Work has been crazy the last few weeks which is why you haven’t seen the megalinks since the beginning of the New Year. I’m hoping next week will be easier. You have your Weekend Viewing Picks , of course.  National Starting with the Sports Business Daily, we have the full roster of...

Time to whip out the fake tan and hair gel. Two castmates from MTV’s oh-so-popular reality TV show “Jersey Shore” are fist pumping their way to the Boston area. On Friday, Jan. 22 at 10 p.m., the guilty pleasure’s self-proclaimed “guidette” Snooki, also known as Nicole...

A handful of director Robert Altman regulars including Elliot Gould, Sally Kellerman and Michael Murphy are slotted to celebrate the late filmmaker’s work this weekend with the first event hitting Boston University’s Tsai Performance Center at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22. Sponsored by BU’s...

The official trailer for the made-in-Boston downsizing drama ” The Company Men ,” starring Ben Affleck, Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Tommy Lee Jones, Chris Cooper and Rosemarie DeWitt, yesterday surfaced online. The clip, a montage of footage showcasing various Boston locales, is a nicely...

Here comes the bride? Anne Hathaway, known for her work in movies ranging from “The Devil Wears Prada” to “Rachel Getting Married,” has been tapped as the Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ 2010 Woman of the Year. Nope, her stint in the less-than-stellar, made-in-Boston flick ”...

Tom Everett Scott, an East Bridgewater native currently in Boston to promote the upcoming season of his TNT crime drama “Southland,” says he jumped at the chance to revisit his hometown roots. “It’s just like home. I never got to know the city of Boston as well of some of friends...

Image by historygradguy from photos tagged “Bostonist” on Flickr. Menino has been less visible than Waldo since he injured his knee last month. [ Boston Herald ] More than $1 billion per year is spent on the Commonwealth’s correctional expenses, and it’s rising. [ Boston Globe...

Image by BGLewandowski from photos tagged “Bostonist” on Flickr . Rats are terrorizing the North End. Anne M. Pistorio, a member of the North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association, said it’s like living in a “Third World country.” [ Boston Globe ] With the Democratic...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/spezz/ / CC BY 2.0 If you’ve walked down Broadway in Ball Square, maybe on your way to brunch, you’ve probably noticed the bakery with the crazy lavishly-decorated cakes in the window. If you haven’t gone in, well, boy, you’re missing out. Lyndell’s...

The name of the heroic MBTA operator who stopped a train in time to save a woman’s life on the Orange Line this weekend has been released. Charice Lewis , we thank you for your quick response in this scary situation, and wish all MBTA operators were so attentive. A word of appreciation also goes...