Zakim skatepark

There’s a proposal for a $1.1 million 40,000 square foot skatepark to be built under the Zakim bridge. “It’s definitely going to put the city of Boston on the map of skateboarding,” said Jon Evjy, 21, who works at a Commonwealth Avenue skate shop called the Underground. Naturally, I assumed that bikes would not be …

Yeardley Smith on Here & Now

Yeardley Smith — the voice of Lisa Simpson — is interviewed on Here & Now, discussing working on The Simpsons and her off-Broadway show. Plus, hear Lisa read a Kleenex box!

The President Needs Ribs

THE PRESIDENT: I need some ribs. Q: Mr. President, how are you? THE PRESIDENT: I’m hungry and I’m going to order some ribs. This just doesn’t seem real — far too Onion-y. But it must’ve happened if it’s on the White House website, right? But why even put this transcript on the web? Weird things …

Mid-January Update

Now that we’re halfway through January, here’s a quick update: Happy 2004 A new video of Amelia has been added to her site: What’s So Funny? I’m debating bringing eWire to an end. I don’t seem to have the time or passion to keep it updated regularly, so I might close up shop and archive …