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10 Things We Hated in 2009 10 Things We Hated in 2009

As our lovely commenters never tire of telling us, Bostonist is a blog written by cranks. We hate, well, practically everything. As the young Bostonists' elder, I have been given the not indistinct pleasure of chronicling the things we hated during 2009, one of the crappiest years of my long... continue reading on Bostonist

Fecal Feet and the Flip Flop Scourge Fecal Feet and the Flip Flop Scourge

Image of the flip flop scourge by Flickr user Sun Dazed and used under a Creative Commons license. Flip flops are terrible for you and terrible for Grandpa Bostonist. They subject you to all manner of disease and filth, they destroy your feet, they destroy the environment and they... continue reading on Bostonist

Berlin Subdues the Fixie Menance, Can Boston Follow Suit? Berlin Subdues the Fixie Menance, Can Boston Follow Suit?

Andy Armstrong Fixies are a pain in Grandpa Bostonist's neck. Fixies are European fixed gear racing bikes that don't have back brakes, designed to teach racers "pedal discipline" in the velodrome. On the clogged streets of the big city, however, they are little more than a pathetic compensatory status... continue reading on Bostonist

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