Rebecca Watson

Today, the Boston Globe reports that Catholic hospitals are banning the use of reiki, the practice of waving one's hands over a patient in the hopes of magically channeling a nonexistent "life energy" in order to promote healing. How nutty is this practice, exactly? Well, the Catholic Church officially... continue reading on Bostonist

Though this happened years ago (by Internet Time, aka last Wednesday), Bostonist would be remiss if we didn't mention yet another example of the Boston Globe quickly diminishing standards. Not content to merely wilt and die, the Globe continues its mission to commit suicide in the grandest way possible:... continue reading on Bostonist

Psychic storefront in Downtown Crossing (via Wikipedia) Psychic helps police in case of missing Hingham man with dog, or so reads the headline of this article from Norwood's Daily News Transcript. The only problem? The first two words of the headline are obviously wrong, possibly meant to cap another... continue reading on Bostonist

Last night, a few hundred people gathered at City Hall to support the ongoing Green Revolution in Iran and call for an end to the violence. To some of the more oblivious people on their way home from work, the chants of "Where Is My Vote" and "Not My President"... continue reading on Bostonist

You know what's annoying? Opening your daily Metro on the T only to find one of those giant Bed, Bath & Beyond coupons getting in the way of your sudoku. You know what's tragic? Opening your daily Metro on the T only to find a steaming pile of bigoted... continue reading on Bostonist