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What's Really Going On with Occupy Boston
The day I visited, the headline in the Boston Herald had proclaimed ominously: Tensions Rising in “Occupied” Hub. Funny, that’s not what I found at all.
Why Doesn't Anyone Like Mitt Romney?
Poor Mitt Romney. Our former governor has been running for president since 2007, but can’t get more than one-quarter of Republican voters to actually want […]
Netflix Plan Is One Giant JK
It’s been three weeks since Netflix first made clear the murky details of its plan to split its streaming and DVD plans with a new […]
Cutty's Legendary Sandwich Menu Gains New, Eggy Additions
Today, national food blog Serious Eats declared this week “Cutty’s Week” in honor of cult-fave sandwich shop Cutty’s, promising to write about a different sandwich […]
Rick Perry's Anti-RomneyCare Ad Is Eerily Similar to the Da Vinci Code
Rick Perry’s Anti-RomneyCare Ad Is Eerily Similar to the Da Vinci Code. If that whole Republican nomination thing doesn’t work out, at least there’s Hollywood. […]
Daily Feed: Is Whitey Bulger's Tipster in Danger?
Is Whitey Bulger’s Tipster in Danger? Now that the Globe let the cat out of the bag on the identity of the Icelandic woman who […]
Looking Up All Kinds of Info with Boston About Results
The grandiose promises of politicians frequently disappoint. Initiatives launched with tremendous fanfare lose momentum as their champions turn their interest elsewhere and move on to […]
Merit Pay for Teachers Just Doesn't Pay Off
This week, The New York Times had a front-page article on teachers — always a moment of excitement for us. But, as is all too […]
As Seen on Facebook: States That Allow You to Marry Your Cousin — but not Your Partner
Two playful, color-coded maps of the United States are making the rounds on Facebook this week. The first depicts “States That Allow Gay Marriage” and […]
Welcome Back to Reality, Boston Bruins
Welcome Back to Reality, Boston Bruins. Kinda, sorta. Because not just any team in the NHL gets to start the season opener by raising the […]
Another Kind of Harsher Reality for the NHL
Another Kind of Harsher Reality for the NHL. Boston University Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy examined the brain of Rick Martin, the seven-time […]
Mitt Romney Says That God Doesn't Want Americans To Be Followers
Mitt Romney Says That God Doesn’t Want Americans To Be Followers. Or, now that Sarah Palin has left the building, someone has to draw the […]
Occupy Movement Hits the Well-Thinking at Harvard
Occupy Movement Hits the Well-Thinking at Harvard. They’ve caught Barack Obama’s attention, and some Tea Partiers are getting kind of irked by them, too. But […]
Daily Feed: Welcome Back to Reality, Boston Bruins
Welcome Back to Reality, Boston Bruins. Kinda, sorta. Because not just any team in the NHL gets to start the season opener by raising the […]
The Top 10 Houses in Film
Spend a chilly fall weekend watching classic architecture in living color: 1. Ice Storm, filmed on location in New Canaan. This gorgeous and little-known Ang […]