Finally, finally, the National Treasure got the smack-down by two geezers, and ">The Bucket List won this weekend's box office. Juno is still high on the list. While we're happy for Juno's success, is it just us, or are people trying too hard to seem hip by talking about Juno all the time? And has anyone else noticed that Alvin and the Chipmunks isn't going away, either? Now, we'd pay to see the Alvin and......

Leaving aside the question of whether the event is newsworthy, Bostonist will be live-blogging the world's latest entertainment incarnation: an awarference (awards + press conference?). We're not sure the word will catch on, but we are interested in seeing how interesting (or soul-crushingly boring) the event will be. And we'd also like to discover if NBC will succeed in putting on a successful prom despite the lack of enthusiasm on the part of those nerdy,......

Music The stove, the stove, the stove is on fire. But Bostonist will brave the heat as Theo Epstein, Peter Gammons, and friends rock for Hot Stove, Cool Music--keep an eye out for a review of the show. The Paradise, 8:00 pm, $40. Television Only one good thing came from this writers' strike--and that's the return of American Gladiators. LAist sat in on a taping and had this to say: "Original Gladiators: no water. New......

In a surprise move, the NFL has decided to expand the broadcast of the Patriots-Giants game, which it had previously limited to WCVB and the NFL Network, leaving many New England residents out in the cold. The game will air on Saturday, December 29, at 8:00 pm. Boston residents will be able to watch it on WCVB, but the Herald reports that the NFL will allow the game to air on CBS and NBC, too.......

Here's the top Oddblotter story of the year--just in time for Christmas! You've already seen some impressive tales, but the winning Oddblotter story of the year is a real head-scratcher. 1. The Priest Who Stalked Conan O'Brien. As if Boston priests didn't already have a bad reputation (sorry, Cardinal O'Malley, but they still do), Father David Ajemian, who had worked in Stoneham, took a shine to Conan O'Brien. The pair had a lot in common,......

Donald Trump might be serious about putting a casino in Massachusetts after all. The Globe is reporting that Donald Trump and Charles Sarkis, who owns Wonderland, are talking. Matt Viser points out that this could touch off a battle between Trump Wonderland and Suffolk Downs. Sarkis and Suffolk Downs owner Richard Fields had been in talks in the past to join forces, but Trump could drive a wedge in that relationship. Viser writes, Fields and......

Michael Ian Black With Michael Showalter Thursday, November 29, 7:30pm Somerville Theatre 55 Davis Square, Somerville (T: Davis Square) Get tickets Listen to the Interview Here: Unless you've been living under a rock for the last 20 years, then you've seen the work of comedian/writer/actor/director Michael Ian Black. Let's rattle off just a few of his accomplishments: co-creator of "The State," "Viva Variety," and "Stella." You've seen him co-star in NBC's "Ed," as well as......

For all his rakish ways and unfortunate dating advice, the mere presence of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady makes some women go weak in the knees. Or weak in the brains. NBC reporter Andrea Kremer conducted what should have been a typical post-game interview with Tom Brady and Randy Moss. Watch Kremer's goo-goo eyes: Here's a link to the entire interview on NBC Sports (via Deadspin). At first, it seemed as if sports bloggers were exaggerating.......

The story about a Boston priest getting arrested for stalking Conan O'Brien keeps getting weirder, if that's possible. Reverend David Ajemian, 46, who attended Milton and Harvard and who was a local priest, was nabbed trying to get into an O'Brien taping. The Smoking Gun has documents that show Ajemian may be even stranger than previously thought. Letters indicate that Ajemian was mad at John McEnroe as well, and he claimed that McEnroe assaulted them......

While Mitt Romney might be hugely relieved, Boston NBC affiliate WHDH put a little (D) by Idaho Senator Larry Craig's name when replaying portions of Craig's Tuesday night interview with Matt Lauer: One can only imagine what Democrats would have to say about that: "Nuh-uh! He's not one of ours! No thanks!" Most likely someone in the WHDH control booth was sleepy, and they figured Craig was a Democrat because Romney's not friends with him......

And embattled Idaho Senator Larry Craig, he of the "cruisy toilet," is surprised that former Massachusetts governor and presidential aspirant Mitt Romney dropped him like a hot potato? A really, really hot potato you'd like to meet in a Minneapolis toilet stall? Anyway, Craig, who is trying to withdraw his guilty plea to the misdemeanor after allegedly trying to pick up an undercover cop in a Minneapolis restroom, went on NBC and gave Romney two......

--Sure, people like to collect knickknacks. Salt-and-pepper shakers, Beanie Babies, comic books, parking meters. Yeah, parking meters, 123 of 'em, in fact. Thomas Gannon of Cambridge had cut the meters off poles all over Cambridge and Somerville. Police stumbled upon them when visiting Gannon for other reasons on Monday night. Master of understatement and Cambridge PD spokesman Frank Pasquarello said, "This does seem to be odd." Indeed. --Police arrested 17-year-old Derek Lodie, of Revere, for......

This week, Phillyist saw the waters of a landmark fountain run red for a Showtime marketing stunt, the Phils pull ahead, and some serious nostalgia. They also got a chance to review an awesome tribute album, reminded folks to see the King and appreciated their beautiful skyline. Chicagoist knows what it's like to like the Cubs. But naming your kid Wrigley Fields? At least they can breathe a little easier now that Grossman's out and......

Where to begin? When it comes to baseball, most of the news that came out of Tuesday was dreary, almost as dreary as the skies over Boston this morning. It felt as if it took ages for Barry Bonds to take the final steps in his journey to become baseball's new home run king, but on Tuesday night, the San Francisco Giants slugger did it. Shortly before midnight Eastern time, at a time when many......

