Flickr this week added a short video feature to the site and there has been a bit of an uproar against it in the Flickr photo community. Our friend Chris Seufert, who also happens to be a documentary producer, tried out the new feature with this clip of clamming on Monomoy Island. What do you think of the addition of video to the site?......

--So, just how many new construction jobs will the casinos proposed by Governor Deval Patrick create? He said 30,000. An independent analyst says no way: "... building three casinos at a cost of $1 billion each in Massachusetts would create a total of 4,000 to 5,000 new construction jobs for the duration of the building period, probably three years." [Boston Globe] --Now this is cool--A look at BNN's studios in an old Roxbury substation.......

From satire by the Upright Citizens Brigade (see video above) to Bob Ryan to editorials in the Boston Globe magazine, the media appears to be wailing on Patriots coach Bill Belichick after Spygate and the Super Bowl loss. So he lost, and so he might be a cheater, but would people be as angry if the Patriots won the Super Bowl? Maybe not. Doug Most writes in the Boston Globe Magazine, "But now it's......

We've been sitting on this one for a while, but it's hard to resist. Bostonist is fascinated by the return of H Bomb, Harvard University's sex magazine. So, what are they doing to bring the sexy to the Ivy League? For starters, they took nude photos. And then they brought in the big guns--former presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich. Now, when you think of sexy politicians, perhaps John Edwards comes to mind. But don't forget that......

Mike of The Food Monkey shares his thoughts about cooking, food history, restaurant trends, and any other Epicurean issues. He promises to discuss what tastes good, but not always what is in good taste. For more on consuming the opponents and other food news, go to the Food Monkey website. To contact Mike, go to the Food Monkey's contact page. Chef Rebecca Newell from The Beehive in Boston’s South End, has sent me the recipe......

Bostonist realized the other day that, when Tom Brady is spoken of on this site, it is usually in the context of his tremendous play and his devastating effect on the ladies. But we never really thought of his devastating effect on the guys … until now. A gentleman named Dave Hoke posted a song explaining all those funny feelings straight guys get when they think about Tom Brady: Tom Brady Mancrush on FunnyOrDie.com Video......

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones' Hometown Throwdown, which concludes tonight at the Middle East, is already going viral. YouTube user ">trebmal007 managed to get some cell-phone video. The sound is terrible, but the following video gives a sense of how packed the Middle East Downstairs was: Miss MP also has a description of the evening (via Universal Hub). Miss MP writes, "Everyone danced. Everyone sang along. Everyone threw their hands up at the right times--even my......

It's a hot debate right now. The Somerville Journal posted pictures and video of the annual Tufts Naked Quad Run. The video and pictures are far from titillating. It's tush, tush, tush as far as they eye can see. But some readers, including Tufts students who participated in the Naked Run, were aghast that the pictures emerged, the Herald reported. They argued that it was a private event. The Herald pointed out, though, that taxpayer-funded......

A viral video posted by our brothers and sisters at Gothamist shows some women who pole danced in a train car on a dare from darejunkies.com, much to the chagrin of the MTA. The video is something to behold, although, after seeing all the crotch-grinding and the dubious looks of some of the men enjoying themselves, we wouldn't want to touch anything in that car after the women finished. Here's the video: Given that this......

Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is gaining appeal among Republicans thanks to his hard-right views, his ability to lose weight, and Chuck Norris. Obviously, this has former Massachusetts governor and presidential aspirant Mitt Romney thoroughly freaked out because Romney has spent boodles of money and has less to show for it. All Huckabee had to do was lose weight and gain an action star. Hence, Romney has unleashed an attack ad. However, we think Romney......

The Holiday season is in full swing in NYC, with holiday lights in Brooklyn, a giant snow globe in Bryant Park and Chanukah specials for ham. One citizen decided to go vigilante on annoying car alarms, a murder suspect used a fake Asian accent on the stand and a video of a man being beaten up by teenage girls on a subway shocked the city. And we interviewed soon-to-be-leaving-Gawker editor Choire Sicha, who said,......

In Cambridge, some residents are irritated by the sound of leaf blowers--as opposed to all the other noises one can hear in Cambridge. So, the City Council is spending its valuable time debating when and where the dastardly leaf blowers can be used. According to Matt Dunning at the Cambridge Chronicle, the City Council spent the "better part of two hours" discussing how strong bans on leaf blowers should be. Exceptions to the ban kept......

Ann Marie McNally died when her car and a BPD cruiser hit each other in South Boston in November. Yet she lives on because hackers, for some strange reason, are using her name as a way to draw people to their own sites. Louise Story at the New York Times spoke with McNally's friends and family because several of them thought they found a video for her memorial service on the web. The memorials were......

The Eight Saturday, December 10, 9:00 pm T.T. the Bear's 10 Brookline Street, Cambridge (T: Central Square) $12 advance / $15 at the door More info Taglit-Birthright Israel and JDub Records is hosting a Hanukkah rock concert that will be held in cities all over the United States. Boston will represent at T.T. The Bear's this Saturday. The Boston celebration will be split between rock and electronica. The Brakes are straight-up pop-rock, and press for......

The Five Brothers, aka Mitt Romney's kids who all blog for Dad, are toothy, cute, and so wholesome it could make your brain bleed. They strike us as mostly harmless sorts who just want to tell the world how cool their Dad is. But they do not, under any circumstances, need to be playing touch football with streamers dangling around their butts. The Team Romney football game marks the second time that Bostonist has seen......

Who knows what makes New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick tick? Something's going on behind that frosty façade, but it could be too horrifying for anyone to comprehend. Last night, while on the sidelines bracing for battle against the unexpectedly tough Baltimore Ravens, he looked like a man ready to explode. Better to just let the man win games, right? Well, John Tomase of the Herald couldn't resist a little Belichick Analysis. Instead of calling......

