A peanut is neither a pea nor a nut; discuss. Today Bostonist encountered two versions of the story of the girlfriend who died after kissing her boyfriend (who’d eaten a peanut butter sandwich earlier) just over a year ago. The first instance came when we sat down to read the Health and Science section of the morning's Globe, the second when we tuned in to Day to Day on NPR. Regular Globe contributor Dr. Darshak......

"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......

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......

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......

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 our college days, Bostonist was constantly assaulted in the student union by back-to-the-land types, begging us to please, please help them save the environment in some way or another. We were willing to sign petitions or even click our mouse a few times, but we drew the line when the president of our college's environmental organization asked us to help dredge the campus pond. Don't get us wrong--we return our empties to the packie......