtics don't dig themselves into an early 19-point hole, and this sucker ends Tuesday night. We'll keep our fingers crossed... 12:01: Fisher's free throw makes it a 5-point game. Good thing each team has 14 timeouts, there was a chance...","date":"June 15, 2008  8:48 PM","author":"Michael Femia","comments":25,"title":"Live-Blogging Game Five","id":166708,"votes":3}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2006/02/16/catholic_bishops_want_catholic_charities_to_stop_gay_adoptions.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_josh","displaydate":"Feb 16, 2006","excerpt":"Whew! Bostonist was worried for a minute that gay marriage and related issues might stay out of the headlines for too long, but the good folks at the Catholic Church seldom let us down. The bishops of Massachusetts's four archdioceses have announced their plan to seek an exemption for Catholic Charities from the state rule (in .pdf form) forbidding licensed adoption agencies from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation. As you might have guessed,...","date":"February 16, 2006  12:25 AM","author":"Josh Michtom","comments":24,"title":"Catholic Bishops Want Catholic Charities to Stop Gay Adoptions","id":24352,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2005/04/20/somerville_rocks_the_holyland.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_jesse","displaydate":"Apr 20, 2005","excerpt":" Each year for the past 23 years, the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the American Jewish Congress chooses a handful of mayors nationwide to travel to Israel -- all expenses paid -- and join in an international discussion with city executives from around the world. This year, Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone was one of 13 U.S. Mayor's picked to attend a conference on \"Leading the 21st Century: Multiculturalism, Security, Preservation and Development.\" For some,...","date":"April 20, 2005  4:20 PM","author":"Jesse Kanson-Benanav","comments":22,"title":"Somerville Rocks the Holyland","id":23473,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2005/12/20/johnny_damon_signs_with_the_yankees.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_joel","displaydate":"Dec 20, 2005","excerpt":"\"Hey Jeets ... Ummm ... I Say \"goodbye\" to the Idiot with the beard, the flowing locks of hair, the speed, the ridiculous lead-off numbers, and - yes - the throwing arm of an arthritic grandmother. Dan Roche of WBZ4 news was the first to report it, with Newsday in NY picking it up and spreading word to the Yankee faithful. Bostonist was on the way home from a late showing of King Kong at...","date":"December 20, 2005  11:25 PM","author":"Joel Oliveira","comments":22,"title":"Johnny Damon Signs with the Yankees","id":24198,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/09/16/new_kids_on_the_block_shouldve_grow.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#austinist_kerry","displaydate":"Sep 16, 2008","excerpt":"Let’s be honest. You don’t listen to the New Kids On The Block for musical mastery. You listen to them for fun. We tried hard to keep that principle in mind when checking out The Block, but found ourselves generally more disgusted than entertained. It’s one thing for teenage boys to indulge in fluffy, female-focused pop; it’s another for mature men to make a record in which nearly every song seems to contain the word...","date":"September 16, 2008  11:00 AM","author":"Kerry Skemp","comments":21,"title":"New Kids On \"The Block\" Should've Grown Up a Little","id":181174,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2005/12/06/claytacular_concert_tonight.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_katie","displaydate":"Dec 06, 2005","excerpt":"Sure, some people like to spend the holidays with family, friends, eggnog, and/or hangovers, but Bostonist is sure that some of you also love a good holiday concert to get you in the festive spirit. We’re also sure that lots of you out there have already bought your concert ticket to the Clay Aiken “Joyful Noise” concert at the Boston Orpheum tonight at 7:30p.m. Listen, you don’t have to be embarrassed. Bostonist has watched American...","date":"December 06, 2005  1:08 PM","author":"Katie Getz","comments":20,"title":"Claytacular Concert Tonight!","id":24146,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2006/01/01/bostonists_top_10_movies_of_2005.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_joel","displaydate":"Jan 01, 2006","excerpt":"This year attendance numbers were drastically down in movie theaters. That was the mantra being blasted at anyone who'd listen. When asked what was causing this, industry experts presented cases such as movie piracy, home movie theaters gaining in popularity, and if pressed enough, the waning quality of movies in general. If you looked hard enough or sampled enough of the releases, however, you would have seen a good number of entertaining and challenging films....","date":"January 01, 2006  11:07 PM","author":"Joel Oliveira","comments":20,"title":"Bostonist's Top 10 Movies of 2005","id":24213,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2006/12/04/good_morning_charliecard.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_jon","displaydate":"Dec 04, 2006","excerpt":"The MBTA released the wrath of Charlie on the system for real today. December 4 marked the release of the long-promised plastic cards embedded with a chip to allow you to tap and go, rather than feed, wait, retreat with the paper CharlieTicket. They've got boxes full of zero-value CharlieCards to distribute, reportedly about a million before the end of the year, and are starting the effort with a full on blitz in T stations...","date":"December 04, 2006  10:18 AM","author":"jon petitt","comments":19,"title":"Good Morning CharlieCard","id":84995,"votes":6}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2007/09/22/socket_to_me_st.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_caroline","displaydate":"Sep 22, 2007","excerpt":"After causing a major freakout at Logan airport by wearing a fake circuit-board device on her chest, Star Simpson said that it was \"art\" and that she was wearing it for a career fair. Unfortunately, her decision to go to the airport with that artwork on might have scared some employers off. (But at least one of them is sure to find it kind of cool.) It is looking like it really never occurred to...","date":"September 22, 2007  5:00 PM","author":"Caroline Roberts","comments":19,"title":"Socket to Me: Star Simpson Follow-Up","id":125311,"votes":2}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/06/08/liveblogging_ga_2.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_michael","displaydate":"Jun 08, 2008","excerpt":"11:49: Vujacic misses a three, Posey gets knocked down on the board, and hits two free throws to ice it 108-102. The late great Gino can dance after all. ABC just said, "A wild finish at the Staples Center!" Glad the C's weren't the only ones who forgot what they were doing down the stretch. The good news: the C's are coming back to Boston, either for Game Six or a parade. This is the...","date":"June 08, 2008  8:40 PM","author":"Michael Femia","comments":19,"title":"LiveBlogging: Game Two","id":165586,"votes":3}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/02/03/liveblogging_su.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_michael","displaydate":"Feb 03, 2008","excerpt":"5:38 PM. Let the live blog begin! We're back at Bostonist Auxiliary HQ in Central Mass, where we've been for 15 out of the previous 18 games this season (2 of the 3 we missed were the way-too-close Baltimore and Jets II games, so no way we're taking any chances). We're joined for a little while by a 2 1/2 year old who has never seen a Patriot Super Bowl win in his entire life....","date":"February 03, 2008  5:36 PM","author":"Michael Femia","comments":18,"title":"Live-Blogging Super Bowl XLII","id":145493,"votes":5}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/02/03/thisclose_to_pe.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_caroline","displaydate":"Feb 03, 2008","excerpt":"After one of the most painful, stunning, heart-breaking upsets in sports history, local football fans were left to pick their jaws up off the floor. Right up to the end, it seemed like the Patriots would win. In post-game interviews, coach Bill Belichick looked shell-shocked than usual. A few local newscasters wore expressions suggesting that close relatives had died. It was an ugly mood. On the way home, Bostonist walked past a few bars, which...","date":"February 03, 2008  11:40 PM","author":"Caroline Roberts","comments":18,"title":"\"It's Enough to Make You Sick\": Patriots Lose the Super Bowl","id":145524,"votes":4}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2007/10/29/liveblogging_ga_1.