July 2009
54 posts
Tour Deadliest Catch's Boat the Sea Star
The Deadliest Catch’s fishing boat can be toured from the Edgewater Hotel in Seattle, Washington
http://www.edgewaterhotel.com/edgewater_packages.aspx?gclid=CM6i4LG1-ZsCFRJM5QodbkdS_A
White Roofs Catch On as Energy Cost Cutters →
Heroin is an issue in middle class suburbia →
Experiment: Women Blindfolded and Selected Dates...
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/30/fashion/30skin.html
Rock N Roll Yard Sale in Somerville's Union...
Saturday, August 1, 3-7pm
Union Square will transform into a flea market of treasures including vinyl records and music memorabilia, vintage eyewear and apparel, homemade crafts, and vegan cupcakes. The event also features local bands playing live music & DJs spinning vintage vinyl.
http://www.somervilleartscouncil.org/programs/artsunion/craft_market2009.htm#rockn
Finally! Charlie Card is online
Add money to your Charlie Card, register it, or report it lost or stolen - all online.
http://www.mbta.com
“But who can say what’s best? That’s why you need to grab whatever chance you...”
– Haruki Murakami
“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.”
– Oscar Wilde
“Letting go doesn’t mean giving up, but rather accepting that there are things...”
– Anon
Apple Is Growing Rotten To The Core: Official...
Bad Apple. Bad.
Earlier today we learned that Apple had begun to pull all Google Voice-enabled applications from the App Store, citing the fact that they “duplicate features that come with the iPhone”. Now comes even worse news: we’ve learned that Apple has blocked Google’s official Google Voice application itself from the App Store. In other words, Google Voice — one of the best things to happen...
“The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new...”
– Albert Einstein
A House of the Elements - Clingstone of...
http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/house/gallery/clingstone/
WatchAndrew Steinhouse blends smoothies by bike for a Pan Mass Challenge fundraiser. Food donated by b. good
Pandora is Back - The internet radio leader...
The history of Internet radio has been a series of unfulfilled promises and near-death experiences. Everyone can see the appeal of streaming music online, but the industry has long seemed precarious. That’s partly because the business model has never been obvious, and in recent years it looked as if copyright crackdowns would make the business financially impossible.
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9 Places to Party Like It's 1929
Boston Beehive gets props from Budget Travel
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/07/24/bars.speakeasies/index.html
New York City to have Beaches?
NYC is building beaches
Start spreading the news: New York City is the newest U.S. beach spot.
Hundreds of tons of sand have been shoveled into three areas: South Street Seaport, Governors Island and Water Taxi Beach in Long Island City in Queens (which boasts a view of the Manhattan skyline). You can’t swim, but there’s beach volleyball, eats and DJs on weekend nights.
South Street...
Man Shot, Killed while trying to enter hotel room →
“Love must be as much a light, as it is a flame.”
– Henry David Thoreau
Burton's Bar and Grill Lets you Buy One Get One...
Not going to the sox game but want to keep up with the festive atmosphere? Burton Grill lets you buy any entree and get one of equal value for free! Available during Home games from 7-10PM
http://www.burtonsgrill.com/
Gates: "Ya I'll speak to your mama outside" →
How Twitter was Hacked →
Bye Bye Boston Globe. Hello, ESPN Local Sports... →
I don't care what they said about you Copernicus,... →
Boston, I present to you a proper, New York deli
Nick’s Famout Deli, 66 Cross St in the North End, Boston
http://www.nicksfamousdeli.com/
Best Idea I've Heard in Awhile
Not everyone is cut out for 4 year college, or can afford it. Let’s make our 2-year option work.
Community College Organizer
There’s a joke among snooty Boston-area high-school kids: If they don’t get good grades, they’ll end up at Cape Cod Community College, or “4 C’s by the Sea.” In suburban Washington, D.C., the punch line is...
The Article that will make you feel less alone
Nails the 20-something malaise like I have never seen before
Welcome to Your Quarter Life Crisis
Imagine a day in the life of a couple you probably know. He’s 27 years old, and she’s 26. They wake up beside each other in his downtown bachelor apartment and have sex that neither of them particularly enjoys. … Read More
But if we started dating....
Relatable commentary about guy/girl “frienship”
But If We Started Dating It Would Ruin Our Friendship Where I Ask You To Do Things And You Do Them
I really like you. I do. You’re so nice, and sweet, and you listen to all my problems and respond with the appropriate compliments. But, well, I don’t really see a relationship in our future. It would be terrible if we let sex...
Thank God for the Beehive
I would just like to point out how grateful we all should be for the Beehive’s arrival and survival here in Boston. This place manages to deliver good food, live music, and great cocktails, all with an unassumming and surprisingly eclectic vibe.
It’s good business Boston, and we should have more along the same vein.
Upcoming show schedule at the Beehive
Micachu and the Shapes in Boston July 16th at...
Listen to Micachu for free here
Want to buy tickets to the Micachu show at Great Scott in Allston-Boston on July 16th? Click here
More info about Micachu here
Doesn't get much lamer than this folks
Nick: guess what
me: what
Nick: chicken butt