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Ivy League schools aren't supposed to have good basketball teams, are they? They have teams for fun, so they can relax their weary minds with sports, but no one expects them to be a powerhouse. They're supposed to suck. A good Ivy League team might rip the fabric of the universe.

--Terry Francona will stay with the Red Sox through 2011. [Boston Globe Extra Bases]

On top of the loss of his chosen presidential candidate, Barack Obama, in the Massachusetts primaries (debate on the "Kennedy Lift" here), Senator Ted Kennedy now has to deal with more rumors about the Kennedy Clan.

It seems for some reason, Tom Brady and Randy Moss don't want to take a 6,000 mile flight this week and be reminded of Sunday's crushing disappointment. Brady's ankle issues are well-documented, of course, but Randy is feeling sympathy pain and is skipping the trip to Hawaii as well. So the Pro Bowl will have to go on without them. Tissues all around.

Guess the Metro really is in trouble. Without a buyout from the Examiner, they are cutting staff positions, including a sports editor, and the publisher has resigned.

Roz Chast and Maira Kalman Wednesday, November 14, 6:30 pm ICA Boston, $25 More info. Roz Chast and Maira Kalman's talk at the ICA has a loooong title: "A Shaky Yet Curiously Enlightening Evening with Roz Chast and Maira Kalman Who Will Show Work and Then Answer with Chipper Doubt Any Questions You Might Have About This, That, or the Other." It's surprising that the two offer such a long title when they are best...

Julian Velard with Jordan Carp Paradise Lounge Tonight, 7 p.m. 18+, $10 website The baseball fates are smiling upon Julian Velard today. The New York-based singer-songwriter told Bostonist recently that he was looking forward to performing in Boston tonight, with a show at the Paradise Lounge that serves as a brief escape to live performance during an intensely busy recording process. But Velard knew that trying to compete against the Red Sox in Boston is...

April Fool's Day is on the Horizon, but we ain't foolin this week. A solid line up of shows – starting with the Tourfilter DJ Night at River Gods – is ahead. It's mid-week heavy this time around so kick it like a rock star and be thankful you can sleep in on Saturday. Monday, 3/26 TourFilter Mixtape Tourfilter founder Chris Marstall will be at River Gods in Cambridge equipped with an evening full...

Tom Brady is awfully busy even though the Pats lost to the Colts. He's a star witness, and he's been wooing Gisele Bundchen. The Globe wonders what the two have in common other than their superhuman bone structures, and they come up with right-wing politics:

It comes up every now and again. The idea that somehow Boston and Bostonians want to be New York or New Yorkers invades us from the South. Sure, the big apple has it's charm but we've got our reasons for living here in Boston and we don't need it to replicate New York. The New York Times recently featured an article on Tony Goldman, a man credited with inventing SoHo, and his efforts to redevelop Fort Point. And perhaps try a new name on for size:

Mr. Goldman said he intended to rebrand the quarter as the Boston Wharf District, and construction of the first phase of his project, which begins in March, entails creating 87 condominiums at 316-322 Summer Street. A second phase, scheduled for construction next year, will add 150 to 200 more. The price of the apartments will be about $400,000 to over $1 million, with an average price of about $500,000. Within five years, Goldman Properties also plans to create about 90,000 square feet of restaurant and retail space, said Albert Price, a managing director of the company.

The article concentrates on the similarities of Fort Point and SoHo and gives a hat tip to the South End for starting some of the SoHo-esque development (you know, SoWa) Goldman hopes to continue across the Channel from downtown. Bostonist shares the apprehension some from the Fort Point Cultural Coalition have expressed – Fort Point is already a neighborhood, trying to make it one is just forced. More less than affordable condos will surely crop up, and it was floated that some original cobblestone and railroad ties will be uncovered as part of the "new" neighborhood's charm.

So Bostonist has never claimed to be the most intellectual of the bunch, especially when it comes to television. We’ve been tuning in these past couple weeks to Fox’s harshest reality television show (no, not Skating With Celebrities) to see just how mean the judges on American Idol can get. As we’ve seen in the last few seasons of this spinoff of the British show, Pop Idol, the best part of Idol is the...

