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Disability Abuse (Sort of) Solved!
Apparently, all the Boston Fire Department needed to do to end its disability-abuse crisis was to buy some treadmills and weights. Fire Commissioner Roderick Frasier […]
Nobody Puts Jonathan Papelbon in the Corner
Jonathan Papelbon likes to dance. We thought his love for the art form started when the closer did a jig after the Red Sox clinched […]
The Rockefeller Circus Comes Back to Town
While Clark Rockefeller may still be holed up in the Suffolk County jail, it doesn’t mean he will stop making headlines anytime soon. The Globe […]
Two Tales of One Turbine
A couple of weeks ago, we lamented the ways the Herald and Globe’s perspectives were changing. The tabloid was gushing over Ted Kennedy and the […]
Jane Swift’s Guide to Swine
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to your new distraction. Forget about quibbling over how many homes the candidates own. This week, we’re going to discuss whether […]
Luna’s on the Move
Little more than five months after opening Aroa Fine Chocolate, which he often described as the fulfillment of a lifelong dream, Alejandro Luna has abruptly […]
More City Hall Sniping
Boston City Councilor Michael Flaherty seems to believe that one day, Bostonians will trudge to City Hall Plaza to pay their parking tickets, only to […]
Maybe Whitey Should Consider a Move to Miami
Jury selection in the trial of John Connolly began yesterday in Miami, and the Globe gives us some shocking news. It seems that Floridians don’t […]
Here’s a Little Story We Got to Tell About Two Police Reports We Like so Well
As devout lovers of schadenfreude, we firmly believe that the police reports are required reading. Whether an (alleged) prostitute is wedging herself into a dryer […]
Disorientation 2008
I did college orientation twice, and I hated it both times. The first was for my short-lived stint at the University of Rhode Island. The […]
Clarifying the Fine Print on the Whitey Bulger Reward
The fine print always breaks our heart. It’s where we learn that we can’t apply our Macy’s coupon for an item that’s already on sale. […]
Presidential Candidates and Boston Infrastructure
Our roads and bridges are a lot like the presidential candidates. We’ve got the John McCain of local infrastructure, the Longfellow Bridge. The span has […]
Where There’s Smokers, There’s Dumb Laws
When Boston banned smoking in bars and clubs in 2003, I was delighted. I loathed having to hop in the shower to rinse the film […]
Replacing John and Elizabeth Edwards
Late yesterday, word came down that philanderer and former presidential hopeful John Edwards and his wife Elizabeth won’t appear at Salem State College on Sept. […]
Bell Tolls for Sidekick?
I’ve been bitterly opposed to the Globe‘s Sidekick section since its inception in 2005, mainly because I couldn’t figure out what it was (so I […]