OK, Tedy Bruschi is not dead. Our Redux has it covered. But how on earth did this Bruschi-Is-Dead mess get started? Someone contacted Fox 25. And all hell broke loose somehow. Tom Curran at the NBC Sports blog put the rumor to rest. And then he changed his post a little bit. An astute observer in the comments noted what Curran took out: Why'd you take out the earlier reference to Fox 25 in Boston?......

We have a confession to make: we didn't pay a lot of attention to last night's Home Run Derby. Our tolerance for Chris Berman yelling "back back back" is low. Our desire to see kayakers crashing into each other in San Francisco Bay was present, but not overwhelming. And without Papi, what's the point? So congratulations to Anaheim's Vlad Guerrero, who won the Derby, despite the fact that no home runs landed in the huge......

When we first heard that one of Boston's city councilors proposed putting protective plastic cocktail covers on cocktail lids. We thought, "Oh, no. This is just too embarrassing. This is late-night talk-show-host fodder." Councilor Stephen J. Murphy has good intentions - he thinks the lids would discourage perverts from slipping date-rape drugs into the beverages of women who may leave their glasses unattended. That sounds like a nice gesture, although not all women are helpless......

Providence's corrupt mayor, a brazen statement backed up by a federal court ruling, has been released from prison in New Jersey and is now currently in a Boston halfway house. Media were camped out around the building awaiting his arrival. He thwarted most of the cameras by slipping in the back door. It appears that a Providence TV station managed to secure some cameraphone shots of his arrival. It was reported last week that he'd......

Finally, the city has some good news about crime. While a steady stream of shootings have taken place, statistics are out showing that nonfatal shootings are down by 33 percent compared to last year. The Globe lists many possible reasons for why shootings are down - more patrols, cold temperatures, gang truces, better moods. What's important is that the shootings are down, and we hope it stays that way. The Globe also had a nifty......

After losing the WHDH Chief Meteorologist seat to Pete Bouchard just over a year ago, Todd Gross bounced off to the internets rather quickly. Todd has continued to update his weather blog, but has quietly (for those of us inside 128) has also taken up residence at the Western Mass NBC affiliate WWLP out of Springfield. He reminds us today that it has been 29 years to the day since the blizzard of '78.......

This past September something innovative happened in Boston. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum launched a webcast. It wasn't just any webcast, it was a creative commons licensed release of concerts performed as part of the long standing museum concert series. It's allowed users world wide to take in a little classical music culture by downloading the file and playing it on their iPod, in the windows media center or whatever MP3 compatible device they choose.......

We all know about Donald Trump's taste in women. His wives get younger and younger. The same might go for Trump's chosen contestants on The Apprentice, according to a lawsuit filed in Boston by a man who is accusing the toupeed mogul of age discrimination. When Richard J. Hewett tried out for the show in 2005, he was 49. He didn't make it past the first tryout. There's any number of reasons he didn't make......

Not feeling up for First Nighting? Unable to get to New York City to watch the ball drop in person? As usual, the TV networks are more than willing to provide you with the kind of entertainment that will drive you to drink. Here's the lineup: WGBH 2 (PBS): Garrison Keillor's New Year's Eve Special. 10 pm. This one's for those of you who are feeling civilized. WBZ 4 (CBS): Local First Night Special. The......

Something happened to television this week. New shows came on the air, new seasons premiered their new episodes, and a whole new network has taken to the stage – the CW. Since childhood we've known NBC, CBS, and ABC as the big three. At some point along the line that Simpson's carrying station Fox hit the UHF band, but we still had our favorite indie stations on the ultra-high frequencies. TV38 (WSBK) and WLVI 56......

Because you're the only one in the office today and you've got the music cranked up as it flows from your computer – but you just want a little bit something different. Because last comic standing isn't going to be on tomorrow night (NBC shows the Macy's fireworks from NYC) and you're itching for some comedy. Because you can't stand the fact the Eugene Mirman calls New York home and not Cambridge. Because you're......

Who says Boston doesn't have any celebrities? Since Norm and Cliff don't grace our Thursday night televisions and heralding Good Will Hunting has become passé a lot of people are talking about how we don’t have much celeb power here in the Hub. Forbes Magazine takes a break from rating the richest people in America and the world to take focus on the 100 hottest celebrities – based on both influence and on their annual......

The season finale has just aired for your favorite TV show. NBC hasn't run Must See TV on Thursdays for a decade. The sun is shining and temperatures will be perfect for showing up jacketless to the next performance. Something to do every night this week – and rock it out for free with the pop tunes from WBOS' EarthFest line up on Saturday, starting at noon. All this and we're tivo-ing the Sox/Yanks games......

Bostonist has proven in recent weeks that we’re a big fan of the video available for time wasting on YouTube. With our fairly daily dose of something at least tangentially relevant to Boston and surrounding cities or the news that’s going on in the Hub we’ve been happy to exploit the resource that is YouTube. The Phoenix's Mike Miliard recently put together a rather lengthy look at the YouTube phenomenon. Titled “Get it While You......

Bostonist loves the Olympics. So much. Even though it's the winter Olympics, so there are far fewer obscure countries (Seychelles, represent!) and random-test-of-strength type sports (shotput, We're looking at you!), the skiing and skating and curling (oh, the curling!) do indeed rock our world. There are plenty of Masshole athletes to cheer on (like Jamie Hagerman, Courtney Kennedy, and Sarah Parsons of the women's hockey team, Rick DiPietro, Bill Guerin, and Keith Tkachuk of the......

Bostonist can't make up our mind on how we should feel about "The Biggest Loser," NBC's reality show in which overweight people compete to lose more weight and win a bunch of money. On the one hand, there is something hopeful and, dare we say it, uplifting about a program that celebrates personal transformation wrought by hard work and competition rather than scalpels and stitches. On the other hand, reality television is, by its......