The Boston Globe may be cutting their news room staffers – but they're scraping together some funds to push through some new media. According to the Pop-Ed site, where the videos are posted, "Boston.com is proud to present 'Pop-Ed,' a daily original song and accompanying video written and performed by local musician Jake Brennan, focusing on news and events that take place that day. Jake will find news of interest in the morning and then......

First Keith Lockhart got himself an official website. Then the Boston Pops started teaming up with pop/rock/alternative musical acts. Now Keith and Company are taking to YouTube for some "American Idol"-style action. The Boston Pops - not your average orchestra! Lockhart sent out a call to amateur singers everywhere today, via a YouTube posted on the Pops' new YouTube group. From his seat at a piano within the Conductor's Room at Symphony Hall, the cool......

The Pats took one with ease on Sunday, defeating division rival Miami Dolphins by a score of 20-10 at sold out Gillette stadium. The boys at the Bostonist satellite office in Foxboro have now defeated all three of their divisional foes, posting an early 3-0 record in the division, which is critical down the line for playoff scenarios. This contest took an interesting turn late in the week, as the Patriots were planning to......

We're not talking publishing here – we're talking Brit Rock. The post-punk revival has brought Editors into the public eye with their album infused with sounds of some greats like Joy Division, Doves, and Echo and the Bunnymen. They caused quite a buzz last year when they hit the world with their debut album "The Back Room." They're out on a world tour now, appeasing UK audiences who can't seem to stop clamoring for more.......

Bostonist loves the fact that the Boston Globe has employed a full time arts writer to blog for them several times a day. Geoff Edgers has been doing a good job with Exhibitionist, even if they don't have comments open on the site. Today we caught a piece where Edgers points out the PORT's most pretentious art writing contest. Hilarious. There's enough pretentious art writing on the Internets for everyone to have too much of......

While perusing this week's issue of the Boston Phoenix we came across an ad for Old School Prom on the back page. It featured a young woman in yellow strapless prom dress, updo, and attitude-full look holding a massive mirror with the words "Now who's the fairest of them all?" written on it (as if to appeal to all the 'ugly duckings' out there who want to set the record straight). The details were......

It is now a week gone by since St. Patrick’s Day and ye olde Evacuation Day gripped the Hub and spilled from every bar with a little bit of Irish in it (or at least a bit of green in the window). At five days since we stood with Solo in hand atop Telegraph Hill watching the parade, Bostonist has become a little nostalgic for last week - already.We thought it appropriate last week to......

David Wells, Mr. I-can't-go-out-to-eat-without-being-papparazzi'd-to-death, no longer wants to be traded. Hmmm...now that there's a question of his paycheck (and his $200K bonus per start), he's a dedicated Red Sox pitcher. Can you say flim flam? Flip-flop? Hey David, if you want privacy at a restaurant, give them a call in advance, tell them who you are, and get a private table. When you're famous and the city of Boston pays your salary, part of the......

Before Bostonist could make it to one of the hundreds of Dunkin’ Donuts locations to try their Caramel Creme and Mocha Almond latte flavors (just released for the holidays), we heard about a contest: Free coffee for life - could it be true? Dunkin’ Donuts is asking patrons to tell their story about the great lengths to which they’ve gone for a cup of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee. With a location within arms' reach* anywhere in......

About a month ago Bostonist went in for our facelift. Our skin tightened up a bit but it left us with a problem. No, we didn’t have an onslaught of suitors since we are looking so hot. We’re clashing. As you may notice when visiting our site, other cities are promoted with the banner spot at the top of the page. The position, when not occupied by an advertiser or a group of google-relevant......

This weekend the City of Boston and Life is Good hope that 30,000 carved up pumpkins show up on the Boston Common. This Saturday, October 22, carved pumpkins, or pumpkins to carve can be brought to the Common with a votive candle to be included in the record breaking attempt. Keene, NH owns the current record of most lit jack-o-lanterns in one place. They managed to get 28,952 pumpkins lit and in one place to......

Bostonist has a hard time getting up to go anywhere when we’re plunked down to watch the Red Sox, especially when summer is turning to fall and we’re working up to the playoffs. As reported yesterday, we’re not the only ones. Emergency Rooms see significantly less traffic during times when the Sox are playing. Bostonist has a bag of puns and axioms we could throw out. We won’t. We’re going straight for the jugular:......