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Bostonist sends a hearty congratulations to Rebecca Watson, of Brookline, for winning the Public Radio Talent Quest. Watson will have the opportunity to produce a pilot to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

While Bostonist preferred the first gubenatorial debate in which Independent Christy Mihos and Republican Kerry Healey practically got into a knock-down, drag-out catfight, last night's debate at Faneuil Hall followed a more classic debate model, in which the candidates sent out messages that worked on an explicit and a subliminal level. Explicitly, the politicians appeared to focus on the needs of the people. Subliminally, Republican Kerry Healey's reputation as an animatronic aristocrat was sealed....

A little while later, our omelette and tomato cheese scrambled eggs were delivered, which were both huge and delicious. Portions are pretty large here, but just perfect if you've had a fun (drunken) night before or are just in the mood to eat a lot.

Monday 6/19:

If today’s fabulous spring weather is inspiring you to get out of the apartment tonight, then you should stop by the Sebastian Junger event we told you about yesterday…and if for some reason you are feeling very studious tonight, why not make it a double header? For those of you who are on the ball, you already bought your tickets to the Jonathan Safran Foer event at the Coolidge Corner Theater in Brookline. After this...

It looks like Massachusetts, which loves to get strict with its alcohol laws (goodbye Happy Hours) is loosening up a bit when it comes to taking a bottle of wine home with you. The Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission has temporarily put the state’s new re-corking law into affect as of yesterday. While not finishing a bottle of wine is not a problem Bostonist faces often, the new law will allow restaurant patrons to take that unfinished bottle of wine home with them. In the past, this would have gone against the state’s open container law but now it’s fair game…with the proper precautions, of course. The restaurant must recork the bottle there and then place it in a clear plastic bag, which cannot be resealed once opened. Oh, and hold onto that receipt proving you bought the wine at dinner, and one bottle per person, please. To Bostonist, this seems like a lot of work just to bring home some wine. We'd probably stay and finish up that bottle before staggering on home (via the lovely public transportation system, of course!).

Theo Epstein, the "Once and Future King" of the Red Sox front office, is now officially back on board with the team in a full-time role to be determined. Bostonist doesn't care if he's part of the clubhouse cleaning crew; it’s good to have Theo Epstein, the man that built three straight playoff appearances and the 2004 World Series win, back in a full capacity helping the Red Sox become a better squad and getting the boys of summer ready for 2006.

Among other interesting rulings this month, the Supreme Court held Monday that displays of the Ten Commandments on public property are unconstitutional . . . except when they're not. In two cases, the Court approved an big stone rendering of the Commandments in a park surrounding the Texas state capitol, but rejected the posting of the commandments in Kentucky courtrooms. The unlikely swing vote in this confusing mess was Massachusetts' own Justice Stephen Breyer, who...