Pierre Lascott caught this ridiculously adorable video—apparently chicks love them some video camera (and feet). We don't know how we're going to eat a bird for dinner after seeing this.... [continue]

Boston at night captured by BostonCityWalk Hillary Clinton is the new Condoleezza Rice. [NYTimes] Chuck Turner is the new Dianne Wilkerson. [Globe] Blue is the new green. [NYTimes] Code of Silence is the new Departed. Maybe? [Somerville Journal] Make way for the limping economy. [NYTimes] More horses are being given up to the MSPCA, and abandonment of other animals is also rising. [Globe]... [continue]

Our Grocerygate series, designed to help you find a place to shop for Turkey (or non-Turkey) Day, continues with an exploration of farmer's markets contributed by Kim Liao, who also writes for Vernacular. As the weather gets chilly, some of Boston’s best outdoor shopping venues are also getting ready to pack up for the season. The farmers’ markets are starting to wind down, putting frowns on foodie faces everywhere. After a bountiful fall season of... [continue]

Amazing rose detail captured by pappatom.... [continue]

Two Green Line drivers who hit things—in one case a train car, in another a person—over the past week tested positive for drugs and alcohol. The driver in Friday's crash had cocaine in his system, while the man operating a rear car in Monday's incident had a blood alcohol level of more than the MBTA limit of .02 but less than .08. The drivers have been suspended without pay until they can be fired. An... [continue]

Continuing the tradition started last Friday, the Green Line was again slow taking folks to work. A disabled train at Arlington caused 25-30 minute delays for commuters this morning, and the issue does not appear to have been resolved. Our inbound Green Line commute wasn't too bad, but many of our coworkers are trickling in late. Did anyone else have problems on the Green Line this morning?... [continue]

To continue our Thanksgiving series, we bring you a scintillating suggestion for a vegetarian—nay, vegan (and raw!)—Thanksgiving. Grezzo Restaurant (69 Prince Street), which serves locally grown vegan raw food—basically everything that Thanksgiving isn't—is offering a special Thanksgiving dinner menu for those who want to get out of the kitchen and into raw food. The menu is available for pick-up between November 5 and 26; just order (by calling 857-362-7288) a day or two ahead of... [continue]

Magners Irish Film Festival Harvard Film Archive through November 24 Schedule | Tickets The Magners Irish Film Festival kicked off last week with features Eden and Vox Humana, followed up by an additional assortment of features and shorts. Bostonist attended the documentary shorts feature on Sunday, learning a bit about Irish culture and yearning to try our hands (and feet) at rowing and dancing. The festival continues tomorrow night with a special spotlight on John... [continue]

Chimneys tagged Bostonist by gnarayan Northeastern says no to new student housing. [Globe] MIT says yes to budget cuts. [Herald] Science says yes to decoding the mammoth genome from a mammoth hair, marking the first time a genome sequence has been created for an extinct animal. [Guardian] Coco will soon be a Royal. CC in KC! [Globe] Learn about the top ten cleaning gadgets. [Independent] Learn how much money you have lost in the... [continue]

Dianne Wilkerson, the state senator suspected of accepting bribes from constituents, resigned from her position today, following yesterday's indictment on charges of attempted extortion. Sonia Chang-Diaz will take over the job in January. The Herald reports that Dianne is boxing up her possessions—no word on how much money is among them.... [continue]

We love the light caught in this photo of The Abaddons by Peter Martin.... [continue]

Chris Seufert caught what we wish our day looked like Haleigh Poutre's condition has improved dramatically in three years. [Globe] Google is hosting an archive of millions of Life magazine photos. Next, Google hosts your "life"... er, too late. [Google Blog] Microwave-"safe" stuff leeches chemicals into our food. Yums. [Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel] "Meh" makes the (Collins English) dictionary. Hrmm... meh. [Blue Mass Group] Tim Cahill enjoys being the boss, and may run against Deval Patrick... [continue]

Weeks after JP Moms reportedly drove a mom to the 'burbs, Twitter Moms are massacring a Motrin ad with their tweets. Jessica Gottlieb started the fight, saying "I wore my baby while you got an MBA," which is apparently supposed to be some kind of insult, though we'd rather get an MBA than wear a baby. MotrinMoms has now eclipsed Obama (sooo passe now that he's elected) as the biggest search on Twitter. The... [continue]

We love the simplicity of these leaves on stairs captured by amythyst lake.... [continue]

To kick off our Grocerygate series on where to shop for Thanksgiving, we have a guest post from Ann Woody. Enjoy! Have you been to Russo's in Watertown? If not, now's a great time to visit. With Thanksgiving on the way, Russo's is the perfect place to gather all of your Thanksgiving needs. From the front of the store to the back; from apple cider to pumpkin pie; here's a Thanksgiving shopping guide to Russo's.... [continue]

Sunday, November 16, 2:00 pm, Harvard Book Store Frank Kramer: A Celebration Monday, November 17, 7:00 pm, Porter Square Books Frank McClelland, Wine Mondays Monday, November 17, 7pm, Brookline Booksmith Patrick Tracey, Stalking Irish Madness: Searching for the Roots of my Family’s Schizophrenia Tuesday, November 18, 3 pm, Boston Public Library Copley Branch Twilight Costume Celebration to celebrate the release of Twilight the movie based on the Stephanie Meyer books Tuesday, November 18, 7:00 pm,... [continue]

Local boy Patrick Dunlea was eliminated on the premiere episode of Top Chef this week, but he'll always be a top chef in our hearts. The ridiculously popular show returned to New York City this summer to follow a group of aspiring food fanatics as it reduces to just one Top Chef. As Tom Colicchio put it, the question to ask when it comes to New York is, "Am I happy to be a big... [continue]

William Fitzsimmons is the Zach Galifianakis of folk: bearded, funny, fierce. As the Jets and Pats duked it out on the field Thursday night, William Fitzsimmons, his guitar, and his beard wrestled with various foes on stage at Johnny D’s in Somerville. Fitzsimmons battled bandmate Jonny in a facial hair contest (the beard won out over Johnny's handlebar mustache), resisted the urge to make more bad jokes (though he did make plenty), and conquered the... [continue]

Pecha Kucha means "chit chat" in Japanese. It's also the name of an arts and design event that started in Tokyo in 2003 and has since spread its wings. The forum is simple: 20 slides, 20 seconds per slide, talk, hope people are listening over the bar noise. The first Pecha Kucha Boston was held at the Harvard Graduate School of Design on April 21, 2007; Boston's sixth Pecha Kucha took place last Wednesday at... [continue]

Massachusetts supporters of gay marriage are gathering at City Hall today at 1:30 as part of Join the Impact, a nationwide movement to protest Proposition 8. This proposition recently passed in California and will amend California's constitution to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman. Since the government should not legislate love, and because amending the state constitution would invalidate thousands of marriages that have already taken place, we join in... [continue]