Boston Celtic Kendrick Perkins might miss today's game against the Sacramento Kings because a bed attacked his toe. No kidding. Even the AP just let Perkins tell the story of the headboard that tried to take his toe: I was asleep. I guess whoever put my bed together didn't put it together right when I moved, so one side of my bed fell. My bed was tilted, so I got out of my bed to......

Mahmood Rezaei-Kamalabad Aladdin Auto Repair Behind Fresh Pond Cinemas Friday, October 12, through Sunday, October 13 Gallery reception on Saturday, October 13, 5:00 to 9:00 pm Cambridge has always had a knack for making cars way more interesting to those who are not mechanically inclined. People without cars can enjoy NPR's "Car Talk," broadcast from Harvard Square. But Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers, have nothing on Mahmood Rezaei-Kamalabad, proprietor of Aladdin Auto Repair.......

So I have an apartment that I love with one problem: a faulty, f***ed up, awful refrigerator. It should be BURNED. I can't even have frozen vegetables because the freezer part is one giant block of ice. However, in the lease the owners have cunningly put "a refrigerator unit is a privilege, not a right. If it breaks, it's on you" (essentially). Doesn't that break tenant-landlord stuff? Don't we renters have a right to......

Cambridge based Power Pop trio Anushka Pop, are earning some well deserved buzz from their 2nd EP, Akathena. Give a minute, well, 2 minutes to be precise, and listen to the title track; you'll understand why. The boys (John Soares - lead vocal/guitar/ organ, Chris Welch - drums/vocals, and Johnny Arguedas- bass/vocals) were nice enough to sit down with Bostonist, and after one round of whiskey, spill all their trade secrets. Akathena.mp3 | Why I'm......

People must be learning. We’ve had our ears open all week and the ridiculous nonsense we’re accustomed to hearing wasn’t flowing as fast and furious as it once had. But there’s no stopping our intrepid readers. Bostonist and our cohorts around the city will keep dropping those eaves, as long as you keep dropping us lines. Send them to bostonistoverheard at gmail dot com with your latest tidbits of out-of-contextual phraseology. Woman: So I......

Today the Red Sox will attend the traditional recognition ceremony at the Whitehouse for the World Champions. The players, owners, managers and president of the Sox will meet President G. W. Bush. He’s the first President since Woodrow Wilson that has seen the Red Sox win the World Series while sitting in office. Bush has some special connections with the Sox. Where the Curse befell the Sox after trading the Babe to the Yankee’s, Bush......

Bostonist breaks into the day of commercialized love with our official launch. Boink Magazine, the much hyped college sex magazine to rival H-Bomb, will launch with their Boink at the Roxy party on Thursday (tickets available on their site). Bostonist asked Photographer and Boink Co-Founder Christopher Anderson questions about himself, photography, the magazine, and Valentine's Day. INTERVIEW Vitals: How old are you, How long have you lived here, Where did you come from, and Where......