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 ...

The following celebrities were born of February 24: Dominic Chianese is 78 Paula Zahn is 53 Bonnie Somerville is 35 Brandon Brown of Mista is 26 Debra Jo Rupp is 58 Sammy Kershaw is 51 Billy Zane is 43 Matt McGinley is 26...

We got some requests via Twitter for plugs.  Here are the 3 sites that made the cut: OutAboutBrooklyn: This blog hits the nail on the head when it comes to placeblogging.  They go to places and write about them, and they do it frequently. With the added angle of seeking out LGBT friendly places, O...

Rob Bellinger lets loose with a good ranty barrage against suburbanites, from the annoying way they stock up on touristy trinkets downtown to their general ignorance: ... Last weekend I was in a bar in Quincy when a secretary from the suburb of Abington, wherever that may be, tried to hit on me (or ...

On Saturday, I felt a bit like dear Bridget when the neighborhood women and I gathered to ooh and ahh over the newest baby on the street. Cameron's mom got married in her late 30s after a marathon of internet dating, and then needed fertility intervention to have her two kids. The other women, moms ...

Oh, yeah, that's my hometown, baybee. I don't get the reference, but it just seems to make sense anyway. I know a lot of you have been worried about me because there's been radio silence on this here board for several weeks. And I won't lie to you, it's been a shitty time. My ex turned out to be a J...

For reasons no one seems to understand, Allen's Coffee Brandy, made in Somerville, is a perennial best-seller in Maine recently selling over 1,000,000 bottles in a year. Perhaps because of its dominant sales position in Maine, Allen’s Coffee Brandy also has been associated with Maine’s subst...

Last night around 2 am, we were distracted from our epic Somerville Showdown thumb war by the sound of breaking glass. When the noise stopped after a couple of crashes, we figured someone had thrown a beer bottle or two, and so returned to the business at hand (or thumb). Tinkling and shattering sou...

Dr. Somerville was my teacher and we are still in touch. I called her today, but she couldn't talk because there was a CTV News crew there to interview her about the Order of Canada debacle. She told me she would be on the CTV National news tonight( 11PM EST). I will call her back tomorrow. Dr Somer...

Ball Square Cafe. A patron pouring cream. An unfortunate word from the owner. Then it escalates....