The Red Sox has permeated nearly every facet of Bostonist's lives. When they're not live-blogging the games, waxing poetic about the games, thanking Curt Schilling for his splendid work, or telling Dane Cook to watch his hair, they're watching certain presidential candidates hop on the Red Sox bandwagon (sorry, Gothamist). The Sox are so branded on the local brain that people are using the Series to spice up their sex lives. Speaking of spice, Bostonist......

Sufjan Stevens and the Illinoisemakers wowed a sold-out Somerville Theatre audience last night with big sounds and pep rally pageantry. Arriving at 7:45 pm, 15 minutes before the opening act Laura Veirs took stage, the line of anticipating fans extended down the block past the Someday Café. Bostonist, failing to foresee such a broad display of punctuality, was forced to settle for a remote corner of the upper balcony. But despite the compromised location......