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_michael","displaydate":"Oct 29, 2007","excerpt":"8:00 PM - We're coming to you live! Not from Bostonist HQ, which is in the danger zone of potential postgame revelry, but from our outpost in Central MA (Worcesterist?) where we've been each week to watch the Pats game. The Pats, by the way, just beat Washington 845-7. Mike Vrabel caught eleven touchdown passes. FoxSports is showing Bill Buckner one last time, just in case there was one person left in town who didn't...","date":"October 29, 2007  12:01 AM","author":"Michael Femia","comments":17,"title":"Live-Blogging Game Four","id":130723,"votes":8}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/08/19/dunkin_vs_krispy_the_donuting.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#austinist_kerry","displaydate":"Aug 19, 2008","excerpt":"Dunkin' Donuts is gettin' serious. The Quincy-founded donut chain is infringing on southern-born Krispy Kreme's home territory, plotting a location in Krispy headquarters of Winston-Salem, NC. There are no Krispy Kremes in Massachusetts right now, so Dunkin is definitely throwing down the gauntlet and declaring donut war. Who will emerge victorious? A quick comparison of the companies: ChainSinceFoundedTypes of DonutsRevenueIn the Smithsonian?In Wal-Mart?Advertised as Trans Fat Free?Keffiyeh Controversy? Dunkin Donuts1950Quincy, MA35$4.7 billionYesNoNo, butYes Krispy Kreme1937Winston-Salem,...","date":"August 19, 2008  11:00 AM","author":"Kerry Skemp","comments":17,"title":"Dunkin' vs. Krispy: The Donuting","id":177496,"votes":1}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2005/06/07/youth_football_and_the_new_racism.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_josh","displaydate":"Jun 07, 2005","excerpt":"Bostonist did not play organized football as a youngster (we come from a baseball family) and we don't much care for the mania that parents bring to youth sports these days. But the news that five suburban (mostly white) Pop Warner youth football teams are quitting their league so they don't have to play against the (mostly black) city teams from Boston has us so worked up we can hardly contain ourselves. (Be warned: we...","date":"June 07, 2005  11:30 AM","author":"Josh Michtom","comments":16,"title":"Youth Football and the New Racism","id":23612,"votes":1}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2005/12/01/eaboification_of_eastie_still_faces_obstacles.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_josh","displaydate":"Dec 01, 2005","excerpt":"Nothing these days is quite so good at provoking strong emotions about gentrification as that ugly, forced sobriquet that realtors have tried to foist on East Boston: \"EaBo.\" To begin with, Bostonist can't decide if it sounds more like a person with a head cold talking about a certain sub-genre of music, or the name of a character from the movie Friday. But beyond that, \"EaBo\" embodies, for some, everything bad about high-rent outsiders coming...","date":"December 01, 2005  09:55 AM","author":"Josh Michtom","comments":16,"title":"EaBo-ification of Eastie Still Faces Obstacles","id":24115,"votes":0}, ];
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So it was that Bostonist was recently regaled by a friend with the tale of her date with one James Mitchell, a middle-aged gentleman who throws fabulous parties around town, and apparently fancies himself quite the catch (a notion with which our...","date":"August 01, 2006  09:54 AM","author":"Josh Michtom","comments":47,"title":"Boston's Most Eligible Bachelor (?)","id":60950,"votes":74}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2006/09/26/its_not_firefox_its_comcastic_.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_jon","displaydate":"Sep 26, 2006","excerpt":" It appears that there is a disconnect between Google and Comcast going on right now (breaking news?). We've gotten a number of field reports from users of Comcast's cable internet service across the state who are unable to connect to Gmail, Google, and Blogspot. One of our \"internet outage spotters\" chronicled a tech support conversation he had in which the Comcast operator told him it was a Firefox issue and he'd have to switch...","date":"September 26, 2006  11:43 AM","author":"jon petitt","comments":79,"title":"It's not Firefox, it's Comcastic ","id":67459,"votes":34}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2006/07/19/wednesday_webcast_review_saint_kermit.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_colin","displaydate":"Jul 19, 2006","excerpt":"Being Bostonians, we know that there are two things that the people of this city become passionate about this time of year: politics and sports. Currently, there is a rather competitive race for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination and, of course, the Sox are in the hunt for the A.L. East title. Surely, there must be a podcast out there that covers both. Well, the gods must be listening, as they have brought us Saint Kermit....","date":"July 19, 2006  07:37 AM","author":"Colin Rego","comments":2,"title":"Wednesday Webcast Review: Saint Kermit","id":59480,"votes":23}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2007/04/30/on_broadway_at_the_independent_film_festival_of_boston.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_michael","displaydate":"Apr 30, 2007","excerpt":"If you're looking to be touched, warmed and uplifted by a movie these days, don't go to the multiplex. You know this already, of course. Instead, make sure you live in a city where they host a film festival, where you might run into something as special as Dave McLaughlin's On Broadway, which premiered this weekend at the Independent Film Festival of Boston. It's the story of blue-collar Jack O'Toole (played by, yes, that Joseph...","date":"April 30, 2007  01:06 AM","author":"Michael Femia","comments":2,"title":"<i>On Broadway</i> At the Independent Film Festival of Boston","id":104769,"votes":22}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2006/07/08/all_in_the_name_hahvahd_tours.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_jon","displaydate":"Jul 08, 2006","excerpt":" Two enterprising Harvard College undergrads, Jordan C. Jones ’07 and Daniel A. Schofield-Bodt ’07, started their own tour of the centuries-old institution. The tours began when the students learned that the official Harvard tour of the university's campus would be on hiatus for most of the month of June. They launch the hour-plus long tour from the Harvard Square information kiosk and guide interested tourists through campus and ask for tips as payment at...","date":"July 08, 2006  12:04 AM","author":"jon petitt","comments":9,"title":"All in the Name: Hahvahd Tours","id":53332,"votes":21}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2007/02/12/limited_edition_barbie_massachusetts_edition.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_jon","displaydate":"Feb 12, 2007","excerpt":"We really aren't sure where this came from. It seems like the stereotypes portrayed below have been applied to areas around St. Louis, Florida, Memphis, Detroit, among other US geographic locations. It came to us via email, un-attributed to the author (email us, we'll give you credit), and humorously rang true for some of the locations integrated into the list. Suggestions for the South Boston Barbie (both original model and Fort Point edition), Cantabrigian Barbie,...","date":"February 12, 2007  9:43 PM","author":"jon petitt","comments":13,"title":"Limited Edition Barbie: Massachusetts Edition","id":94146,"votes":21}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2006/10/24/scissor_sisters_take_your_mama.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_jon","displaydate":"Oct 24, 2006","excerpt":"The Scissor Sisters finished their North American tour at the Orpheum Sunday night to a capacity crowd of gender bender hipsters and straight freaks alike. Less than two years ago the band was playing at TT the Bears and beginning to ride the wave created by their disco version of Pink Floyd's \"Comfortably Numb.