Too bad that people can't sleep off their turkey comas after Thanksgiving. Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving in which people are encouraged to shop, shop, shop, drives people out of their comfy homes and into the malls. Black Friday divides the holiday crowd into two--those who are disgusted with the consumer culture and those who are willing to get up at ungodly hours for the best deal. If you aren't feeling the deals, boycott......

So, Gawker started up this feature on "The Poors," in which they ruthlessly mock media encounters with those of us who don't have trust funds. Gawker might be interested in a recent front-page article by the Globe about the South Bay Center, the big ol' mall that is apparently a crossroads of class conflict. The form of Sarah Schweitzer's article isn't the problem. Well, maybe the fact that the Globe put a story about a......

Only 312 shopping days left until Christmas. The new Nintendo Wii was one of the hot console commodities this last season – and it's still not in stock with regularity everywhere. The Wii has been modded, recalled, and turned into a new weight loss craze since the release late last year. The folks at FindNearby.net are helping you find what you're looking for with great immediacy. They're running the basic site that will map......

This little gem came in on the tip line over lunch So what's filled with over 10,000 gallons of water and in Boston metro area? If you guessed "AQUARIUM." You're right. If you guessed "Best Buy at Cambridgeide." You're also right!As it turns out 10,000 gallons is a lot less than we thought, an Olympic Swimming Pool holds quite a bit more. 10,000 gallons (an imprecise calculation – probably more likely on the scale of......

Leave it to the F.B.I. to finally nab the real criminals in the United States today…the guys who stole the Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt baby shower photos! Despite the country being plagued with terror threats and now a new bin Laden tape, the F.B.I. was able to track down these photo thieves right here to Westfield, Massachusetts on Tuesday night. It seems that camera shop employees, Bill Keyes and Adam Beckwith, had come across......

The Globe ran a piece in today's edition about tensions in Framingham with some of the locals and their ire towards all the Brazilians making Framingham the spot for those immigrating from Samba-land. These days the Brazilians as a whole are much more conspicuous around Boston thanks to the World Cup. Green and yellow can be seen everywhere as the people from Brazil celebrate their Seleção in hopes that they bring home their record......

Earlier this week, Bostonist was busy using up some Best Buy gift cards at the Cambridgeside Galleria. There was a noticeable lack of activity on a Tuesday evening, just after dinnertime. Wandering through the empty rows of stores we wondered what might be the fate of the large Filene’s that occupies the space – will Cambridgeside see the transition to Macy’s, Bloomies? We thought for a second on the question and then just went to......

We know that as a reader of this little corner of the Internet that you’re a savvy, smart, sophisticated person—that or you can’t figure out how to work the mouse and click away from here. Bostonist would like to think it’s the former. We’re going to play make-believe for a minute think that we’ve been stealing away visitors from the Boston Globe’s website...Ok, Playtime over. Boston.com we know is ten, but losing readers? Thanks to......

Tonight at midnight, Rodney Harrison will be at the Best Buy at Landmark Mall aka Old Sears Building. He will be autographing copies of the Patriots Superbowl DVD. The Loss Prevention Expert at Best Buy told Bostonist turn out may be light because of snow. Bostonist wouldn't mind meeting the Hitman and being back home in 20 minutes. However, diehard sullies and 'ya doods' are sure to be in full effect.......