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A peanut is neither a pea nor a nut; discuss. more ›

"Me and You and Everyone we Know" opened this weekend to positive reviews from folks all over Boston. Today Bostonist brings you a contest we mentioned in an interview post with Miranda July last week. We're giving away to prize packs including an IFC movie pack, and special engagement passes to catch the flick on the big screen. Entries must be received by 3 p.m. on Thursday, July 7, 2005, and only one entry per person. Affiliates of Bostonist and other Gothamist sites are not eligible to win prizes. more ›

Against better judgment Bostonist has been a Metro reader. Ok, you’re pretty smart and figured it out: we don’t pay for anything we read. We take advantage of the wonderful libraries all over the hub for our books, get our daily newspaper free when getting the subway (or the Herald as it's passed out free almost every afternoon), and spend way too much time reading from our computer screens. Still, Bostonist likesWe think of ourselves... more ›

Last week the Imperial March and Star Wars Themes were at audible hum all around the hub as movie goers watched the final installment of the Star Wars prequel series. Rumors have been floating around about Lucas’ possible intentions to develop the prequel’s prequel. The buzz this week has shifted (or taken the ferry) to another John Williams score: the theme to Jaws. JawsFest was hosted by Martha’s Vineyard over the weekend celebrated the 30th anniversary of the release of Jaws, the movie which made the Vineyard into Amity Island and home to Bruce, the mechanical great white. Following around a replica of the mechanical shark were not only fans but rumors. Today Bostonist has heard not only about a Lucas prequel but a Speilberg sequel. Bostonist doesn’t usually listen to Hollywood gossip. In the rare case movie gossip involves the Bay State we like to think it might be true. We’re really looking forward to a Jaws 5, though we could just be dissapointed to learn that we saw it last year. more ›

Since Bostonist has this week off (thank you, April vacation), we decided to explore outside the city limits in a little place called Watertown. With a list of recommendations from a friend, Bostonist has been out exploring all that Watertown has to offer--like cheaper rents, great restaurants, and convenient location. Bordering Brighton and Cambridge, Watertown is close to the city, without all the crime, crazy people, ineffective local government, etc. that comes with living in those places. Today Bostonist strolled over to Coolidge Square to check out Cosmo's Ice Cream and Cupcakes, a great new addition to the already stellar offerings in that area. Bostonist initially cringed when asked to pay $2 for a cupcake, but it was totally worth it. more ›

dredge the campus pond. Don't get us wrong--we return our empties to the packie religiously. But like many Americans, we just never felt the immediacy of resource depletion--until now. Today Bostonist shelled out a whopping $2.19 per gallon at a gas station in Hyde Park. As if that wasn't bad enough, we turned on the radio after that and heard that gas prices are projected to be at an average of $2.35 this summer. Worst of all, Bostonist's daily commute is 30 miles round trip. Guess that "student for change" was right when he said that we'd live to regret this. more ›