Anne Hathaway, voted Woman of the Year by the Hasty Pudding Theatrical Club, will be in Cambridge today in the award’s annual parade. Catch it at 2:30 on Mass Ave.

According to the online magazine Asylum, Boston comes in at #1 for the most depressing local news. That beats NYC, LA, EVEN DETROIT.

What with machete men on the loose, an elderly woman getting taken out by a firetruck hose…we guess we can see where they’re coming from.BUT WE’RE UPBEAT. YEAH? YEAH???

I think it’s safe to say that most of the things that are sold on Skymall are pretty ridiculous. But, of course, there are those that are so absolutely absurd that they must be celebrated in some capacity.

In lieu of the popularity associated with the Snuggie and the Slanket it only makes sense that someone made a cocoon, put a NASA-esque stamp on it, and said people should zip themselves and their babies into a bag to fly. Can you imagine sitting next to someone that actually puts this on and is in it for the entirety of the flight? What if they were on the aisle seat and you had to get out and go to the bathroom? Accidental cocoon lap dance methinks. Clearly that’s why it was made. It’s not like you can get up quickly when you’re ZIPPED INSIDE OF AN IN-FLIGHT BODY BAG SNUGGIE.

Ah, but of course it gets better–because what would life be without necklaces for alcoholics? Why hold your wine when you can wear it! I don’t know about you guys but this is clearly the next pimp cup. WHO SAID LANYARDS WEREN’T COOL? Just wait–all the freshmen will bust out those orientation week lanyards, but now…they will drink from them. Actually, perhaps what is most disconcerting is that there’s a review for this product. No less a one star review. WELL NO DUH ANON REVIEWER, DID YOU REALLY THINK WALKING AROUND WITH A GLASS FULL OF WINE ON YOUR NECK WAS GOING TO GET YOU FRIENDS?

And now, ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce:

Because everyone is that lazy. And that’s why people get fat…and need this:

I mean it looks awesome, but….uh….all I can hear in my head when people say it is TAMPAX TAMPAX TAMPAX.

I still want to play with one. What do you think of this thing? Worth buying? Or simply a cool gadget that doesn’t have any true purpose.

the iPad in my mind

COMMENT FOLKS

Apparently the crazy knife-wielding FOLKS are at it again. Reportedly a man was stabbed in the neck by an unidentified suspect on Dunster Street in Harvard Square before 3 p.m. today. There are also alleged reports that it’s not just one person behind this machete/knife/wtf havoc, but two. One is sporting a butterfly knife while the other is going old school with a box cutter. Last time I checked this wasn’t NEW HAVEN.

http://blogs.wickedlocal.com/cambridge/2010/01/25/man-stabbed-in-neck-on-dunster-st-in-harvard-sq/

Hello Kitty + oil + curlers + snowballs = HUPD's January

Just because you go home, that doesn’t mean that HUPD stops working.  That said, the number of police reports did dramatically diminish over the past few weeks.  The decrease in the student body means fewer parties to shut down and fewer laptop thefts.  Even so, the Harvard Police Logs do not fall short when it comes to stories sure to make you laugh, tremble, or simply wonder.

This report from Christmas Eve is actually quite sad.  Don’t laugh.  That was somebody’s Christmas package.  Just picture somebody using all four of these gifts at once.  How happy would she have been then?

12/24/09 6:12 PM – 95 Prescott St. – Theft Report

Officer dispatched to take a report of items stolen from a package.  The package contained a Hello Kitty pajama set valued at $40.00, olive oil valued at $10.00, hair curlers valued at $35.00, and a snowball maker valued at $15.00. Read the rest of this entry »

The HUDS blog announced today some new items for the winter menu, based on answers they received in a student survey distributed in the fall. And trust us, everything sounds delicious. We’re especially excited about the make-it-yourself Korean BBQ and “Mediterranean Mezze Mondays”! Read the full listing after the jump.
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