For almost the entire time FenSheaParkway lived in Boston, Kenmore Square's inescapable march towards gentrification was on full display. When I arrived in the city, Kenmore was delightfully divey, almost over-the-top so, but yet still accessible and not so very intimidating. But faux brick by faux brick, Boston University turned it into just ( Read more... )

My very own week progresses along the slim intersection of dread and relief but there are still exciting things happening that demand attention. To wit:

Manny comes in peace; J.Lo estimated to own $40M buss.

"Would you like Jennifer Lopez to give you a kiss? Of course Manny wants his option picked up," Tavarez told the Herald. "I'm telling you ( Read more... )

"Red Sox Nation" - What is it exactly? Cultural zeitgeist? Cute nickname? Cunning marketing scheme?

Wrong - It's a political party.The Red Sox, having years ago co-opted the term, either from the proud way that fans label themselves or from the snide way some writers label us, are now looking for an official 'President' of Red Sox Nation. ( Read more... )

I'm still recovering from last night - emotions, liver and lungs all still tattered - so I don't really have anything cogent to say about the Pats. Professor Thom's was a madhouse last night; if I was going to suffer through a superlative performance by Peyton Manning, at least it was with 100 people who are clearly bigger Pats fans than I ( Read more... )

The good guys got in. Cal and Tony, on a stage in Cooperstown, later this summer ( Read more... )

Remember that commercial that had Emmitt Smith endorsing the company because they helped him protect himself from identity theft? The one where we get to see that Emmitt's password is "Catch-22", thus depriving him of a really cool password because now everyone would know it ( Read more... )