Recently, the world learned that Ann Romney, former First Lady of Massachusetts, is an equestrienne and that one of the Five Brothers gave presidential candidate Mitt Romney a horse mask so Momma Romney would give Daddy Romney a little more attention. Riding the ponies has also helped Ann better manage Mitt, as shown in a public exchange in Rochester, New Hampshire: The evening opened, though, with Romney introducing his wife, who said she could tell......

As it gets closer to Halloween for LAist, a contributer recollects her tale of staring down the serial killer, Richard Ramirez, otherwise known as the Night Stalker. Must think happy thoughts -- okay, free organic chocolate chip cookies for Los Angeles -- now that's a happy thought. Other happy Los Angeles thoughts include an interview with Jack Kehler of The Big Lebowski (he was the Dude's landlord), a beautiful and magical photographic moment in Venice......

It was bound to happen that someone was going to comment on the looks of former First Lady of Massachusetts and aspiring First Lady for the United States Ann Romney. Mitt and Ann Romney are good-looking in that ever-so-wholesome, corn-fed kind of way. It's also not surprising that Playboy tackles the subject of First Lady Hotness by asking which one is sexiest. But it is surprising that they included Bill Clinton in the poll......

First it was Mitt Romney. Then it was the Five Brothers. Now Mitt Romney's spouse and former Massachusetts First Lady Ann Romney might be publishing her thoughts in a book. Ann Romney seems like a nice enough person. The Globe describes her as "sunny and cheerful," despite dealing with multiple sclerosis. And she must be putting up with a lot after L'Affaire Station Wagon. We're not going after her because she's not the one......

While dubya continues the war in Iraq and Afghanistan he's also rolling hard boiled eggs across the white house lawn. The 2007 edition of the Easter Egg Collection is now available. The 2007 Easter Egg Collection continues the tradition that began in 1994 where each state sends a decorated egg to the White House for display. Artists from across the United States created the decorated eggs, which represent each state and the District of Columbia.......

Massachusetts First Lady Diane Patrick is suffering from depression and exhaustion. To his enormous credit, governor Deval Patrick is going to "work a flexible schedule" until she feels better. The Herald writes, "The severity of Diane Patrick’s maladies are unknown, but a source said she had to be hospitalized as her illnesses intensified in recent days. The news of her troubles comes after a string of harsh criticisms of Patrick and even the first lady,......

As the world holds its breath, teetering precariously on the cusp of the Super Bowl (well, at least in America), the wheels of the -ists keep on turning. Austinist was in a musical frame of mind as they listened to the new Shins album, updated the SXSW band listings and got called "punk rock" for their efforts by MTV. And an ice storm swept through the area. Bostonist said goodbye to John Kerry's plans......

Elsewhere: Watching the State of the Union last night was a sport in itself. It took lots of stamina to make it through the drinking game. Late in the speech, when things were getting really fuzzy, Bostonist started to space out: "Give war a chance … wait … wasn't it give peace a chance … Cheney needs to find a new taxidermist … HEY, IS THAT DIKEMBE MUTOMBO? HOW MUCH HAVE WE BEEN DRINKING?" Yes,......

Deval's hours old administration has stepped up and already thrown the switch quick putting the updated website live. It has only been a matter of hours since the Patrick administration has officially been the "Patrick administration" and the mass.gov website is dripping with the new governor and lieutenant governor's names. The top news story on mass.gov is an announcement of the inauguration providing a link to the new page devoted to Patrick/Murray, no longer Romney/Healey.......