Mitch Blum

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From the Foodies Fridge: The Best Diet Soda Pairings

January 20th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Boston, Food, Humor

Ever since the foodies took over the world we’ve been besieged with the concept of “food pairings”. Not content with insisting that food is only good when there’s some jizzy foam or liquid nitrogen in it, the foodies are now telling us what we need to drink with different foods.
The whole food pairing movement started [...]

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Murder by Matlock: A Tale of Revenge

December 16th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Boston, Humor

The last thing I saw was the glint off the metal and then everything went dark…
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It started, like these things always do, innocently enough. It was a full flight. I didn’t ask for the center seat.  I didn’t want the center seat. I got the center seat anyway. It was one of those big planes [...]

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The Evolution of the Masshole

October 25th, 2011 · No Comments · Boston, Humor

Oft derided, the noble Masshole is truly one of nature’s greatest creations. In fact, if it wasn’t for Massholes there wouldn’t even be an America. Long live the noble Masshole!

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9 Great Ideas for Filling the Filene’s Hole in Boston

October 11th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Boston, Humor

Once upon a time, before the magic box fixed/ruined everything, people shopped in large stores full of all different kinds of merchandise. The goods were helpfully organized into departments, hence the name “department stores”.
Historically, department store were good for exactly three things: 1) for women to get their makeup done for free before a fancy [...]

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Hubway Bicycles: Urban Transportation Miracle or the Devil’s Plaything?

September 10th, 2011 · No Comments · Boston, Humor, Sports

Recently I had my first opportunity to test out the new Hubway bicycle rental system and answer the question that’s been on everybody’s mind: are these bikes an urban transportation miracle or the devil’s playthings?
For those of you that don’t know what I’m talking about, bicycles are wheeled transportation devices that are manually powered by [...]

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