\" Although the single off of their sophomore album, \"Ta-Dah,\" is getting regional airplay it was obvious that most people were there...","date":"October 24, 2006  12:15 AM","author":"jon petitt","comments":7,"title":"Scissor Sisters Take Your Mama","id":79955,"votes":20}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2007/04/21/were_just_that_into_bu_tonight.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_caroline","displaydate":"Apr 21, 2007","excerpt":"Greg Behrendt will be at the Comedy Connection tonight at 6:00, 8:15, and 10:30. You can see full episodes of BU Tonight online and interview clips on YouTube. We got a clip of Greg Behrendt on BU Tonight, and now we're addicted. Not to Greg Behrendt, but to BU Tonight, which is hosted by Christian Lynch. Behrendt is OK, but we're just not that into him. (Oh, that was the world's worst pun, and we...","date":"April 21, 2007  1:58 PM","author":"Caroline Roberts","comments":2,"title":"We're Just That Into BU Tonight","id":103621,"votes":19}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/02/14/veggiest_its_al.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#KLeighC","displaydate":"Feb 14, 2008","excerpt":" Veggiest Quick Hits -- Happy Valentine's Day! For us being vegan is all about the love. We love our bodies and want to keep them healthy and strong and free of animal products. We love the environment and want to protect it from the extremely destructive practices of factory farming. We love animals and don't want to see them mistreated. You'll most certainly be doing your heart a favor. Heart disease is still one...","date":"February 14, 2008  4:20 PM","author":"Korri Leigh Crowley","comments":0,"title":"Veggiest: It's All About the Love","id":147379,"votes":19}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2007/12/23/lena_chen_deals.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_caroline","displaydate":"Dec 23, 2007","excerpt":"Boudoir photography is normal. Boudoir photography being leaked to the masses is somewhat normal (thanks, Pam Anderson and Paris Hilton, for sharing). But Greater Boston's sex blogger, Lena Chen of Sex and the Ivy, is facing an unpleasant twist on the bedroom snapshot. A 35-year-old grad student Chen used to go out with has been spreading images of her on the web and buzzed IvyGate that he had nude photos of her. (FYI, Bostonist is...","date":"December 23, 2007  10:00 AM","author":"Caroline Roberts","comments":0,"title":"Lena Chen Deals With Creepy Ex","id":139313,"votes":18}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/05/05/boston_blotter_311.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#rickbang","displaydate":"May 05, 2008","excerpt":"-- Christopher Gardner Beaman, a descendant of Henry Cabot Lodge and a prolific organizer on Meetup.com, was sentenced last week for the brutal assault of his girlfriend. The victim, a 30-year-old Cambridge woman, described the crime as a culmination of the pattern of violence that marred their relationship. Beaman's assault left the victim hospitalized, in a wheelchair, with a lacerated liver last October. Beaman, 24, has a troubled history and a long rap sheet. His...","date":"May 05, 2008  4:33 PM","author":"Rick Sawyer","comments":0,"title":"Boston Blotter:  Scion and Meetup Organizer Sentenced for Brutalizing Girlfriend","id":160188,"votes":18}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/12/05/8_billion_harvard_endowment.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#LyetteAnn","displaydate":"Dec 05, 2008","excerpt":"Bostonist didn't know what to think of the recent news that Harvard University's endowment has lost $8 billion so far this year. It sounds like a lot of money, but given all the billions being thrown around these days, what with the banking and auto industries asking Congress for really big early Christmas presents, it's difficult to tell exactly what $8 billion is worth. So we made a handy list of what $8 billion can...","date":"December 05, 2008  3:00 PM","author":"LyetteAnn","comments":3,"title":"What Can You Get For $8 Billion?","id":196440,"votes":17}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2007/01/16/vendetta_and_gunn_two_brazen_mbta_cops.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_jon","displaydate":"Jan 16, 2007","excerpt":"The sweet beater vehicle? The bitchin' soundtrack? The ridiculously large bag of blow? The now vintage pre-Charlie turnstiles? The proposition that MBTA police would go beyond the call of duty? If this is Episode One of Vendetta Gunn we can only imagine what's in store for the duo. Stay tuned. A public service announcement from Bostonist: monthly passes for February are now on sale (the eight day window around the first has been extended thanks...","date":"January 16, 2007  10:01 PM","author":"jon petitt","comments":4,"title":"Vendetta and Gunn - Two Brazen MBTA Cops","id":90302,"votes":16}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2007/07/23/representing_on.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_caroline","displaydate":"Jul 23, 2007","excerpt":"Many of the potential contestants who tried out for the reality show Tontine at Fanueil Hall on Saturday were great when the videotape rolled. They clearly rehearsed, and they knew how to answer questions like \"What is the most outrageous thing you have ever done?\" and \"What would you do for $10,000,000?\" But their faces changed just ever so slightly when former reality-show contestant Rob Mariano - \"Boston Rob\" of Survivor fame - and casting...","date":"July 23, 2007  09:07 AM","author":"Caroline Roberts","comments":7,"title":"Representing on Reality TV: Bostonist Visits the Tontine Auditions","id":116582,"votes":16}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2007/12/27/introducing_veg.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#KLeighC","displaydate":"Dec 27, 2007","excerpt":" In part due to the all the wonderful feedback we received from our two vegan-themed holiday posts, we've decided to have the vegan column be a regular feature. Every Thursday Bostonist will offer some vegan love; not limited to recipes, veg/vegan restaurant reviews, compassionate living information, and more. We're excited to start this project and wanted to open it up to you all - the readers - to see if you had any ideas...","date":"December 27, 2007  4:30 PM","author":"Korri Leigh Crowley","comments":7,"title":"Introducing: Veggieist!","id":139834,"votes":15}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/01/17/toscaninis_shut.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_caroline","displaydate":"Jan 17, 2008","excerpt":" Update: The Cambridge Chronicle hopped right on it and, while they couldn't reach the owner, things aren't looking so good for the burnt caramel: \"Toscanini’s Ice Cream, a mainstay for cool treats in Central Square since 1981, may not ever open again, and its owner, Gus Rancatore, owes the state’s Department of Revenue more than $167,000 in back taxes.\" (Thanks, Ron!) Another Update: The Web Outside is already running a campaign to save--or at...","date":"January 17, 2008  1:00 PM","author":"Caroline Roberts","comments":11,"title":"Toscanini's Shut Down for \"Nonpayment of Taxes\"","id":142855,"votes":15}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2007/03/12/vendetta_gunn_episode_2.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_jon","displaydate":"Mar 12, 2007","excerpt":"Phil Collins may be getting Genesis back together but his solo hit \"In the Air Tonight\" plays strong as the hot intro song for Vendetta Gunn. We were impressed when the pilot came out and hoped we'd see more. Today is the day episode 2 was released. Check it out over at YouTube and watch as the MBTA cop v. BPD rivalry heats up between Vendetta and Gunn and their rivals Officers Smith and Wesson....","date":"March 12, 2007  11:57 PM","author":"jon petitt","comments":1,"title":"Vendetta Gunn: Episode 2","id":98095,"votes":14}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2007/08/28/review_restless.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_caroline","displaydate":"Aug 28, 2007","excerpt":"A hot-pink color scheme. A dead ringer for Kate Bosworth on the cover. A first chapter that opens with lyrics from Loverboy's \"Workin' for the Weekend.\" No kidding. Restless Virgins, a book on the Milton Academy sex scandal, just screams, \"Bourgeois sex! Bourgeois sex! Yippee skippy!