--Someone made a scary discovery in the Harvard Medical School's new research building. Here's the Herald: According to Fire Capt. Pat Nichols, firefighters were called to the scene because a jar of possibly toxic chemicals was found near the body. The man’s head was also wrapped in a plastic bag, he said. The Crimson has identified the individual as a Harvard sophomore, John B. Edwards of Wellesley. --A woman's body was found in a minivan......

In honor of the mother of all football matchups, which will take place when the New England Patriots play the Indianapolis Colts this Sunday afternoon, Bostonist is going to compare the coaches and the quarterbacks. Yesterday, Bostonist compared Pats coach Bill Belichick, known on Bostonist as the "Sexy Beast," and Colts coach Tony Dungy. Tom Brady is both loved and hated. He is loved in that he is all over the television and magazines. He......

Do you have any spare toiletries? Books? Magazines? Anything to relieve the irritation and boredom that the troops in Iraq feel when they're not getting shot at? Bring 'em down to South Station today, then. A coalition of people, including the Commuter Rail Union, the Firefighters Union, the Teamsters, MBCR, and the MBTA are at the station. They have large bins decorated with American flags both inside and outside the station. The items must be......

A blogger was doing his thang, writing about his life and whatnot. Only what was going on in his life was a court case, and his blog had an effect on the outcome. The Globe ran a front-page story about pediatrician Robert P. Lindeman who was embroiled in a malpractice suit. The suit regarded the death of a 12-year-old from complications from diabetes. The prosecution did its homework and found a blog that described the......

We'd like to start this week's run-down by wishing a very happy birthday to parent blog Gothamist, which turned four on Friday. If it wasn't for them, the rest of us wouldn't be here. They celebrated their birthday by nabbing an interview with Entourage star Adrian Grenier, who misses NYC public transportation when he's working in LA. They also reported on NYU students protesting a band whose name is also known as a slur,......

In its end-of-year retrospective, The Boston Phoenix has produced one of the most scathing cultural critiques that strikes on a local and national level. David S. Bernstein asks hard questions about the public's fascination with brutalized, abused, missing, and murdered women. With a cover image of a battered woman, it seems that the Phoenix is exploiting the women-in-peril theme just like the Herald does. But the whole article asks why, if there are so many......

The Herald ran an article today reporting that according to a study by the insurance agency GMAC (which is totally going to be Bostonist's new rap name), Massachusetts drivers rank second worst among the contiguous 48 states and D.C. in knowledge of traffic laws, while Oregon's are at the top (Rhode Island is at the bottom). However, Mass. has the lowest rate of fatal traffic accidents. The Herald, citing an unnamed state highway official,......

AmericanDad.com is run, like many small internet businesses, off of a desktop computer and a server located remotely. The web magazine that serves as a resource for positive parenting, targeted to fathers, faces a struggle with Fox over brand identity. Typing out reviews, stories, and parenting tips from a renovated South End wharehouse space, AmericanDad.com’s founder and CEO, Peter Demers, is fighting to protect his magazines vs. Fox’s promotion of their bumbling father figure, Stan......

"The Rub", Brooklyn's number one dance party, is coming to Redline this Thursday, April, 13 to celebrate the 2-year anniversary of Reunion Thursdays - a Next Generation Productions night. Reunion Thursdays are the hottest nights in the Boston area - and this Thursday is raising it to new heights. "The Rub" are no joke, one look at their press page or listen to one of their tracks on their myspace profile tells you that......

Bostonist loves science but does not have the time to read the thousands upon thousands of scientific journals and magazines out there. This is where the Current Science and Technology Podcast proves its worth. A production of the Current Science and Technology Center at the Museum of Science in Boston, helps keep you up-to-date on the latest scientific research, trends, and news. The Current Science and Technology Podcast has covered a wide array of topics......

For those living across river (or willing to hop the Red Line or #1), Bostonist thinks there’s no better place to grab a pint, munch on some gourmet pub fare (yes, there is such a thing) and hear our favorite local band than The Plough & Stars, reopening this Friday. Last year proved to be a difficult one for the 35-year-old Cambridge bar, and after being cited for a noise complaint (Anyone remember the faithful......

Bostonist is moving into a new office. We’re not changing jobs, but the building we’re in is soon to be inhabited by other tenants and we’ll be moving across the street into newly renovated space. Fortunately, we aren’t without input. We have had the opportunity to help select the furniture and configuration of the new space. This – deep breath – will be our first cubicle experience. Good fortune has thus far landed Bostonist in......

This weekend Bostonist made a little trip over to Wikipedia. We wanted to find out what else had been named “Black Friday.” Turns out that once upon a time it did refer to a stock market crash, one in 1869, like its brothers Black Monday (of 1987 and also 1929), Black Tuesday, and Black Thursday of Great Depression fame. There are a whole host of other Fridays that Black Friday has referred to, but presently,......

The author behind that J. Crew belted book, "Prep," is coming to town tonight to promote the newly released paperback version of her bestseller. Author Curtis Sittenfeld, who took this book to 14 publishers before it was finally picked up by Random House, tells the story of Lee Fiora, who decides to enroll in the posh, fictious, Boston area Ault Prep School. Of course little Lee is not as wealthy, popular, or self-assured as her......

Bostonist has noticed that haircuts for women tend to be a big, expensive, high-stress affair. The people who do the job take an exceedingly long time to remove a very small quantity of hair at a very high price, and for this reason they are called "stylists," not "barbers." We have observed that these stylists are treated almost like mystic oracles - or at least like rock stars - by their faithful customers. ("I went......

Two years to date, Bostonist was engaged in a fury of online shopping in quest of a retro Julius Erving T-shirt (turns out they’re hard to find). After an exhaustive search, the sought after T emerged in the shining light of Karmaloop.com. Perusal around the site revealed Karmaloop to be a purveyor of unique graphic Ts, distinctive hoodies and other fashion forward urban gear. Bostonist signed up for Karmaloop's newsletter and has been keeping tabs......

If materialism and celebrity shallowness is your bag, then you'll be psyched to hear about the new magazine, Boston Common. From the mind of BU grad Jason Binn comes a three pound periodical for the young, hip, rich customers, early-to-mid 30's, $250,000-plus income crowd. Can't decide whether to laugh or vomit?: Boston Common is the newest sensation taking over the streets of one of America’s oldest cities. This unique publication reaches the wealthiest and......