Thank god George W. Bush isn't a Celtic. On a visit to Ireland (a prime example of using the presidency as an excuse to travel the world before he gets kicked out), Dubya tried to shoot hoops with some Irish youngsters, but missed four of four shots. As The Independent puts it, "His sporting aim was far from true." We think his aim has been off in some non-sporting situations, too. (The video is......

Crawford Saturday, April 26, 5:30 pm Somerville Theatre (rush tickets only) and Sunday, April 27, 12:00 pm Brattle Theatre Documentarian David Modigliani headed to Crawford, Texas, to find out how George W. Bush's presence impacted the tiny Texas town. Crawford did a lot for Bush, building his image as an ordinary small-town guy. And Bush did a lot for Crawford, boosting the local economy with his team and the media brigade that followed. Modigliani tries......

In the midst of our fleeting lives, one sometimes feels called to take a stand. A meaningless but symbolic stand. Two towns in Vermont, Brattleboro and Marlboro, about two hours northwest of Boston, passed resolutions calling for President George W. Bush and Vice-President Dick Cheney to be arrested if they ever enter the towns' jurisdiction in southern Vermont. The ballot asked voters to indict our nation's executives for "crimes against our Constitution." The vote......

On the way out of the TDB Garden last night, we weren't completely thrilled about the Celtics' victory over King James and the Cavaliers last night. It was a kind of sloppy game, Paul Pierce was way off-target all night, and the effects of jet lag were obvious. Then we stopped for a second and remembered where this team was a year ago. In one season, we've gone from plummeting towards ignominy, to beating the......

Rudy Giuliani might be out of the presidential spotlight, but one of his comments regarding the Boston Red Sox is back to haunt him thanks to the Topps Baseball Card Company. The supposed die-hard Yankee fan will be in the background of a card featuring the celebration of the Boston Red Sox winning the 2007 World Series. To refresh your memory, a reporter asked Rudy who he was rooting for last October and he......

Ted Kennedy catches a lot of crap just being himself. Ted-Kennedy-As-Orator is probably Jon Stewart's second-favorite impression after the George W. Bush chuckle. Throw in the alleged drinky-drinky, and Ted Kennedy makes for quite the media spectacle. Since he announced his endorsement of presidential aspirant Barack Obama, the Peanut Gallery has renewed its love affair with poking fun at Teddy. But Glenn Beck at Headline News hurt our brains when he started imagining our Senator......

Former Massachusetts governor and presidential aspirant Romney is putting his New England Spanking behind him and focusing entirely on winning the Michigan primary. He has pulled advertising from South Carolina and Florida and is going whole hog. Michigan seems to be loving the attention, at least according to the AP. Writer Glen Johnson declared that Romney received a "Hero's Welcome." But it's still not the kind of welcome Romney was expecting only a few weeks......

John Kerry just can't catch a break. First there was that whole losing the presidency to G.W. thing, then the lack of education lands you in Iraq comment, and now this. A local Florida news station is reporting that a University of Florida student was tasered after asking John Kerry possibly controversial questions that included whether Kerry was in the "Skull and Crossbones" society with George W. Bush. That's the short story. Upon reviewing the......

Michael Beschloss will read from Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and How They Changed America, 1789-1989 tomorrow, Tuesday, June 19, at 6:00 pm at Coolidge Corner Theatre. Tickets are $5 and available at Brookline Booksmith. When a president dies, who are the networks gonna call? Historian and brainy talking head Michael Beschloss. Beschloss' latest book evaluates the moments when a president made a lonely, unpopular, and ultimately correct choice. Many of the leaders we admire were......

We're wondering if Romney asks a higher power to smite his enemies. Rudy Giuliani's campaign stoked Mormon Fear by sending out a release linking the Mormon's candidacy to a weird prophecy about a Mormon riding in on a white horse. During the Republican debate, lightning struck and cut out the sound while Giuliani was speaking. The photo above shows Romney aiming a finger at Giuliani 'cuz he probably thought the Lord was pulling through.......

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has a lot to worry about. His former chief of staff testified that Gonzales played a part in firing federal prosecutors because they leaned too hard on Republicans and weren't sufficiently supportive of President George W. Bush. We thought we lived in a democracy, not a kingdom where you have to lick the boots of the emperor to keep your job. But that's another matter entirely. While all this scandal was......

Today a tremendous crowd* turned out in Boston to protest the Iraq War, to support our troops who are risking their lives, and to express their anger at the Bush administration for starting it. Many of those in attendance didn't stop with Bush, Cheney, & Co. - they also railed at the Democrat-controlled legislature, whom they feel aren't working enough to stop the war. At first, it seemed as if the rally would be......

...All's right with the world! This literary allusion comes courtesy of Manny Ramirez, and there's a sentence you don't read every day. The "enigmatic" slugger, fresh off the Classic Car Show controversy, arrived at camp with little fanfare and not a word to the press. Manny took three pitches from Matsuzaka, but didn't swing at any of them. That's what passes for news in Florida, but it beats what's going on here. The winter of......

What isn't there to love about our fine city's local newscasters? They ride bulls. They get praised by Hustler. And they even fight with each other! Two WHDH newsmen got into a rumble right in the middle of Deval Patrick's apology for pimping his car and almost sticking us with the bill. You'd think they wouldn't fight because they are on the same team, but Andy Hiller got into Sean Hennessey's shot, and the professionalism......

This was not a very happy week for the -ist network as one of our own, Phillyist co-editor Star C. Foster, passed away early in the week. Her wit, intelligence, and good nature shone through the site, making Phillyist an immensely fun read. She was loved by many and will be missed by all. Phillyist paid tribute to her this week with a heartfelt letter to her and an obituary. And now, the awkward......

Choreography, audience participation, and live musical performances abound: Saturday 11/18 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Sing-A-Long Based on the musical television episode "Once More, With Feeling" and now a hallowed national tradition, the Buffy Sing-A-Long was born in Brookline, and its doula was former Coolidge Corner Theatre program director Clinton McClung, who's back to host this event at his old haunt. You'll be supplied with lyrics, a goodie bag full of props, and the freedom to......

This evening, Bostonist will gather around the family television set with the Mrs. and the Toddler, hot tea by our sides and our trusty Bible close at hand, to listen to the warm words of wisdom bestowed upon us by our dear, gentle leader. And then we'll hit the sauce. Yes, tonight President Bush does his annual star turn, delivering the State of the Union address to Congress. Events like this can be sobering, especially......

For all his bluster, Bostonist likes Ralph Nader. Sure, his last presidential bid was weird and defiant in an out-of-touch-with-reality way (as opposed to the previous one, which was more defiant in a mad-as-hell-and-not-going-to-take-it-anymore way), and he rivals Dick Cheney in the no-charisma department, but he is the moral voice of our nation's political discourse, and that's a worthy role. (Also, "Unsafe at Any Speed" was a great rarity among expose consumer protection books: it......