\" The sex scandal in question didn't involve teachers (Exhibit A: Arlington's school system) but a 2005 incident in which one girl was - ahem - orally satisfying the sexual...","date":"August 28, 2007  09:00 AM","author":"Caroline Roberts","comments":1,"title":"Review: Restless Virgins, or Hot Pants at Milton Academy","id":121440,"votes":14}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2006/12/02/charlie_doesnt_take_credit.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_caroline","displaydate":"Dec 02, 2006","excerpt":" Wonder why the lines have been so long at the automated ticket machines at T stations? Machines across the MBTA haven't been taking credit cards since Thursday night. The machines still accepted cash, so people who happened to have cash on them were able to get passes, but anyone with a credit or debit card received the message that the machine couldn't contact the related credit or debit card company. That might not be...","date":"December 02, 2006  11:00 AM","author":"Caroline Roberts","comments":6,"title":"Charlie Doesn't Take Credit","id":84800,"votes":13}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2007/04/17/pizzagate_heating_up.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_michael","displaydate":"Apr 17, 2007","excerpt":"Finally, YouTube has delivered. During the Red Sox' topping of the Angels yesterday, a foul pop turned into a pizza party, as one fan threw a piece of Fenway pie right at another one (judging by the trajectory, it looked like he might have sliced it.) The whole thing mushroomed out of control, (call it the Domino effect) as the victim got understandably cheesed off . Eventually, some crusty old ushers were called in to...","date":"April 17, 2007  2:19 PM","author":"Michael Femia","comments":3,"title":"Pizzagate Heating Up","id":103001,"votes":13}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/08/05/bostonians_of_the_week_army_of_toys.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#austinist_kerry","displaydate":"Aug 05, 2008","excerpt":"Bostonist is introducing a new feature: Bostonian of the Week, in which we profile interesting figures seen around town. Know someone we should feature? Email tips at bostonist dot com. Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys have been all over the place lately. They were our Photo of the Day last week, are now our Bostonians of the Week, will be playing the Cantab Lounge soon, and are coming out with a new...","date":"August 05, 2008  2:30 PM","author":"Kerry Skemp","comments":0,"title":"Bostonians of the Week: Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys","id":175081,"votes":13}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/09/09/publick_house_spinoff_the_roadhouse.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#Ryan Weaver","displaydate":"Sep 09, 2008","excerpt":"After several delays and two premature \"it's open!\" posts from Thrillist and DailyCandy last week, The Roadhouse in Brookline (1700 Beacon St) is in fact open for business. We've been waiting with bated breath for this one, as we're hoping it will serve as a release valve for the supply-demand problem Boston's craft beer scene currently faces. While we love hop-tropolises like Bukowski's and Deep Ellum, these tiny joints can no longer keep up with...","date":"September 09, 2008  3:00 PM","author":"Ryan Weaver","comments":4,"title":"Publick House spinoff The Roadhouse now open","id":178592,"votes":13}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/10/09/the_future_turd_of_a_douchebag.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#rickbang","displaydate":"Oct 09, 2008","excerpt":" As the rest of Massachusetts tries to figure out how to pay its heating bill this winter, the chefs at Persephone present this, the $100 sandwich. We hear that the price is so high because the Manchego is actually made from the man milk of Henry Paulson. All hail the deregulation of the dairy industry....","date":"October 09, 2008  10:30 AM","author":"Rick Sawyer","comments":12,"title":"The Future Turd of a  Douchebag","id":186246,"votes":13}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2006/07/06/coping_with_the_changeover_to_charlieticket_a_primer.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_josh","displaydate":"Jul 06, 2006","excerpt":"Now, Bostonist has said it before and we'll say it again: The implementation of the new Charlie Ticket system has been nothing but dumb. You might arrive in town by plane, go to the Airport stop, and be forced to purchase a Charlie Ticket, since tokens are not available there. But then when you want to go back to the airport after some glorious vacation time in Cambridge, your Charlie Ticket is worthless at Central...","date":"July 06, 2006  11:46 AM","author":"Josh Michtom","comments":12,"title":"Coping with the Changeover to CharlieTicket: A Primer","id":44820,"votes":12}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2007/07/23/boston_blotter_32.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_caroline","displaydate":"Jul 23, 2007","excerpt":"--Now that will get your attention for sure! Some prankster hacked into a flashing electronic road sign and changed it to read \"PENIS FOR LUNCH\" instead of \"ROAD CONSTRUCTION AHEAD\" on Route 1. Please don't arrest this person. This person is funny. Apparently a lot of other people thought so, too, since the authorities didn't find out until later yesterday afternoon. One transportation rep said, \"Some people might see it as a joke, but this...","date":"July 23, 2007  5:00 PM","author":"Caroline Roberts","comments":15,"title":"Boston Blotter: Penis for Lunch in Dedham!","id":116737,"votes":12}, ];
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We tried hard to keep that principle in mind when checking out The Block, but found ourselves generally more disgusted than entertained. It’s one thing for teenage boys to indulge in fluffy, female-focused pop; it’s another for mature men to make a record in which nearly every song seems to contain the word...","date":"September 16, 2008  11:00 AM","author":"Kerry Skemp","comments":21,"title":"New Kids On \"The Block\" Should've Grown Up a Little","id":181174,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/06/08/liveblogging_ga_2.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_michael","displaydate":"Jun 08, 2008","excerpt":"11:49: Vujacic misses a three, Posey gets knocked down on the board, and hits two free throws to ice it 108-102. The late great Gino can dance after all. ABC just said, &quot;A wild finish at the Staples Center!&quot; Glad the C's weren't the only ones who forgot what they were doing down the stretch. The good news: the C's are coming back to Boston, either for Game Six or a parade. This is the...","date":"June 08, 2008  8:40 PM","author":"Michael Femia","comments":19,"title":"LiveBlogging: Game Two","id":165586,"votes":3}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/02/03/liveblogging_su.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_michael","displaydate":"Feb 03, 2008","excerpt":"5:38 PM. Let the live blog begin! We're back at Bostonist Auxiliary HQ in Central Mass, where we've been for 15 out of the previous 18 games this season (2 of the 3 we missed were the way-too-close Baltimore and Jets II games, so no way we're taking any chances). We're joined for a little while by a 2 1/2 year old who has never seen a Patriot Super Bowl win in his entire life....","date":"February 03, 2008  5:36 PM","author":"Michael Femia","comments":18,"title":"Live-Blogging Super Bowl XLII","id":145493,"votes":5}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/02/03/thisclose_to_pe.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_caroline","displaydate":"Feb 03, 2008","excerpt":"After one of the most painful, stunning, heart-breaking upsets in sports history, local football fans were left to pick their jaws up off the floor. Right up to the end, it seemed like the Patriots would win. In post-game interviews, coach Bill Belichick looked shell-shocked than usual. A few local newscasters wore expressions suggesting that close relatives had died. It was an ugly mood. On the way home, Bostonist walked past a few bars, which...","date":"February 03, 2008  11:40 PM","author":"Caroline Roberts","comments":18,"title":"\"It's Enough to Make You Sick\": Patriots Lose the Super Bowl","id":145524,"votes":4}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/08/19/dunkin_vs_krispy_the_donuting.