A viral video posted by our brothers and sisters at Gothamist shows some women who pole danced in a train car on a dare from darejunkies.com, much to the chagrin of the MTA. The video is something to behold, although, after seeing all the crotch-grinding and the dubious looks of some of the men enjoying themselves, we wouldn't want to touch anything in that car after the women finished. Here's the video: Given that this......

Since Bostonist knows you are all gearing up for the big anniversary party tomorrow night at the Kinsale, we assume you’ll all be staying home and resting tonight…well, okay probably not, but we thought we’d do a news roundup today because hell, it’s Friday. We certainly don’t expect you to read a newspaper. Bar Brawl on Newbury Street: Bostonist has had its fleeting moments of drunkenness over on Newbury Street’s basement level bar, Daisy Buchanan’s.......

For all you "Smykowskis" out there, fear no longer...local company Big Idea Group (BIG) wants to make your long-shot brainchild into a real product. Ok, so they're actually located in Manchester, but it's not as if New Hampshire is a stranger to product innovation. Offering inventors (supposedly) free "help in developing, packaging and presenting ideas, "strategic targeting of companies likely to be most receptive", and "negotiation of a fair and equitable licensing arrangement", BIG......

Some spots in Boston are unique even when they’re not lit up. For a while we’ve referred to the house near the Arborway and Centre St. rotary as the Castle. Part Tudor design, part castle and no moat the house sits majestically during the summertime near the Arnold Arboretum and in the winter it’s all a-twinkle with more lights than we’ve seen just about anywhere outside of Somerville. Since Bostonist was cruising the Arbor/Jamaica/Riverway without......

Bostonist decided to take a break from the MFA and head over to the Harvard Univerity Art Museums this past weekend; while we recall visiting the Peabody Museum on a high school field trip, we don’t recall ever wandering into any of the art museums that Harvard has to offer. The biggest draw right now is the Degas exhibit at the Sackler museum, which is home to the University’s permanent Asian, Indian, and Islamic art......

Given all the hype about Johnny Depp's starring role in the Tim Burton ‘reimagining’ (or whatever they call it) of the Roald Dahl book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, we were expecting some free candy. Alas, the promotions just haven’t been there. Bostonist has yet to break down and buy the golden ticket ($10.25!) to see the new Burton film. We might just go back in time with a kinder, gentler 1970's Willy Wonka. The......

Starting the same day State Attorney General Tom Reilly launched a war on spammers, people locally and worldwide have been experiencing the latest Spam attack. While Reilly focused his efforts on the local "Internet Spam Gang" that was reportedly based in Newton and comprised of some seven deadly spammers the Sober virus morphed in Germany. The Sober.Q virus that has been spreading the emails has been identified as the latest version of the Sober virus......

Since Bostonist has this week off (thank you, April vacation), we decided to explore outside the city limits in a little place called Watertown. With a list of recommendations from a friend, Bostonist has been out exploring all that Watertown has to offer--like cheaper rents, great restaurants, and convenient location. Bordering Brighton and Cambridge, Watertown is close to the city, without all the crime, crazy people, ineffective local government, etc. that comes with living......