Our scientific instruments aren't particularly sensitive, so take it with a grain of salt when we estimate that 274928653478 inches of rain have fallen on Boston in the last 48 hours. As much as we like to sneer at those in balmier latitudes who have to shut down entire metropolitan regions after a little snow dusting, it turns out that Boston's Biblical Flood Preparation training leaves something to be desired. more ›

Southie was the center of politics and "humor" in Massachusetts on Sunday at the annual St. Patrick's Day Breakfast. Almost every prominent politician in the Bay State showed up. more ›

Take Joanna Newsom's chirp-studded melodies and combine it with Björk's dark, cyclical chords and you'll have a close approximation of Ólöf Arnalds, the Icelandic vocalist who recently joined Björk's record label, and played at T.T. the Bear's Friday night. more ›

Interesting piece of street photography by Samuel Quinn. The encroaching colored lines on the subway map, the green tint of the frame, and the subject's slack, off guard expression give the photo an eery, riveting quality. more ›

If you've been to the MFA recently and wondered if John Singer Sargent's masterpiece The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit had been lifted in some Gardner-esque heist or fallen victim to the molestations of an out-of-control art lover, rest assured. The painting is still in good shape and in better company. It's on loan to the Prado in Madrid, where, for the first time, it will be exhibited in the same room as Diego Velázquez's Las Meninas, Sargent's direct inspiration. more ›

Paul Keleher was intrepid enough to stick it out in soggy Southie yesterday during the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade. The photos above capture how the event looked, but check out his video to hear the heavy downpour. Keleher took the final photo in our gallery during the 2008 parade, and it should remind you what the sun looks like. more ›

The NCAA Tournament is rolling around just in time. Because we're actually starting to forget what hard-fought, competitive basketball looks like. more ›

Every weird news event needs its own Lifetime movie, and now the Clark Rockefeller case follows in the pregnant teens' footsteps. Rockefeller (aka Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter) saw sentencing, but is now closed cinematically as well. Tonight at 9, Lifetime presents Who Is Clark Rockefeller?, starring attractive, dark-haired Eric McCormack of Will and Grace fame as the creepy, pale Rockefeller. Oh, Will, how far you have fallen. more ›

The Celtics didn't make any rumored changes to the starting five and routed the Indiana Pacers 122-103. But, the bench and its 26 first-half points provided a spark to help the Celtics quickly open a first-half lead. At the end of the first quarter, Marquis Daniels scored a bucket, Nate Robinson buried a three-pointer and Glen Davis blocked a shot to put Boston up six, 29-23. more ›