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#austinist_kerry","displaydate":"Aug 19, 2008","excerpt":"Dunkin' Donuts is gettin' serious. The Quincy-founded donut chain is infringing on southern-born Krispy Kreme's home territory, plotting a location in Krispy headquarters of Winston-Salem, NC. There are no Krispy Kremes in Massachusetts right now, so Dunkin is definitely throwing down the gauntlet and declaring donut war. Who will emerge victorious? A quick comparison of the companies: ChainSinceFoundedTypes of DonutsRevenueIn the Smithsonian?In Wal-Mart?Advertised as Trans Fat Free?Keffiyeh Controversy? Dunkin Donuts1950Quincy, MA35$4.7 billionYesNoNo, butYes Krispy Kreme1937Winston-Salem,...","date":"August 19, 2008  11:00 AM","author":"Kerry Skemp","comments":17,"title":"Dunkin' vs. Krispy: The Donuting","id":177496,"votes":1}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/07/08/sportsredux_why_not_bring_barry_to.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#JocelynCeleste","displaydate":"Jul 08, 2008","excerpt":"It suddenly feels like 2007 again. We’d be stupid not to mention the pink elephant in the room, the pink elephant being Barry Bonds. According to the unofficial Red Sox spokesperson, Peter Gammons, there have been discussions about bringing Barry to Boston. We know, we know: Pitching wins games. We proved that in ’04 and ’07. But even with great pitching, you need to score runs. So why not sign a guy who can bring...","date":"July 08, 2008  10:30 AM","author":"JocelynCeleste","comments":16,"title":"Why Not Bring Barry To Boston?","id":170322,"votes":7}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/08/22/typos-mary-colter-sign.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#rickbang","displaydate":"Aug 22, 2008","excerpt":"It's a case of what Dave Chappelle would call \"keeping it real gone wrong.\" In their zeal to rid the world of typos, a pair of asshats defaced a 60-year-old sign painted by architect Mary Colter. Jeff Michael Deck of Somerville, and Benjamin Douglas Herson, of Virginia Beach, Va., members of the Typo Eradication Advancement League, or TEAL, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court of defacing the irreplaceable Grand Canyon sign, which had been a...","date":"August 22, 2008  11:00 AM","author":"Rick Sawyer","comments":16,"title":"Grammar Police Destroy Public Art","id":178214,"votes":5}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/06/16/anonymous-sea-arrrgh-boston.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#rickbang","displaydate":"Jun 16, 2008","excerpt":" Anonymous, the group of internet pranksters and hackers that has become a common sight in major North American cities, launched its latest protest against the Church of Scientology on Sunday in Boston. The event was Operation Sea Arrrgh, a protest against Scientology's elite Sea Organization, which Anonymous characterized as a \"private navy.\" Huddled together in their Guy Fawkes masks -- courtesy of the movie V for Vendetta -- Anonymous members are easy to spot....","date":"June 16, 2008  2:00 PM","author":"Rick Sawyer","comments":15,"title":"Anonymous Boston: Operation Sea Arrrgh","id":166710,"votes":7}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/04/09/youre_just_not.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#JocelynCeleste","displaydate":"Apr 09, 2008","excerpt":" The world is filled with unfunny people. You live with them, work for them, you’re probably dating one. But it’s different when they’re sucking on a small scale. It’s when they suddenly get a wild hair up their ass and decide to take their act on the road with dreams in becoming the next Pryor. The sad thing is, it’s usually the people void of any talent that go further than the ones who...","date":"April 09, 2008  12:30 AM","author":"JocelynCeleste","comments":14,"title":"You're Just Not Funny","id":156038,"votes":6}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/09/26/liveblogging_the_presidential_debat.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#fangfriends","displaydate":"Sep 26, 2008","excerpt":"10:36: Conclusion. 10:35: Mutual disses/closing statements begin. But where is the end? 10:34: Greta the Wundercat displays more interest in the debates than do the humans in the room. Kittah paws the television, the Bostonists do not. 10:32: Everybody hates on George W. Bush. Including the present Bostonists. 10:28: The Bostonists experience 9/11 shock and awe fatigue. For several years now. 10:26: First mention of 9/11. Again, what took them so long! 10:25: The network...","date":"September 26, 2008  9:00 PM","author":"fangfriends","comments":14,"title":"Live-Blogging the Presidential Debate at Ole Miss","id":184216,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/06/12/wentworth-peeping-toms.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#rickbang","displaydate":"Jun 12, 2008","excerpt":"A pair of douchebags made a Peeping Tom video recording of their naked neighbors and put it on the internet online. Authorities say that David Cunha and David Siemiesz, both Wentworth juniors, secretly taped two female MassArt students in bed together from across an alley that separates their dorm rooms. The video made its way to the internet, where it has been widely seen by the pervy and the curious. Boston police had charged Cunha...","date":"June 12, 2008  11:00 AM","author":"Rick Sawyer","comments":13,"title":"Wentworth Pervs Unlikely to Win Neighbors of the Year","id":166240,"votes":9}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/07/10/sports_redux_technically_this_count.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_michael","displaydate":"Jul 10, 2008","excerpt":"...which makes it three gifts in a row for the Red Sox, from the Minnesota bullpen. Twin relievers' ERA for the three-game series: 25.50. Come back any time, guys! Josh Beckett quickly fell behind 3-0, but the Sox scored four in the third off Livan Hernandez (portly pitcher, 453 degrees, alternate dark blue uniforms, must have been a pleasant day for Livan) and chased him in the fifth with two more. Terry Francona whisked the...","date":"July 10, 2008  09:46 AM","author":"Michael Femia","comments":13,"title":"Sports Redux: Technically, This Counts As A Comeback Win Too","id":170752,"votes":1}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/07/22/nyt_blogger_boston_most_racist_city.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#rickbang","displaydate":"Jul 22, 2008","excerpt":" Sudhir Venkatesh, who writes the \"Freakonomics\" blog for the New York Times, has reheated the old chestnut that Boston is the most racist US city. He doesn't cite any evidence, mind you, and, like many who make this claim, he bases his assessment on anecdote. Commenters are torn. Some seem to have visited Boston only in passing. (\"Anyone who’s from here knows that you take the Red Line if you’re going to a white...","date":"July 22, 2008  3:15 PM","author":"Rick Sawyer","comments":13,"title":"NYT Blogger: Boston Most Racist City?","id":172769,"votes":4}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/06/19/breaking_news_coolidge_corner_car_c.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#austinist_kerry","displaydate":"Jun 19, 2008","excerpt":" Photo by Pam Aghababian Hopefully you're reading this on your iPhone or before leaving work, because you might have a crappy commute home if you go by Coolidge Corner. A couple of cars were involved in a fiery wreck right in front of the Gap store on Harvard Street. Maybe the drivers were distracted by some really nice chinos on display? No definite word on injuries or the real cause of the crash, but...","date":"June 19, 2008  6:07 PM","author":"Kerry Skemp","comments":12,"title":"Breaking News: Coolidge Corner Car Crash","id":167432,"votes":4}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/10/09/the_future_turd_of_a_douchebag.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#rickbang","displaydate":"Oct 09, 2008","excerpt":" As the rest of Massachusetts tries to figure out how to pay its heating bill this winter, the chefs at Persephone present this, the $100 sandwich. We hear that the price is so high because the Manchego is actually made from the man milk of Henry Paulson. All hail the deregulation of the dairy industry....","date":"October 09, 2008  10:30 AM","author":"Rick Sawyer","comments":12,"title":"The Future Turd of a  Douchebag","id":186246,"votes":13}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/01/17/toscaninis_shut.