After all the attention over James Frey’s “memoir” scandal last week, Bostonist was ready to throw in the towel and just concentrate on reality television. But then we started reading about some upcoming author events and remembered that we do in fact, like to read. So, in honor of finding the joy of reading again, we’ve decided to help you all get back on the book wagon again with a Bostonist contest.

Before Bostonist could make it to one of the hundreds of Dunkin’ Donuts locations to try their Caramel Creme and Mocha Almond latte flavors (just released for the holidays), we heard about a contest: Free coffee for life - could it be true? Dunkin’ Donuts is asking patrons to tell their story about the great lengths to which they’ve gone for a cup of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee. With a location within arms' reach* anywhere in the city, Dunkin’ Donuts is exceedingly convenient, but Bostonist has to admit that sugar and cream with a little bit of coffee tastes just as good no matter where we buy it. Entries in the contest must be received by next Monday (November 28) to qualify. If you’ve descended Mt. Washington, Mt. Everest, or Mt. Kilimanjaro just to grab a cup o’ arabica, Bostonist is sure you’ve got a leg up on this contest. John Glenn can’t claim a return trip to Earth for this contest, though: it isn’t open to Ohio residents.

We know that as a reader of this little corner of the Internet that you’re a savvy, smart, sophisticated person—that or you can’t figure out how to work the mouse and click away from here. Bostonist would like to think it’s the former. We’re going to play make-believe for a minute think that we’ve been stealing away visitors from the Boston Globe’s website...Ok, Playtime over. Boston.com we know is ten, but losing readers?

"Rather than go back to my tiny apartment, we headed into the State House, drank Jack Daniel's, rolled naked about the oval 'Cabinet meeting' table," wrote Byrnes. Now, the next time Mitt sits down to a cabinet meeting, he might be wondering if the table is coated with Old English or Olde English.

It may sound a bit like uber-indie Reality Bites, but Bujalski is a telented writer and the fly-on-the-wall, Cassavetes-like feel of this film gives it a pleasing verisimillitude. There's a real strong possibility that you'll see a bit of yourself in Marnie and her fumblings. Or, alternately, the film could annoy the heck out of you. (Sign of a true artist!) Bostonist saw Funny Ha Ha awhile ago, but it stuck around in Bostonist's head, unlike 99% of other films, which is a real compliment. And The New York Times gave this film a rave review, so trust Bostonist's boy Tony Scott and check Funny Ha Ha out!

Our Senator may have lost the presidential race, but Massachusetts is nevertheless solidifying its control over the rest of the country: Our old pal Bill Weld is getting more press coverage than he has in years as New York Republicans consider whether to nominate him if their current governor, George Pataki, doesn't run again. The New York Times tells us that Weld, who now lives in Manhattan, has been looking to get back into politics...

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 Time Magazine and he's published several books. Tonight he's talking about his latest book, The Best Year Of Their Lives: Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon in 1948: Learning The Secrets Of Power. This book has already recieved strong reviews in The Boston Globe and The New York Times, and it should be an incisive look at three future presidents as young congressmen in 1948 and how these events shaped their rise to power. Superficially, it's kind of like that WB show Jack and Bobby. Morrow is a lively writer, who, if Bostonist remembers correctly "has had dinner with all the presidents" and he should be giving a great talk. So go to 5th floor of the BU Barnes and Noble (under the Citgo sign) at 7PM and learn about the American presidency for free!

Yesterday the Boston Globe announced that it was completing a deal that would purchase a 49% share in Metro Boston for $16.5 Million. The New York Times owned Boston Globe will control nearly half of the Metro’s operation in the Boston location only. The Metro free newspapers operate domestically are in Boston, Philadelphia, and New York. The deal has more to do with advertising revenue. Starting today the Metro Boston and Boston Globe are offering...

Bostonist is looking forward to the Superbowl of course, but it is also looking ahead to a Sunday-filled session of guacamole eating. This weekend marks the biggest weekend for this green dip, with over 43.6 million pounds of avocados being snatched up at the stores for Sunday. This made Bostonist recall last year's epidemic out in California, who produces 95% of the yearly crop...people were actually stealing avocados off the farms because the demand was so great Superbowl weekend. Hopefully, this craziness won't ensue again this year and we can all eat our guac without handcuffs.