Globe/Boston.com needs our help! ;-)

[serious-noir.livejournal.com]

[This is OT DS so I will certainly understand if the mods toss it]

I read the Boston Globe on-line at boston.com. I read it mostly to glean any local news I may have missed from other sources, not because it is central or in any way important. I feel somewhat bad about this. I grew up with home delivery of the Globe and while maybe I was less critical as a callow youth... (hell no, I was fearsome) it does seem like these days it is barely on the boil.

The point? Ah yes, the point. Is there anything we can do? Does anyone have a line in? I don't presume we can affect editorial policy. That is laden in god knows what layers of political ya-ya and office wah-wah. Maybe there is something we can do about Boston.com? It is so much of a "web site by interns" (not to disparage interns...;-) in it's overall design, stories, social media attempts, layout. It is just a disaster but it continues on year after year. Does anyone read it besides me and the trolls who post in the comments section? I lived in Chicago a long time and coming back here I am kind of ashamed to cite the Globe/Boston.com as my hometown paper.

Anyway - is there someone to tell? I've been over the site and have posted a few suggestions but it is all yadda-yadda replies. I was thinking that if there was a lever (i.e. a response here) maybe someone in some boardroom on Morrissey Boulevard might take a clue - and forestall the movers coming in.

Tufts Film Series Spring 2010 Schedule - Free Movies

[josephineave.livejournal.com]

It's tentative and you can always expect changes, but here is the Tufts Film Series schedule for this semester. It's weighted a little bit more to classic movies this term, but still a good chance to see films like Avatar, Up in the Air, A Serious Man and Fantastic Mr. Fox, that you haven't seen yet.

For those of you asking about the Film Series admission policy for non-students/non-Tufts affiliated individuals, here's what they have told me: They welcome all, with priority going to Tufts students. I've never seen anyone turned away from a regular screening (advance screenings are a different matter) and very few of the screenings get anywhere near 50% capacity. TFS does not charge for its screenings.

( Coming soon... )

Carpet cleaning recommendation?

[notnatalie.livejournal.com]

Hi all,
I just picked up a 100% wool carpet for under $100 at Crate and Barrel, they were getting rid of a lot of the floor models to make way for a complete re-do of their remaining Cambridge location (by adding some housewares into what was formerly furniture-only). It goes for $699 normally, so I think I got a deal, but it does need to be professionally cleaned. Does anyone have any recommendations? Or have access to Sandy's List or Angie's or whatever that chick's name is, and can look one up for me? Thanks in advance.