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Okay. You're gonna need a map for this one. Those who were already ambivalent toward or completely against the Guardian Angels have more reason to be skeptical of the group. Apparently the Angels' screening process could use an overhaul because a registered sex offender is among their ranks. However, we aren't quite sure what's going on because the Globe and the Herald are have different takes on the story. Here's the real story: The Guardian... more ›

--Commissioner Ed Davis isn't thrilled that the Guardian Angels want to come back to Boston. Guardian Angel leader Curtis Sliwa says that's Davis' problem, and the Angels are coming back to Boston anyway. The Guardian Angels have been here before, but they left in 1992. In fact, you might see the trademark red beret of the Angels starting tomorrow. (And let us know if you do.) --Since Chiara Levin died, it seems as if our... more ›

Bostonist's going to see the movies about four-letter words and zombies, but we urge you to check out the rest of Boston International Film Festival, which offers samurai, crossword puzzles, giant Buddhas, and Pixies. Wednesday 4/19 Lost in Translation The Harvard Film Archive follows up Maggie Chung & Tony Leung's gorgeous, heartbreaking non-affair in Hong Kong with Scarlett Johansen & Bill Murray's equally beautiful, equally heartbreaking non-affair in Tokyo. But we might just stay home... more ›

Bostonist loves a good book and we find extra comfort when that good book is written by a local Boston author. To help celebrate Picador Publishing's 10th anniversary in the literary world, they have offered up some free books to you readers out there. Who is this oh-so-generous publishing house, you might ask? Well, Picador is an imprint of Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, and has published some of Bostonist's favorite novels (The Corrections, Running With Scissors, The Hours, etc.). To mark their big birthday, they have been traveling the country with a tour showcasing their books written by local authors. Picador's latest stop is at the Boston Athenaeum on Beacon Street tomorrow night at 6:00 p.m. The event features two authors, Atul Gawande and James Wood, who will both be reading from their Picador novels. Gawande, chief resident in surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, authored Complications: A Surgeon’s Notes on an Imperfect Science, which focuses on the true stories of life in the medical world. Forget those plot lines on E.R.; these are stories that show the real world of medicine. This is Gawande's first novel and for those who think medical writing can't be enjoyable, the Globe thought otherwise: "descriptive without being condescending or mechanical. He's insightful, compassionate, and gently funny." more ›