While we don’t long for the days of having a required summer reading list, Bostonist has been feeling a bit inspired to pick up a book and actually start reading something not on a computer screen. Since we’re going to be “vacationing” in the city this year, we might as well read some books that are set here in our fair state. Here are some of our Bostonist staff picks for your reading enjoyment. History......

DJ Logic at Ropeadope's "What is Jazz?" Festival at Berklee Bostonist basked in the glow of Berklee's Performance Center last Saturday as a roster of ropeadope stars - Bobby Previte, the Charlie Hunter Trio, DJ Logic, and the Christian McBride Band - asked the musical question "What is Jazz?" The name of label's "mini festival" was not so much a serious definitional challenge as an acknowledgment that much of ropeadope's genre-bending music -- while......

Drank too many Red Bull and Vodkas at the bar last night? Got a creative streak inspired by caffeine and taurine? Check out the Art of the Can contest display in South Boston. Bostonist is skeptical of found object art projects. We know usually that means that some artist has used trash to create works of art. After smelling the formaldehyde Damien Hirst used in the MFA exhibit Bostonist has tried to keep our nose......