The first trailer for Black Mass—the story of infamous Bostonian mobster Whitey Bulger—just surfaced online. And above all the threatening dialogue and violence, the scariest part of this whole thing has to be Johnny Depp's piercing baby blue eyes. Which is kind of weird, right? Blue eyes are usually adorable on husky puppies, Ryan Gosling, and, you know, actual babies. But Depp looks even creepier here than he did in Tim Burton's misguided Willy Wonka remake. Forget a night light, we're sleeping with the lights on full blast tonight. Continue reading >>>

It's finally spring in Boston. Every Bostonian seems a bit more cheerful walking down the street, basking in the warmth of that near-foreign radiating orb in the sky. These are exciting times. Every area college is preparing for commencement. Students are trying to balance their end-of-the-year workload with what seems like a moral imperative to go outside and simply do nothing. And on Monday, we celebrated Patriots' Day and the second Boston Marathon since 2013's terrorist attack. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving of two brothers arrested after the massive manhunt that followed the attack, is Continue reading >>>

We’re all familiar with regional accents in the United States, be it the Southern drawl, the Texas twang, the California surfer bro, or the Broad-A Bostonian. But beyond these recognizable accents, an extensive study at Yale University has revealed regional grammar and word-use idiosyncrasies as well. By plugging their research into an interactive grammar map, the bright and quite capable academics from Yale have made it possible for even the linguistic layman to access and enjoy the delightful, grammatically odd quirks of people throughout the U.S., reports the Daily Mail. For instance, you Continue reading >>>

A Boston-based violinist regaled Sutherland Middle School students Monday afternoon with his take on mainstream hits like “Locked Out of Heaven” by Bruno Mars and Justin Timberlake’s “Suit and Tie,” but school officials hope it was the artist’s underdog back story that struck a chord with the young students. As Rhett Price, accompanied by fellow Bostonian Marton Bisits on guitar, captivated the gymnasium full of youngsters, he knew his work covering songs by Michael Jackson and Taylor Swift had not always gotten the screams of excitement. Like many musicians, Price Continue reading >>>

Interested in learning more about wine? Voted Improper Bostonian's Best of Boston 2011 and featured in Food Wine Magazine as one of the Top Natural Wine stores in the United States, The Wine Bottega is renowned for discovering and sharing off the beaten path wines that are both interesting and delicious. Join owner, Kerri Platt, CC'98, in the shop's charming wine cellar for a guided tasting of her favorite discoveries. In addition to 6 wines, light antipasti will be served. Space is limited; priority will be given to dues- paid Contributing Members of YaleBOSTON. Wait List for non-contributing Continue reading >>>

ShutterstockEvery once in awhile, the weather likes to pull fast ones on us. Sometimes it inspires a random Bostonian to dress up as a Yeti during this winter’s record-breaking snowfall. That’s explainable — cabin fever. But how will science explain what happened when earth worms rained in Norway? According to UPI: “When I found them on the snow they seemed to be dead, but when I put them in my hand I found that they were alive,” he said. “In many places, the snow thickness was between half a meter and a meter (1 1/2 feet to 3 feet) and I think they would have problems crawling Continue reading >>>

Continue reading below As a Bostonian now living in Rhode Island, I have finally learned what “only in R.I. means.” Returning from a business meeting in Boston, I entered the state and passed an attractive new sign welcoming people to the beautiful state of Rhode Island. Driving on, the next sign I noticed was an electronic-type announcement advising drivers that travel time to the Connecticut line was 40 minutes. Brian Flaherty Warwick, Rhode IslandGOT A GREAT STORY? Tell us at tales@globe.com. If we print yours, we’ll send you a Boston Globe travel Continue reading >>>

An 18-year-old San Jose man is suspected of committing 12 burglaries of businesses in the Great Mall of the Bay Area in Milpitas from early March to his arrest on Tuesday, police said. Milpitas police arrested Cachius Lamiere Brown after a report at 1:35 p.m. of employees of Clark’s Bostonian Shoes chasing away a male suspect from the employee area of the store, according to officers. Police booked Brown into the Santa Clara County Main Jail in San Jose on suspicion of 12 counts of burglary and two counts of credit card fraud. He is currently being held in custody there on $92,000 bail and is scheduled Continue reading >>>

MILPITAS (CBS SF) — An 18-year-old San Jose man is suspected of committing 12 burglaries of businesses in the Great Mall of the Bay Area in Milpitas from early March to his arrest on Tuesday, police said. Milpitas police arrested Cachius Lamiere Brown after a report at 1:35 p.m. of employees of Clark’s Bostonian Shoes chasing away a male suspect from the employee area of the store, according to officers. Police booked Brown into the Santa Clara County Main Jail in San Jose on suspicion of 12 counts of burglary and two counts of credit card fraud. He is currently being held in custody Continue reading >>>

Cachius Lamiere Brown, an 18-year-old San Jose resident, was arrested on Tuesday in connection to a number of burglaries at the Great Mall, Milpitas Police Division reported. At about 1:35 p.m. that day, a Milpitas police officer responded to Clark's Bostonian Footwear at 550 Terrific Mall Drive on a report of employees who chased away a man from the employee area of the retailer, police mentioned. The suspect allegedly stole credit cards and cash from purses belonging to workers. The suspect, later identified as Brown, was sooner or later situated and arrested even though he was nonetheless Continue reading >>>