No Second Troy Monday, December 3, 9:00 pm, $8, 18+ Great Scott, 1222 Commonwealth Ave, Allston (T: Harvard Ave.) Band's official site Here in the -ist-a-verse, we like to let you know about bands that other -isters have tipped us off to. No Second Troy (Yeats, represent!) caught the eye of DCist recently. They'll be at Great Scott tonight, and they have a wistful, whimsical video for "Into Your Sun" making the rounds. The video......

Here’s a novel idea: if a music scene wants to prove its relevancy through an award show, why doesn’t that scene put in some effort? Boston’s ties to regional, up-and-coming, and national talent were on clear display Saturday evening at the Orpheum Theatre, as the 2007 Boston Music Awards honored many a bold-faced musical name. Metal poster boys Killswitch Engage took home Act of the Year accolades, while critical darlings Lori McKenna and Martin Sexton......

Christopher Guest - actor, director, writer, musician, and Grammy-winning composer - stood solemn in his academic regalia on Friday night as a packed Berklee Performance Center crowd gave him a standing ovation. Looking every part the dignified scholar, Berklee's newest Honorary Doctorate of Music recipient nodded to the crowd. Then he raised his hand, made devil's horns, and got down to business. Guest told a story of a young boy, one who grew up in......

After the Mooninite Menace and Star Simpson's light-up sweatshirt, we were starting to think that the entire city of Boston was afraid of its own shadow. But Toronto just made us feel better by having its own experience of homeland security gone awry in the face of art. Torontoist has an interview up with a gentleman who just scared the holy shit out of the city. And this is Canada, people, aka America's Hat. They're......

During a conversation about the flood of movies shooting in Boston, a member of b0st0n LiveJournal linked to video of Diaz shooting The Box. The LiveJournal members also debated what a dumb title of a movie that is. Besides the obvious porn connotations, The Box is too vague. Does the box belong to anyone? Is it big? Is it small? We need an adjective here, people! The Patriot Ledger posted a YouTube video of The......

These Go to 11: Christopher Guest Meets Berklee Friday, November 30, 8:15 pm Berklee Performance Center, 136 Mass Ave, Boston (T: Hynes/ICA) $30 More info Get tickets Christopher Guest, star of This Is Spinal Tap and master of the mockumentary, will receive an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music on Friday. Berklee students will be playing some of Guest's biggest hits, ranging from the Spinal Tap gems to cuts that appeared in Waiting for......

Michael Ian Black With Michael Showalter Thursday, November 29, 7:30pm Somerville Theatre 55 Davis Square, Somerville (T: Davis Square) Get tickets Listen to the Interview Here: Unless you've been living under a rock for the last 20 years, then you've seen the work of comedian/writer/actor/director Michael Ian Black. Let's rattle off just a few of his accomplishments: co-creator of "The State," "Viva Variety," and "Stella." You've seen him co-star in NBC's "Ed," as well as......

A Tribute to David Halberstam Tuesday, November 27, 7:00 pm Brattle Theatre (via Harvard Book Store and Powell's Books), $10 More info. With the holiday, this week wasn't going to have heaps of readings, but a big one is taking place on Tuesday as great minds gather to discuss the work of the late journalist David Halberstam. Out of the Book, a documentary series sponsored by Powell's Books that follows authors, has turned its gaze......

For all his rakish ways and unfortunate dating advice, the mere presence of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady makes some women go weak in the knees. Or weak in the brains. NBC reporter Andrea Kremer conducted what should have been a typical post-game interview with Tom Brady and Randy Moss. Watch Kremer's goo-goo eyes: Here's a link to the entire interview on NBC Sports (via Deadspin). At first, it seemed as if sports bloggers were exaggerating.......

A fried turkey is a delicious turkey because the skin is ever-so-crispy and the flesh is meltingly moist. But Bostonist would like to issue a public-service announcement--turkey-frying is dangerous. You best know your way around propane because 'tis the season for turkey-fry fires. Be sure to take the turkey fryer outside before you start. Essentially, you will be hooking up a vat of oil to a propane tank and dipping a whole turkey into the......

Rachael Ray Book Signing Barnes & Noble at the Prudential Center Saturday, November 17, 2007, 3:00 pm Beantown Bloggery, who has the inside scoop on so many Boston events, has announced that Rachael Ray will be signing books tomorrow. You'll have to get there at 12 noon to buy a book and get a wristband. Beantown Bloggery also has tips if you want to get a book signed without having to stand in line all......

Fun Fun Fun Fest 2007 Recap from Super!Alright! on Vimeo. Austinist attended a town hall meeting about proposed noise ordinances that could undermine the city's future as the Live Music Capital of the World, and lamented the possible loss of Texas's only feminist bookstore. Throughout the week, they interviewed a bunch of indie fashion designers and D-I-Y websites—Etsy, Ornamental Things, 31 Corn Lane, and Aorta Designs—for the upcoming Stitch Fashion Show. They also did......

--Police Commissioner Edward Davis has reacted to the information that corruption in the Boston Police Department might have extended beyond former officer Roberto Pulido and his sketchy crew. He even put a video on YouTube declaring that he will investigate the allegations. He said, "I will continue to press for the strictest sanctions against police corruption so that the excellent police work that I see every day from our officers will not be tarnished."......

--A former MBTA employee is in trouble for allegedly selling fake discount passes. Casey Ross reports that Giovanni Francis, 19, was selling discount passes for the elderly and blind to people who a) weren't old and b) could see just fine. T police caught them trying to sneak through on those passes, and video of the fake blind people is available on WCVB's site. Francis used to be a sales associate for the T. He......