We know how Fenway's wild turkeys can ruin your day, but what about Fenway's hipsters? If you have a plot in the Back Bay Fens Victory Garden, you might have already had it with them. Mike Mennonno explains:
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As a blog, it's rare that we have to publish a corrections column. Usually, we can sneak back into an entry and edit any error of fact that we may have inadvertently made without making such a big deal about it. But, when an entire post—and its related accusation of smugness—is based on an error, well, we've got to say it. Our bad.
Fixies are a pain in Grandpa Bostonist's neck. Fixies are European fixed gear racing bikes that don't have back brakes, designed to teach racers "pedal discipline" in the velodrome. On the clogged streets of the big city, however, they are little more than a pathetic compensatory status marker—the bicycle equivalent of a sports car. They are bikes for racing, not for getting around.
Every year, folks in Boston try to find alternatives to spending Independence Day on the Charles, amidst the crowds. There are many facets to the American experience and many different ways to celebrate the founding of our nation.
And what's more American than making fun of poor people?
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