--Did carrying around a bunch of mail-order catalogs and dodging dogs all day make an East Boston postal worker snap? Noelle Lacorte, 26, of Revere, was driving her mail truck yesterday morning when she almost ran over a police officer working a detail. The police took offense, and she took off. Here's what happened next, according to the Herald: “The officer observed the operator on her cell phone with a cigarette in one hand and......

Although we have long admired the event from afar, Bostonist experienced its very first Define-a-Thon last night at the Boston Public Library. Houghton Mifflin, the sponsor, dared us to participate, and we took them up on it. There weren't many people at the event at Rabb Hall, perhaps thanks to Define-a-Thon burnout (October 8 through 14 was Define-a-Thon week) and the lack of booze at the BPL. We knew it wasn’t the right time or......

Holy smokes! Giant fish on the MTA, Paris Hilton in jail, then out, then in again, Al Gore, goatses, blumpkins, Matt Damon, and baby art critics! It's been a busy week across the Ist-A-Verse, and here's a smattering of what's been going on. In Gothamist's neck of the woods, they found out that many things are possible: A man caught a 40+ pound fish off the Rockaways and took it home on the subway. Graffiti......

The Scripps National Spelling Bee starts today! H-O-O-R-A-Y! And our state is well represented. Here's the list of our locals from the official Scripps National Spelling Bee site: 121. Michael Ryan Hackett, Sentinel & Enterprise, Fitchburg 122. Anjithaa Radakrishnan, The Sun, Lowell 123. Daniel Collins Rosenberg, The Daily Item, Lynn 124. Mary Harrington, The Martha's Vineyard Times 125. Akshat Shekhar, The Patriot Ledger, Quincy CNBC isn't betting on any of these guys, but we are!......

The Spelling Bee seems to be a hotter fad than leggings and skirts. The "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" is currently running at the Wilbur Theatre downtown, Spellbound will be in your mailbox tomorrow if you add it to your netflix queue, and there's even that pesky frosted mini-wheats commercial featuring a spelling comp. Tomorrow night at the Brattle Theatre you can see one live – and if you catch the late show......