--Boston is a city that plays fast and loose with traffic laws, but the city needs money, so that's about to stop. The City Council is considering increasing fines for jaywalking and actually enforcing the rules. [WCVB] --After Caddygate and Drapegate and the casino mess, Governor Deval Patrick probably thought the media was going easy on his nemesis, House Speaker Sal DiMasi. But the free ride might be over. [Boston Globe, Boston Herald] --Norman......

Page Six reports that late literary bad boy (and Harvard alum) Norman Mailer's love letters to his mistress have been purchased by Harvard for an undisclosed amount. Mistress Carole Mallory dished some dirt to Page Six about the letters and other materials Harvard now owns: "There's a 20-page sex scene from an unpublished memoir I wrote called 'Making Love With Norman'... It's very steamy. Norman was a real man and he knew what he was......

Norman Mailer, identified with New York City but buried in Provincetown, died, giving rise to all manner of praise. But Paul Flannery at Boston Daily found the best tribute of all--the obituary Mailer wrote for himself for the magazine back in 1979. Here's a little taste: " At the memorial service, passages from his favorite literary works, all penned by himself, were read, as well as passages from prominent Americans. His old friend, Truman Capote,......

The first Out of the Book event will take place Tuesday, June 19, at 7:00 pm at the Brattle Theatre. The event is sponsored by Powell's Books and the Grub Street Writers. Powell's of Portland, Oregon - the top vacation destination for any true book fiend - is producing a series of documentaries about modern authors. The goal is to give authors the kind of exposure that other creative types get. Few authors have the......

Norman Mailer will read from The Castle in the Forest at the Congregational United Church of Christ. For tickets, visit Harvard Book Store or call 617-661-1515. Tickets are still available according to the website. UPDATE: This event has been sold out. However, the pleasant person we spoke with at the Harvard Book Store said that, if you're really amped up about the reading, you can arrive at the church early, and they'll place you in......