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_caroline","displaydate":"Jan 17, 2008","excerpt":" Update: The Cambridge Chronicle hopped right on it and, while they couldn't reach the owner, things aren't looking so good for the burnt caramel: \"Toscanini’s Ice Cream, a mainstay for cool treats in Central Square since 1981, may not ever open again, and its owner, Gus Rancatore, owes the state’s Department of Revenue more than $167,000 in back taxes.\" (Thanks, Ron!) Another Update: The Web Outside is already running a campaign to save--or at...","date":"January 17, 2008  1:00 PM","author":"Caroline Roberts","comments":11,"title":"Toscanini's Shut Down for \"Nonpayment of Taxes\"","id":142855,"votes":15}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/02/07/bostonist_fashi_6.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_caroline","displaydate":"Feb 07, 2008","excerpt":"Valentine’s Day is coming up next week and women everywhere are shopping like crazy to find the perfect outfit for that special date. So what about all of those single girls who have a whole lot of nothing planned for that evening? Many of them will do the generic, sit home in sweats, eat ice cream out of the container, and curse their friends who are part of a couple. Bostonist would like to recommend...","date":"February 07, 2008  1:00 PM","author":"Caroline Roberts","comments":11,"title":"Bostonist Fashion: VDAY Doesn’t Have to Be a 4-Letter-Word For Singles","id":146131,"votes":6}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/04/29/anonymous_leade.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#rickbang","displaydate":"Apr 29, 2008","excerpt":" In the battle of creepiness, the Church of Scientology scored a decisive win against Anonymous, the shady group of internet hackers and hooligans who have spent the past few months protesting the controversial religion. Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly reports that Gregg Housh, a member of Anonymous, will be arraigned in Boston Municipal Court on charges of harassment brought by the Church of Scientology. Anonymous has become well known for protesting in Guy Fawkes masks, inspired...","date":"April 29, 2008  12:00 AM","author":"Rick Sawyer","comments":11,"title":"Anonymous Boston <strike>Leader</strike> Dude Now Well Known","id":159215,"votes":12}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/07/31/sports_redux_dead_sox_1.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_michael","displaydate":"Jul 31, 2008","excerpt":"&quot;The Red Sox don't deserve a player like me,&quot; Manny Ramirez said yesterday. We're not sure; at this point, it seems like a match made in heaven. Last night was either Manny's last game in a Sox uniform, or it wasn't, and either way it was pretty pathetic. Trailing 3-2 after five, the sixth hit the fan once again, and when the dust settled the Angels had a 9-2 win, a sweep, and some legitimate...","date":"July 31, 2008  09:47 AM","author":"Michael Femia","comments":11,"title":"Sports Redux: Dead Sox","id":174297,"votes":2}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/03/01/students_protes.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_caroline","displaydate":"Mar 01, 2008","excerpt":"Students at the John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science in Roxbury blocked doors and hallways because the headmaster chided them in a lecture for being tardy. The school responded with a lockdown. The students were clearly organized, as 200 of them were involved. Megan Woolhouse at the Globe notes that the student body isn't exactly a crew of troublemakers: \"The protest was unusual at the school, which typically has a well-behaved student body...","date":"March 01, 2008  3:00 PM","author":"Caroline Roberts","comments":10,"title":"Students Protest at Roxbury School","id":149755,"votes":8}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/04/01/city_hall_plaza.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#rickbang","displaydate":"Apr 01, 2008","excerpt":"From the violent busing protests of the late 70s to the twist ending of The Friends of Eddie Coyle, City Hall Plaza has provided the backdrop for many events in the tumultuous history of Boston. It is the vein that carries the lifeblood of the city. But it's also a valuable piece of real estate. Today, the Globe reported on an initiative the city had been trying to keep under wraps: the sale of City...","date":"April 01, 2008  09:30 AM","author":"Rick Sawyer","comments":10,"title":"City Hall Plaza Sold: $51.2M Price Called \"Generous\"","id":154582,"votes":11}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/04/09/lucky_magazine.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#LyetteAnn","displaydate":"Apr 09, 2008","excerpt":" Bostonist generally likes Lucky Magazine. They feature clothing and beauty products at a variety of price points and helpfully give you little stickers saying Yes! and Maybe? to remind you which products you want to conspicuously consume. But the \"Shopping Report\" section of their May 2008 issue made us wonder whether Lucky's laser-like focus on fashion has blinded them to basic geography. Hip new housewares boutique Grand is listed under \"Boston,\" which we could...","date":"April 09, 2008  4:30 PM","author":"LyetteAnn","comments":10,"title":"Lucky Magazine Thinks Somerville is Part of Boston","id":156129,"votes":2}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/06/18/most_eligible_bachelor_bastard_stri.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#austinist_kerry","displaydate":"Jun 18, 2008","excerpt":"Gary \"Golden Showers\" Zerola is at it again. This time, however, he was just being a drunk, not a(n accused) rapist. Apparently Zerola had to relieve himself in public at State and Congress (where the elite meet to pee in the street) last night, which caused police officers to confront him. Zerola, ever the gentleman, hit one of the officers in the shoulder and ran off. Apparently he's better at weaseling out of rape charges...","date":"June 18, 2008  12:00 AM","author":"Kerry Skemp","comments":10,"title":"Most Eligible <strike>Bachelor</strike> Bastard Strikes Again","id":167131,"votes":5}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/08/01/sports_redux_now_he_gives_them_a_st.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_michael","displaydate":"Aug 01, 2008","excerpt":"Well, that's over. As you've probably heard by now, the Red Sox ended their relationship with Manny Ramirez, sending him to LA in a three-way deal that landed Jason Bay from Pittsburgh. Of course, to grease the wheels, the Sox had to send Brandon Moss and Craig Hansen away too, and they're still paying the rest of Manny's 2008 salary. There's not a lot of doubt who the motivated seller was here. Dan Shaughnessy says...","date":"August 01, 2008  08:28 AM","author":"Michael Femia","comments":10,"title":"Sports Redux: Now He Gives Them A Stand-Up Routine In L.A.","id":174518,"votes":0}, ];
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Heart disease is still one...","date":"February 14, 2008  4:20 PM","author":"Korri Leigh Crowley","comments":0,"title":"Veggiest: It's All About the Love","id":147379,"votes":19}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/05/05/boston_blotter_311.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#rickbang","displaydate":"May 05, 2008","excerpt":"-- Christopher Gardner Beaman, a descendant of Henry Cabot Lodge and a prolific organizer on Meetup.com, was sentenced last week for the brutal assault of his girlfriend. The victim, a 30-year-old Cambridge woman, described the crime as a culmination of the pattern of violence that marred their relationship. Beaman's assault left the victim hospitalized, in a wheelchair, with a lacerated liver last October. Beaman, 24, has a troubled history and a long rap sheet. His...","date":"May 05, 2008  4:33 PM","author":"Rick Sawyer","comments":0,"title":"Boston Blotter:  Scion and Meetup Organizer Sentenced for Brutalizing Girlfriend","id":160188,"votes":18}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/12/05/8_billion_harvard_endowment.