First Night Boston, the oldest “First Night” celebration in the country, will be putting on its 31th festival this evening. First Nights are arts-related alternative celebrations of New Year’s Eve (via NPR).
Although I can’t find a link for it, I have heard that many chapters of Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor runs on New Year’s eve for fellowship members
My Friend’s Place is a homeless youth center on Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles. I’ve been interested in the dichotomy of wealthy cities of dreams like Los Angeles and my own since seeing the movie Where the Day Takes You many years ago. I’m on the lookout for a similiar organization to support here in San Francisco (via KCRW).
The New York Times discovers that (surprise) Google is a fun place to work.
Cinema Treasures asks “What are your movie going rituals?”
