The Joiner is a newcomer to Boston and a compulsive joiner of clubs and organizations. He shares his experience joining Boston area groups weekly at Bostonist. Pedestrians trying to navigate the Atlantic Avenue sidewalk on the Boston Waterfront at 7:30 Sunday morning had more to contend with than the usual pointing and clicking tourists. They also had to bypass the mound of tripods and camera bags piled outside Dunkin' Donuts, where members of the Boston......

Last week an episode of zefrank's The Show had resonance for the current state of the War on Terror. The message was that without terror the terrorists couldn't win. It was in response to the news out of London that a plot to blow up airliners on transcontinental flights was foiled. The ability of the potential terrorists to strike fear in the population, empty their Frappachino's and toothpaste into the trash, and cause delays at......