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#LyetteAnn","displaydate":"Dec 05, 2008","excerpt":"Bostonist didn't know what to think of the recent news that Harvard University's endowment has lost $8 billion so far this year. It sounds like a lot of money, but given all the billions being thrown around these days, what with the banking and auto industries asking Congress for really big early Christmas presents, it's difficult to tell exactly what $8 billion is worth. So we made a handy list of what $8 billion can...","date":"December 05, 2008  3:00 PM","author":"LyetteAnn","comments":3,"title":"What Can You Get For $8 Billion?","id":196440,"votes":17}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/01/17/toscaninis_shut.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_caroline","displaydate":"Jan 17, 2008","excerpt":" Update: The Cambridge Chronicle hopped right on it and, while they couldn't reach the owner, things aren't looking so good for the burnt caramel: \"Toscanini’s Ice Cream, a mainstay for cool treats in Central Square since 1981, may not ever open again, and its owner, Gus Rancatore, owes the state’s Department of Revenue more than $167,000 in back taxes.\" (Thanks, Ron!) Another Update: The Web Outside is already running a campaign to save--or at...","date":"January 17, 2008  1:00 PM","author":"Caroline Roberts","comments":11,"title":"Toscanini's Shut Down for \"Nonpayment of Taxes\"","id":142855,"votes":15}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/08/05/bostonians_of_the_week_army_of_toys.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#austinist_kerry","displaydate":"Aug 05, 2008","excerpt":"Bostonist is introducing a new feature: Bostonian of the Week, in which we profile interesting figures seen around town. Know someone we should feature? Email tips at bostonist dot com. Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys have been all over the place lately. They were our Photo of the Day last week, are now our Bostonians of the Week, will be playing the Cantab Lounge soon, and are coming out with a new...","date":"August 05, 2008  2:30 PM","author":"Kerry Skemp","comments":0,"title":"Bostonians of the Week: Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys","id":175081,"votes":13}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/09/09/publick_house_spinoff_the_roadhouse.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#Ryan Weaver","displaydate":"Sep 09, 2008","excerpt":"After several delays and two premature \"it's open!\" posts from Thrillist and DailyCandy last week, The Roadhouse in Brookline (1700 Beacon St) is in fact open for business. We've been waiting with bated breath for this one, as we're hoping it will serve as a release valve for the supply-demand problem Boston's craft beer scene currently faces. While we love hop-tropolises like Bukowski's and Deep Ellum, these tiny joints can no longer keep up with...","date":"September 09, 2008  3:00 PM","author":"Ryan Weaver","comments":4,"title":"Publick House spinoff The Roadhouse now open","id":178592,"votes":13}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/10/09/the_future_turd_of_a_douchebag.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#rickbang","displaydate":"Oct 09, 2008","excerpt":" As the rest of Massachusetts tries to figure out how to pay its heating bill this winter, the chefs at Persephone present this, the $100 sandwich. We hear that the price is so high because the Manchego is actually made from the man milk of Henry Paulson. All hail the deregulation of the dairy industry....","date":"October 09, 2008  10:30 AM","author":"Rick Sawyer","comments":12,"title":"The Future Turd of a  Douchebag","id":186246,"votes":13}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/02/19/did_you_miss_th.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_caroline","displaydate":"Feb 19, 2008","excerpt":"For some of you, welcome back from a long weekend. In case you missed it, the Herald ran a shocking story about the MBTA cutting rides from its schedule without telling riders about it. They did it on purpose to save money, effectively punking riders who are told a bus or train will come at a certain time, only to wait for a ride that will never arrive. Bostonist already posted on the subject when...","date":"February 19, 2008  08:00 AM","author":"Caroline Roberts","comments":4,"title":"Did You Miss This? MBTA Has Been Cutting Rides, Hiding It","id":147900,"votes":12}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/04/29/anonymous_leade.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#rickbang","displaydate":"Apr 29, 2008","excerpt":" In the battle of creepiness, the Church of Scientology scored a decisive win against Anonymous, the shady group of internet hackers and hooligans who have spent the past few months protesting the controversial religion. Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly reports that Gregg Housh, a member of Anonymous, will be arraigned in Boston Municipal Court on charges of harassment brought by the Church of Scientology. Anonymous has become well known for protesting in Guy Fawkes masks, inspired...","date":"April 29, 2008  12:00 AM","author":"Rick Sawyer","comments":11,"title":"Anonymous Boston <strike>Leader</strike> Dude Now Well Known","id":159215,"votes":12}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/04/29/review_eddie_izzard_stripped.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#LyetteAnn","displaydate":"Apr 29, 2008","excerpt":" First, a word of warning: if you're going to see Eddie Izzard tonight or tomorrow, wear as little clothing as possible--like, a bathing suit or a nightie, possibly. Bostonist doesn't usually advocate public semi-nudity, but The Orpheum Theater, which is not exactly a comfortable venue at the best of times, felt like New Orleans in August before the show even started last night. After two hours of laughter and cheers from the packed house,...","date":"April 29, 2008  4:15 PM","author":"LyetteAnn","comments":5,"title":"Review: Eddie Izzard: <em>Stripped</em>","id":159275,"votes":12}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/07/30/fly_away_manny.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#rickbang","displaydate":"Jul 30, 2008","excerpt":" One of the series of Fang Friends by Fangela Fangula. Bostonist does not endorse playing baseball on pterodactyls and strongly urges children not to follow Fang Friend Manny's example....","date":"July 30, 2008  10:30 AM","author":"Rick Sawyer","comments":2,"title":"Fly Away, Manny","id":174124,"votes":12}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/01/03/youks_new_energ.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_caroline","displaydate":"Jan 03, 2008","excerpt":"When an athlete gets famous, his or her image will be slapped on everything in sight. Remember Kobe Bryant's pre-scandal days when he was on jars of Nutella? Well, Red Sox Monster and BevNET are reporting that Kevin Youkilis has signed up to market a new energy drink entitled--ahem--\"SlumpBuster.\" BevNET euphemistically stated that \"SlumpBuster\" was a \"term widely recognized by athletes and fans.\" Indeed. According to the Urban Dictionary, a \"SlumpBuster\" is A promiscuous and/or...","date":"January 03, 2008  11:00 AM","author":"Caroline Roberts","comments":1,"title":"Youk's New Energy Drink--SlumpBuster. No, Really.","id":140605,"votes":11}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/03/07/17yearold_schoo.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_caroline","displaydate":"Mar 07, 2008","excerpt":"Stuart Spina, a 17-year-old student at Commonwealth School, stood before the MBTA Board of Directors yesterday and told them how to fix some of the most sluggish, inefficient routes. Spina produced a 22-page report that was more detailed than what any pricey consulting firm could pull off. Read it, and you might want him in a major transportation leadership position. He studied multiple bus lines, including the notorious bus 23, which another teenager exposed as...","date":"March 07, 2008  09:19 AM","author":"Caroline Roberts","comments":9,"title":"17-Year-Old Schools the MBTA","id":150719,"votes":11}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/04/01/city_hall_plaza.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#rickbang","displaydate":"Apr 01, 2008","excerpt":"From the violent busing protests of the late 70s to the twist ending of The Friends of Eddie Coyle, City Hall Plaza has provided the backdrop for many events in the tumultuous history of Boston. It is the vein that carries the lifeblood of the city. But it's also a valuable piece of real estate. Today, the Globe reported on an initiative the city had been trying to keep under wraps: the sale of City...","date":"April 01, 2008  09:30 AM","author":"Rick Sawyer","comments":10,"title":"City Hall Plaza Sold: $51.2M Price Called \"Generous\"","id":154582,"votes":11}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/08/06/photo_video_of_the_day_august_6_200.