Senator Edward M. Kennedy has just signed an agreement with Grand Central Publishing to write his memoirs. According to the AP, he reportedly will receive money along the lines of $8 or $9 million, similar to what Hillary Clinton and Tony Blair got for their memoirs. NYT is saying it will be $8 million. As if he needs the money. The high advance suggests that Kennedy might actually talk about the juicy stuff--drinking, Joan, Chappaquiddick......

Gordon Brown, who is taking over for Tony Blair as British prime minister, has apparently visited Cape Cod a few times, which means Senators Kennedy and Kerry are eager to lay claim to the PM's time. He doesn't have a place there, but they're already assuming that Brown will come back. Ted Kennedy really wants Gordon Brown to sit next to him in the Cape Cod cafeteria. He released a statement calling Brown one of......

The nicer the weather gets, the busier we get across the Ist-A-Verse. But we like being busy. Here's a peek at what we've been up to since last week! Chicagoist had an interview with Audrey Niffenegger, whose popular book, The Time Traveler's Wife, was based in their fine city. They also had a heated discussion about Rush Limbaugh's controversial Barack Obama parody, talked about whether Uncle Julio's Hacienda is a good place to get......

Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj is the kind of love-it-or-hate-it college movie that will split the population of Boston moviegoers. A large chunk of them - the college students who flow in and out of the universities - will love the beer-soaked parties. The others - namely residents who dread the arrival of said rowdy students - will quake at the prospect of yet another movie that applauds collegiate partying. However, two......

It seems like Boston has been having weather more like londonist is used to experiencing. The promise of 50 or 60 degree weather hasn’t materialized as of yet, though it’s rumored to roll in around midnight. The fog and rain we’ve seen is a little better than the frigid temps we saw last year at this time. We have the fog but no Prince Harry scandal. What is a “Fancy-Dress” party anyway, is it......