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Adam Sandler Gets In Touch With His Dark Side

May 19, 2009 at 1:36 PM | 0 Comments

Today, if you happen to be in Southborough, MA and hankering for some celeb-spotting, Adam Sandler and his favorite sidekick, Rob Schneider, as well as David Spade, Salma Hayek and Chris Rock, are all to be found at Pilgrim Church at 15 Common Street.

The usually upbeat cast will be at the church all week filming a somber funeral scene for Adam's new movie, "Grown Ups", which is being called "The Big Chill 2.0" as the plot involves a group of friends who reunite on Fourth of July weekend twenty years after graduating from high school.

Yesterday, several lucky onlookers received autographs and handshakes from cast members Sandler, Spade, Rock and Schneider but unfortunarely they didn’t see much of the actual scenes or Salma Hayek, since most of the action took place inside.

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Watch Ben Affleck Film in Boston, Then Eat a Cupcake

May 14, 2009 at 9:56 AM | 0 Comments

Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner and their two kids, Violet and Serafina, have been spotted around Ben's hometown of Boston recently. But Ben isn't in town visiting his old neighborhood, he's actually working on a new movie, "The Company Men", also starring Tommy Lee Jones and Kevin Costner, as workers trying to survive a workforce reduction at a large corporation.

Today, they are filming at 5 Union Park on Boston's South End. We watched Tommy Lee Jones film a scene at this location a few weeks ago. The PAs wouldn't let us get too close but it looked like his character was having his car repossessed.

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Where to Find Shepard Fairey's Posters in Boston

April 27, 2009 at 4:10 PM | 0 Comments

By now, most people know Shepard Fairey as the street artist who created the Obama "HOPE" posters. Fairey is also celebrating his first major exhibit, "Shepard Fairey: Supply and Demand" at the Boston Institute of Contemporary Art through August.

To keep his street cred, Fairey "poster bombed" the streets of Boston with his images. If you have a keen eye, you can spot his work on billboards, buildings, and scaffolding throughout the city. If you want to get in on the action, the ICA sells stickers of Fairey's iconic "Obey" image in their gift shop. Just don't get caught, because unlike Fairey, you won't have the city's permission.


GO HERE for some of Shepard's posters and their locations that we spotted around Beantown to get started on your own search of Fairey's hidden treasures.

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· Fairey is a Giant in Boston [Jaunted]
· Hope' Poster Artist Drops Into Renaissance Boston Waterfront [HC]
· Street Art Coverage [Jaunted]

Get To Know Boston's Kitschy Side

April 21, 2009 at 11:37 AM | 1 Comment

Most tourists in Boston walk the line or catch a game, but the city has a few hidden, kitschy treasures that are worth seeing too.

The Ghosts and Gravestones Boston Frightseeing Tour will take you on a 90 minute tour of the city’s most haunted sites by foot and trolley. The stroll brings you through 400-year-old cemeteries, haunted spots like the Omni Parker Hotel, and some of Boston’s most chilling murder locations.

Here’s where the kitsch comes in: Every tour is guided by a “character” like the cursed privateer, a pyromaniac circus ringleader, a demon spat out of the pits of Hades, a homicidal opera diva, or a deranged nanny. Tickets can be purchased online for $32.50.

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Starbucks Alternatives: Cafe Vanille

April 29, 2008 at 11:00 AM | 1 Comment

If you find yourself in Boston's impossibly preppy-but-undeniably picturesque Beacon Hill neighborhood, please, whatever you do, we beg of you, order and immediately devour an almond croissant from Cafe Vanille. All the pastries are as quaint as the shop's surroundings but the buttery, flaky dessert is what you have to get.

Down the street there's a Starbucks, naturally, hidden behind an unassuming, colorless sign. (The neighborhood requires vendors--even 7-11!--to have small, uniform wooden placards). Even without it's distinct green sign, its coffee is still bitter and the atmosphere still ubiquitous. Trust us, you're better off at Vanille instead.

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· Cafe Vanille [Official Site]
· Starbucks Alternatives [Jaunted]
· WASP Hotels [HC]

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Boston Hoax Initiated By Adult Swim Cartoon

January 31, 2007 at 6:01 PM | 0 Comments


Travelers and locals alike may have noticed that traffic in Boston was more brutal than usual today.

In marketing scheme that reeks of Lindsey Naegle, Turner Broadcasting decided to put a bunch of circuit-board devices under bridges and highways all over town to project an illuminated Err, some stupid character from the Cartoon Network's Aqua Teen Hunger Force when the time was right.

Of course, the ever vigilant Bostonians sniffed out the plot and authorities smashed most of the devices. While traffic was backing up and this scary scene was playing out on local and national television (even CNN) did Turner Broadcasting rush to set the record straight? Hardly, but hours later, according to published reports representatives did help Boston officials locate the remaining devices.

They are part of an outdoor marketing campaign in 10 cities in support of Adult Swim's animated television show 'Aqua Teen Hunger Force.' They have been in place for two to three weeks in Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Seattle, Portland, Austin, San Francisco and Philadelphia. Parent company Turner Broadcasting is in contact with local and federal law enforcement on the exact locations of the billboards. We regret that they were mistakenly thought to pose any danger.

Two or three weeks? Jeesh. Well, hats off to Boston for finding and smashing these devices first. Those visiting Boston needn't be worried--eagle eyed Bostonian's are on the scene.