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DIG THIS: F— VALENTINE’S DAY @ BUKOWSKI TAVERN
manly tears Every year candy and card companies fill our hopes and dreams with romantic mumbo jumbo of things that may never be. Are you sick of all this “roses are red” bullshit? Well, you are not...
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DEAR READER: GET A F-CKING GRIP. YOU’RE NOT MISSING THAT MUCH. #VALENTINESDAY
Allentown Central Catholic High School, eight years ago. I was 16. In high school, I was the girl who was “best friends” with all the guys. I used to get really upset about it. I’d list the things that...
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NIBBLE YOUR HEART OUT @ PORTER SQUARE BOOKS
If you don’t have anyone to open your heart up to this Valentine’s Day—fear not. Open up your appetite instead at Porter Square Books for a talk and tastings by the authors of Nibble—a book produced by...
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BAR HAVOC: MARTINIS AND WEENIES
I think this is the first year that I can honestly say that the upcoming Valentine’s Day holiday is nothing more than a minor blip on my radar. Let’s face facts here: It’s the time of year that the...
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FILM: PORN PARODIES
Let me fill you in on a little secret: Porn is really, really weird. Sure, pretend you didn’t already know that—at least if your girlfriend is still in the room. You would think a genre that celebrates...
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NEWS TO US: HOW SECURE IS YOUR SEX APP?
Grindrs and Blendrs beware: The law makes it pretty damn easy for cops and prosecutors to snag the data of your hookup app. Life is short, have a [fully subpoena-able] affair. This Valentine’s, the...
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FILM PICK: CASABLANCA @ THE BRATTLE
If you’re a film buff then you know that there is no better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day then taking a romantic stroll down gorgeous Brattle Street to see the Casablanca of all romance flicks,...
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MISSADVENTUROUS: HAPPY TREAT YO SELF DAY
What’s the best way to celebrate a commercialized and widely dreaded national Hallmark holiday? No no, I’m not talking about Columbus Day. (Have you SEEN those cards? I had nightmares for weeks.) I’m...
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SEX ADVICE FROM ENGLISH MAJORS: SURVIVING A SEXLESS VALENTINE’S DAY
Beyond being a totally made-up “holiday,” conjured purely to boost sales of flowers and candy and Subway’s new line of sex-themed sandwiches (tip: avoid the “Dirty Sanchez”), Valentine’s Day is a stark...
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FOTOBOM!: #LASTMINUTELOVE TWEET UP @ THE AVENUE
It’s official: Last night’s #LASTMINUTELOVE Tweet up at The Avenue was a raging success, satisfying our Dig lovers’ every want and need. Singles and couples alike had hard-ons for the free @ONECondoms...
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BEAN COUNTER: VOLUME 15, ISSUE 8
Metered parking in Boston was free all Valentine’s Day, as a gift from Mayor Menino. We haven’t really worked it out yet, but there’s a good “Free Parking → Monopoly → Menino” joke in there somewhere....
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TINDER ROCKS
Chances are that if you are a regular reader of us, you may just be the type of person to have heard of this shameless hookup and casual sex enabling location and Facebook based app called Tinder . In...
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BAR HAVOC: 5 LAST-DITCH PLOYS TO GETTING LAID ON V-DAY
You’re in luck. Valentine’s Day falls on Friday this year. That means flocks of singles who would have probably remained indoors on a weeknight V-Day will be out on the prowl, just like you. We’re not...
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DIG THIS: CAMILLE @ SOMERVILLE THEATRE
Remember the scene in Annie when they sing about going to the movies and waste a million tissues watching a black and white flick starring Greta Garbo? Well, that very film making all those eyeballs...
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DRINKS: NICE REBOUND
Valentine’s Day hurt. You were led under the false flag of truce by your better half, lured into a noisy restaurant (you’ve always been a slave to your emotions), and given the ol’ Spanish elbow. The...
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EATS: IDEAL RESTAURANTS & TABLES TO BREAK UP ON VALENTINE’S DAY
Break up with that pain in the ass of yours here. Look, it’s okay. You took a chance, and it failed (understandably, just whose fault that is remains a hotly debated topic). But, the relationship is...
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EATS: FOOD FEELS
The Friendly Toast Dunkard’s French Toast topped with a creamy Grand Marnier and raspberry sauce. BEST USE: post-drowning of breakup sorrows. [1 Kendall Sq., Cambridge, 617-621-1200....
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DEFEND YOURSELF: STEVE ALMOND
Photo by Sharona Jacobs For Steve Almond, writing erotica is more than just a steamy manuscript. To write quality smut, the focus should be on characters’ complicated inner dialogue and awkward outer...
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A SEXY, CRUEL, UNUSUAL & SOMEWHAT HISTORICAL DIG VALENTINE’S ISSUE
Photo by Ben Gebo DEAR READER, As goes the tale, in 1929 the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre was carried out in Chicago under orders of storied crime lord Al Capone–a move designed to eradicate the foot...
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