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12/30/09
Good Times...
The Best Boston Moments of 2009
The colorful tapestry comprising the personality of our city is challenged only by the crazy things that go down here. From Hollywood East, to parking spots in the Back Bay for $300K, to one Jersey Shore Nickname Generator—2009 has been one helluva ride. Here's to Beantown. Enjoy the look back.
JUNE 11: STEEP
The $300K Parking Spot
Anyone who has tried to park in the North End after 5pm—or simply tried to park in Boston,
period—knows the fear and loathing that comes with having a car in the city. One unidentified denizen
decided that enough was enough, and just shelled out a record $300K for a spot to call his own. We'll stick
to the meters.
SEPTEMBER 16: NAKED LUNCH
Scott Brown's Naked Cosmo Shoot
One should judge political candidates based on the platforms they run on for office, but in September, word
got out that Rep. Scott Brown (who is running for Kennedy's seat in the Senate) had spent a little time on a
different kind of platform. Namely, one that found him nude and gracing a centerfold spread in a 1982 issue
of Cosmo. Whoops.
FALL: FILM FEST
Blake Lively, Cameron Diaz, Et Al
2009 was a big year for Hollywood in the Hub, and our fair city became ground zero for the fairer-haired
mavens Blake Lively and Cameron Diaz, who were hounded and tracked all over town while they filmed their new
flicks. They really stole the show—that is, until Tom Cruise landed a helicopter on the Zakim Bridge.
Show-off.
NOVEMBER 2: MCNULTY 101
Harvard's "The Wire" Class
Harvard decided to get in on the game already being played at Duke and Middlebury by announcing plans to
base an urban studies course around The Wire. We think this was a good idea, even if it wasn't that
original. Plus, for once, everyone will probably do the homework.
DECEMBER 8: TERMS OF ENDEARMENT
The "Jersey Shore" Nickname Generator
Soon after MTV's new reality sludge-fest Jersey Shore reared its ugly head, local blogger Aaron
Cohen created the Jersey Shore Nickname Generator on his blog. Everyone from the Phoenix
to the Huffington Post picked up on it, including Conan O'Brien, who discovered his new moniker after trying
it out: C-Train.
Only what you need to know.