Some band plays Fenway, plus tracks from Zip-Tie Handcuffs, Mitski, The Fatal Flaw, Party Bois and more.
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PUNCH-ING IN: DAVID WONDRICH ON BOSTON BARS AND DRINKING RUM AS A CHILD
"Boston bars are very smart. There used to be such a divide. [But] there seems to be a bridging of the gap between the town and gown, of the two Boston's."
LIFE ON THE LEFT BANK: SAYONARA, SILVER MAPLE
LIFE ON THE LEFT BANK: GROWING MINDS
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GETTING CHILE: A DELICIOUS REASON TO ENDURE THE GREEN LINE TREK TO NEWTON CENTRE
A delicious reason to endure the Green Line trek to Newton Centre.
WEIRD SCIENCE: CAFÉ ARTSCIENCE’S TODD MAUL WANTS TO MAKE YOU A DRINK THAT DOESN’T EXIST
“The big thing for us is taking small ideas and seeing how we can build [on them],” says Maul. “But not with gimmicks. We're looking at the future of drinking, [and how] to just make a better drink.”
BIG LEAGUE CHEW: ECO-CONSCIOUS FOOD DEVELOPMENT OUT OF A LAB IN CAMBRIDGE
Chew-Lab sports a large illuminated carrot on its façade, leaving passerbys curious about the space. It's an homage to their ability to see food as food, and not just a commodity.
MEDIA FARM: IF EBOLA CAME TO SOMERVILLE, THE GLOBE WOULD PRAISE IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AVANT-GARDE VOMIT ART
If Mayor Joe Curtatone peed himself in public and his pantaloons stuck to his pelvis, the Globe would commend him for sporting the same skin-tight jeans worn by his hip constituents.
BLUNT TRUTH: QUESTIONS FOR OUR GOV-TO-BE …
Medical marijuana passed in 2012, and patients still cannot get access in 2014. What will you do about that, and how quickly? Is it acceptable to you that patients should be denied their medicine for years while a long political process plays out?
REVIEW + FOTOBOM: ICEAGE AT GREAT SCOTT
Be it Davis Square in Somerville, the wild shoddy badlands of Allston, and even the nooks found around Fenway Park, what you're about to read is a story involving intoxicated buffoonery all conducted at your favorite (or not-so-favorite) local haunts, be it drinking in public outdoors (but just for a photo), allusions to shooting pornography, and even men in ruffled shirts becoming threatened by small children drinking out of coconut shells in close proximity to them.