Entries from Bostonist tagged with 'theamerican'
January 20, 2008
The American Kennel Club released the most popular dog breeds, not just in the United States, but in the major American cities. Here's the list out of Boston: 1. Labrador Retriever 2. German Shepherd 3. Yorkshire Terrier 4. Golden Retriever 5. Boxer 6. Bulldog 7. Pug 8. Dachshund 9. Poodle 10. Pomeranian Boston is following a trend since the AKC notes that Labrador Retrievers have been the most popular dog in America for 17......
Continue Reading "Bostonians' Top Dogs"November 12, 2007
-- 18 protesters were arrested during yesterday's Veterans Day ceremony at City Hall Plaza. They were members of Veterans for Peace, an organization of former soldiers opposed to the Iraq War. The American Legion had placed the group in the rear of the Veterans Day parade and told them that they could not carry signs protesting the war. The Veterans for Peace responded by blocking the official ceremony podium with gags in their mouths and......
Continue Reading "Boston Blotter: Veterans Will Have Their Day in Court"October 19, 2007
The American Idea First Parish Church Meetinghouse, 3 Church Street, Harvard Square (Corner of Mass. Ave. and Church St.) Friday, October 19th, 7:00 pm, $5 More info There are a lot of things you could do to celebrate your 150th anniversary. For a magazine, publishing a book seems like a good idea: anthologize the best of your magazine writing in a more permanent format so it can be remembered for all time. And that's just......
Continue Reading "The American Idea: The Best of The Atlantic Monthly"January 2, 2007
Last week the Globe ran an op-ed by Robert Kuttner. He rented a Pontiac around Christmas and was real disappointed. His account of his experience was peppered with declarations like "So what's wrong with GM? The cars. GM is famous for being run by bean counters and ad men. Toyota is run by engineers." He goes on to cite American engineering feats like the iPod as an example to support his assertion that Americans can......
Continue Reading "GM Haters Unite, Rally Around the Globe"December 13, 2005
Ping On Alley is just off of Essex Street in Chinatown, pretty close to South Station. Nothing very special about the alley… a parking lot on one side, a big ol’ brick building on the other. But if you look closely, there is a plaque that tells the tale of that alley. In June 1870, the first wave of Chinese immigrants were brought in by shoe factory owners in western Massachusetts to break a strike.......
Continue Reading "Historical Marker Mania: Volume 3"November 22, 2005
You might remember that Boston was named second best city for singles a while back. Well if there are lots of single people dating out there, that means there must be a lot of exes out there, too. If that sounds like you, Bostonist has discovered a holiday hot spot for the dating elite out there. If you head to Gypsy Bar on Thursday, Dec 1st between 6-10p.m., you can attend the 2nd Annual Yankee......
Continue Reading "Yankee Swap that Ex"May 25, 2005
Well, it's official. "Boston Rob," as CBS execs like to call him, got hitched to fellow Survivor castaway, Amber, in a two-hour mind-numbing adventure cleverly titled, "Rob and Amber Get Married." Bostonist was not planning its night to include this wedding show fiasco, but perhaps it was the Nor'easter or the high one gets off watching American Idol (with only two contestants left! Can you stand it?!), which caused a temporary lapse in judgement. Not......
Continue Reading "Just Plain Bad (Addictive) Reality T.V."April 12, 2005
Lance Morrow teaches a class at BU on "The American Presidency", and it's one of those classes that is always talked about and whispered about and a hot ticket for a semester. Bostonist has had the pleasure of having Mr. Morrow in class and he's an insightful and fascinating guy, one of those teachers who has stories to tell. When he's not teaching at BU, he writes cover stories, essays, and book reviews for......
Continue Reading "1948 and How It Shaped Three Presidents"