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#KLeighC","displaydate":"Aug 06, 2008","excerpt":" shoothead, one of our favorite local photographers and the brains behind the super-smart lens rental service ZipLens, put together this video of 892 sequential pictures taken on his morning bike ride commute. Not only is this video insanely clever and very well done, it is also a reminder that Boston needs to do more to become a more bike-friendly city....","date":"August 06, 2008  1:00 PM","author":"Korri Leigh Crowley","comments":2,"title":"<strike>Photo</strike> Video of the Day: August 6, 2008","id":175319,"votes":11}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/10/02/palin-bingo.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#rickbang","displaydate":"Oct 02, 2008","excerpt":" View larger Bostonist's Camberville correspondent Lora V. has provided us with something to do in between doses of Valium during tonight's Vice Presidential debates: Sarah Palin Bingo. If you have Photoshop, download this file to make your own Bingo cards. Remember, Bingo doesn't work if all of the players have the same card unless you are very, very drunk....","date":"October 02, 2008  3:32 PM","author":"Rick Sawyer","comments":3,"title":"Sarah Palin Bingo for Tonight's Debate","id":185177,"votes":11}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/01/07/dear_boston_i_m.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_victoria","displaydate":"Jan 07, 2008","excerpt":"Regardless of how you think he would have fared in 2006, one must admit that Bronson Arroyo was screwed over by the Red Sox organization. He plunks down money on a new house in Boston. He agrees to a hometown discount, $11.2 million contract (over three years) with the Sox, which was pretty much the one thing his agent didn't want him to do. And then the guy is promptly traded off to Cincy for...","date":"January 07, 2008  10:30 PM","author":"Victoria Welch","comments":2,"title":"Dear Boston: I Miss You. Love, Bronson","id":141254,"votes":10}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/01/17/rachael_rays_bi.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_caroline","displaydate":"Jan 17, 2008","excerpt":"Update: Adam notices that Rachael Ray is no longer on the Dunkies website. Perhaps her big mouth cost her a job? From what we gather, no one likes Rachael Ray's association with Dunkin' Donuts. And they will like it even less when they hear what she had to say about the beverage she is paid so handsomely to promote. A rumor has been swirling on the Internets, starting at New York Magazine, floating to Jezebel,...","date":"January 17, 2008  09:03 AM","author":"Caroline Roberts","comments":2,"title":"Rachael Ray's Big Mouth: Fred the Baker Spins in His Grave","id":142801,"votes":10}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/01/18/bostonist_fashi_1.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_caroline","displaydate":"Jan 18, 2008","excerpt":"Bostonist will be bringing several fashion writers on board in the next few weeks. And now, meet Lyette Mercier! Ladies of Boston, let's be honest: Ugg boots are no longer trendy. No, really. They haven’t been for about two years. And since they are no longer trendy, we can all finally admit that they really make our feet resemble baked potatoes and visually shorten our legs, leaving us looking like the eighth dwarf, Stumpy. Bostonist...","date":"January 18, 2008  1:00 PM","author":"Caroline Roberts","comments":1,"title":"Bostonist Fashion: Alternatives to the Uggs","id":142826,"votes":10}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/01/31/never_forget_fi.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#boston_caroline","displaydate":"Jan 31, 2008","excerpt":"Peter Berdovsky (aka Zebbler or that Dude With the Huge Dreadlocks) sent out an electronic postcard reminding us of the day the city of Boston was felled by an ill-conceived promotional stunt for the \"Aqua Teen Hunger Force\" movie. Berdovsky and his accomplice-of-sorts, Sean Stevens, appear to have moved on with their lives, but, as shown in the image above, they still can't resist that little electronic critter who gives everyone the finger. Berdovsky in...","date":"January 31, 2008  09:00 AM","author":"Caroline Roberts","comments":3,"title":"Never Forget: First Anniversary of Aqua Teen Day","id":144764,"votes":10}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/02/28/veggiest_looks.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#KLeighC","displaydate":"Feb 28, 2008","excerpt":" Unfortunately the world of vegan gourmet dining is a small one, with most restaurants concentrated in the Veg-friendly cities of New York, San Francisco, and Portland. While visiting San Francisco, Veggiest was able to dine at Millennium, which is consistently rated among the very best veg restaurants in the country. Everything about the experience was impeccable, the decor, staff, wine, and of course FOOD, were all top-notch. We dined on avocado and endive salad,...","date":"February 28, 2008  4:00 PM","author":"Korri Leigh Crowley","comments":4,"title":"Veggiest Looks at Vegan Fine Dining","id":149504,"votes":10}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/03/04/_boston_restaur.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#TheFoodMonkey","displaydate":"Mar 04, 2008","excerpt":" Mike of The Food Monkey has joined Bostonist to share his thoughts about cooking, food history, restaurant trends, and any other Epicurean issues. He promises to discuss what tastes good, but not always what is in good taste. For more on consuming the opponents and other food news, go to The Food Monkey website. To contact Mike, go to the Food Monkey's contact page. It’s that time again. Time to spin the wheel and...","date":"March 04, 2008  12:00 AM","author":"TheFoodMonkey","comments":0,"title":"The Food Monkey: Everything You Wanted to Know About Restaurant Week Winter 2008 But Were Afraid To Ask","id":149936,"votes":9}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/06/12/wentworth-peeping-toms.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#rickbang","displaydate":"Jun 12, 2008","excerpt":"A pair of douchebags made a Peeping Tom video recording of their naked neighbors and put it on the internet online. Authorities say that David Cunha and David Siemiesz, both Wentworth juniors, secretly taped two female MassArt students in bed together from across an alley that separates their dorm rooms. The video made its way to the internet, where it has been widely seen by the pervy and the curious. Boston police had charged Cunha...","date":"June 12, 2008  11:00 AM","author":"Rick Sawyer","comments":13,"title":"Wentworth Pervs Unlikely to Win Neighbors of the Year","id":166240,"votes":9}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/07/29/bostonian_of_the_week_dr_esther_1.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#divertingbailey","displaydate":"Jul 29, 2008","excerpt":"Bostonist is introducing a new feature: Bostonian of the Week, in which we profile interesting figures seen around town. Know someone we should feature? Email tips at bostonist dot com. Meet Dr. Esther: Boston psychologist, champion of single women, creator of the Dream Man t-shirt line. Author of Single and Celebrating, Dr. Esther sat down with Bostonist to discuss the Boston single life and the benefits of wearing your fantasy man on your chest. Bostonist:...","date":"July 29, 2008  3:00 PM","author":"divertingbailey","comments":2,"title":"Bostonian of the Week: Dr. Esther","id":173888,"votes":9}, {"link":"http://bostonist.com/2008/02/12/photo_of_the_da_138.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#KLeighC","displaydate":"Feb 12, 2008","excerpt":" Photo journalist and former Quincy resident discarted grabbed this stunning shot of a homeless woman named Linda. The portrait being in black and white enhances the years of hard-ship clearly etched on her face. The simple composition and depth of focus further the theme of loneliness and misfortune. A really fantastic shot all around....","date":"February 12, 2008  1:00 PM","author":"Korri Leigh Crowley","comments":0,"title":"Photo of the Day: February 12, 2008","id":146899,"votes":8}, ];