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Each week Bostonist pursues your happiness by bringing you the best Boston-based viral videos YouTube has to offer. This week we celebrate our independence with the grand American tradition of the fast food drive-through. Pete Handelman, the man who brought you the Celtics vs. Lakers debate of 1986, gives us a look at what founding fathers John Adams and Thomas Jefferson would order at their local fast food establishment. Bostonist holds these truths to be... [continue]
-- You know it's not a real Boston blog entry if there isn't a post complaining about the T. This week in MBTA-related rants: Would a little walking hurt anyone? [Rageoline & Company] -- And while we're complaining, let's add the Globe's unfortunate title for a recent Obama article. [Hub Arts] -- Nose hair tweezing, toenail clipping, and public flossing, oh my! Cleanliness is next to grossliness when it comes to public grooming at... [continue]
Every week, Boston Viral Video brings you the choicest slices of Grade-A YouTube. This week's dive into the coffers has unearthed a student film gem made way back in the good old days of 1992 at Boston University. Self-described as "a short comedy about the importance of toast in a relationship," this clip makes you question whether a piece of toast is really just a piece of toast. Is a cigar ever just a cigar?... [continue]
-- Bostonist was emailed a photo of Celtics' Glen Davis getting all "Big Baby" with the Trophy and thought it was photoshopped. We were wrong. [Yahoo/Getty Images] -- It might be time for another parade: Sean Sears of Chicopee, MA clinched the Rock Paper Scissors League Championship on Sunday. Aaaand he gets to compete for the international title in Beijing during the Olympics! It's only a matter of time before the tiddilywinks title is ours!... [continue]
Every week Bostonist is dedicated to bringing you the most contagious Boston-based viral videos on the internet. The sign of a truly strong virus is one that you catch, recover from, and catch again. So is the case with Massachusetts' own viral video star Bo Burnham. Boston Viral Video first caught on to young Bo's pun-full bedroom rap back in early May. As his catchy videos spread across the internet, the bigwigs at Comedy Central... [continue]
This past weekend, concertgoers at the Bonnaroo music festival didn't show much love for Kanye West, but they did show a surprising amount of love to the Celtics on that Tennessee cow farm. The festival organizers played Game 4 to a packed tent full of cheering fans. This Bostonist spotted several Celts jerseys over the weekend, not to mention Red Sox paraphernalia, and some B tattoos to round out a weekend full of half-naked... [continue]
Every week Bostonist brings you the brightest YouTube stars that shine over our fair city. From flip cup in the school library to "massacare" reenactments: if you upload it, we will find it. There is no greater trio of Ps in the English language than "puppy pool party." True, the Boston connection might be tenuous at best (two of the stars of this video are Boston Terriers), but it's a puppy pool party guys! You... [continue]
Welcome to The Hub-o-sphere! Nothing on the internet is sacred for long and Bostonist is giving our beloved feature A Series of Tubes a well-deserved 2.0 makeover. We've got new contributers, a new name, and a brand new aquatic mascot, but we're still dedicated to bringing you the best from the Boston blogosphere every Tuesday. If you've got a hot Boston blog-to-watch tip, leave it in the comments. -- Jealous you didn't get a... [continue]
Bostonist is dedicated to bringing you the best of Boston-based viral videos every week. Whether it's glam rock tea parties, awkward teen rappers, or pee-pee dances for the Bruins, Bostonist is here to bring you the best. This week we fire up the Delorean, floor the accelerator until we hit 88--1988 to be precise. Back to a year when it was Bush versus Dukakis for the White House, Mayor Flynn drank too much, and the... [continue]
--One woman reminisces about her youth as a smelly lobster-monger near James Hook when she ogled cute fishermen. [shamrag] --To prepare yourself for the Celtics-Lakers NBA Finals, check out this chart of Kobe Bryant's strengths and weaknesses. [The Onion] --No love for the environment? Now you can wear your feelings on your shirt. [b0st0n] --Are you hot? Graduated from law school? Then you have the chance to get photographed in your "'natural elent' (sic)... [continue]
Yo! What's good Boston? B.V.-to-the-V. is back this week with a hot new clip of the viral persuasion. This week we take you to the bedroom of "the biggest Boston fan ever" for a little post-Sox and Celtics victory celebration featuring cameos by Skippy peanut butter and Scarface. "The biggest Boston fan ever" knows it's all about the B. If you're curious to see what else can be found in the bedroom of "the biggest... [continue]
Each week Bostonist scours the internet for the most viral of Boston-based videos for your LOL-ing pleasure. This week's entry takes us over the river to Central Square where "Art Genius Master Carr" takes innocent passersby on a free art tour of the alleyway outside Central Kitchen. While the real story behind this awesome mural is a bit different than Master Carr presents it, listening to him describe his "pink flower period" and how he... [continue]
Every week Bostonist excavates the best Boston-tagged videos from the deepest darkest corners of YouTube for your viewing pleasure. This week Bostonist dusts off an old gem for you: The Sensational Alex Harvey Band's glam rock spectacular "Boston Tea Party." Mixing oversized cowboy hats with mime face paint and a smoking miniature cannon, it is no wonder The Sensational Alex Harvey Band was voted the fifth best Scottish band of all-time in 2005! Bostonist only... [continue]
Every week, Bostonist dispatches its internet spiders to canvas the interwebs, bringing you the juiciest morsels in Boston-based viral video. As everyone in Boston is either in school, works for a school, or knows someone who does, finals effect us all. Whether it's sleepless nights writing papers or losing your favorite drinking buddy to the thesis machine, these weeks are hard on everyone. But as the workload doubles, the evidence of procrastination triples. That's why... [continue]
Every week Bostonist navigates the magical tubes of the internets to bringing you the best in Boston-based viral video programming. This week's video clip is what YouTube is all about: a white awkward teen, a messy bedroom, hilarious rapping. Bo Burnham's "Bo Fo' Sho'" has it all. A "born Bostonian," Bo may still be in high school, but his viral star is on the rise. Like the awkward love child of Weird Al and Tay... [continue]
We here at Bostonist are dedicated to bringing you only the most viral of Boston-related videos from the YouTube archives. From Pee Pee Dances to "Massacares"--if it's funny, we will find it. This week's entry in the annals of viral-ity was created by ImprovBoston's new film team. It looks like Hurley Brothers Home Furniture is going to give Bob's Discount Furniture a run for their money. A reclining chair with cup holders and they'll throw... [continue]
Every week, Bostonist brings you the most viral of Boston videos from the depths of YouTube. Last week, it was a prophetic "Pee Pee Dance" from a Bruins die-hard. Bostonist can only hope this next video does not catch on in the same way. Brought to you by idiotproductions, this little gem makes Bostonist wonder what they're teaching in history classes these days. Who knew the Boston Massacre was started with a "Yo Mamma" joke?... [continue]
Every week, thousands of videos are uploaded to YouTube with a "Boston" tag. Bostonist is dedicated to searching through the clips of Boston Terriers and painfully off-key Augustana covers to bring you the real treasures. This week, we give you a musical tribute dedicated to the Boston Bruins in honor of their 2008 playoff bid entitled "Dressed in Black and Gold" as performed by "The Singing Plumber" of Nashua, NH. Bostonist hasn't been to a... [continue]
On Sunday afternoon, there was more than one parade making its way through the streets of Boston. Despite the typical New England March near-snowing, 37 degree conditions, around twenty of Boston Society of Spontaneity's "improveratti" gathered in tropical attire with the mission to bring their traveling beach party to the T. Beginning at the Aquarium stop with leis piled high, the BostonSOSers rode the T to Airport, where they camped out: sunning themselves, hula... [continue]
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