Carolyn Grantham alerts us to the existence of deep-fried cupcakes, at Kick Ass Cupcakes: ... We ate it walking down the street, our faces smeared with chocolate syrup and cream. It's not something one can consume delicately or with any pretense of sophistication. It's also something best shared; a ...

Davis Square's loss is Porter Square's gain as used bookstore McIntyre & Moore is planning to shutter its Somerville location and move to Cambridge in April.  M&M cites a change in public patterns.  But not a decline in reading so much as a decline in browsing: "Store manager ...