A a kid, I remember Jim Rice’s broken hand costing the Sox a World Series title, and Darryl Stingley’s career ending on a preseason gridiron. I watched the corpus erodus of Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, and Bill Walton during what could have been productive years breaking in kids like Len Bias...

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...

Blotter siren — The DEA picked up Anthony W. Cristallo of East Boston, an alleged accomplice to the alleged OxyContin ring that authorities say neighborhood liaison John Forbes was running out of Boston’s City Hall. [ Herald ] — Sensitive toothed State Senator Anthony Galluccio had...

Sean|sean took some snow, a lady looking to cross the street, and a long exposure to make something cool happen, an interesting and engaging photo. View original here: Photo of the Day, December 24, 2009: Park & Tremont

Image by Paul Keleher from photos tagged “Bostonist” on Flickr. The city has ordered that a snow emergency and parking ban will go into effect at 10:00 p.m. Saturday, December 19, 2009. According to the city, this means: * The City of Boston encourages businesses to ask employees to work...

Photo of one Cantabrigian’s prey tagged “Bostonist” by AntyDiluvian Cambridge tends to attract people who are very white eccentric, and it is not unusual for them to pretend like they live in the woods instead of a high density college suburb. William James, for instance, was rumored...

Last week, we solicited reader submissions for the Hub-o-sphere. (Strangely, most emails looked suspiciously like spam.) Send anything you’ve got, and we’ll probably use it. — “Expect the unexpected” and other Autumn safety tips can be found on the Commonwealth’s...

BGLewandowski makes great use of texture and color in today’s PotD. The bright blue door instantly captures your eye and the texture and detail it contains are terrific. See original here:  Photo of the Day, December 1, 2009: The Door has Closed

Photo courtesy of Posterchild. Torontoist thought it was awwww-some that their street artist pal Posterchild asked his girlfriend to marry him by means of street art . Seattlest was thankful for all the ways that Washington sports doesn’t suck. LAist was all about being thankful this week, and...

islordhoopen.com Is Lord Hobo open yet? How about now? Now? Reload. Reload. [ islordhoboopen.com ] When life gives you beer cartons, make beer carton libraries. [ Book Patrol ] Liquor licensing in Massachusetts is a dark art. [ Drinkboston ] Cocktail prodigy Tom Schlesinger-Guidelli is leaving Craigie...