Harvard Square

David runs down all the Chinese restaurants within three miles of Out of Town News, finds all of them lacking. Mary Chung, he notes, is just outside his Circle of Desolation:

It's 3.2 miles along Mass Ave - give or take – between Mary Chung and Qing Dao Garden, and as far as I'm concerned, there’s not much to eat Chinese-wise along that strip, which encompasses three of the major squares of Cambridge. Sort of disgraceful, don't you think? ...

Beyond Boston Chic introduces us to Lyndon, who rocks everything from baggy Thai pants to a bowtie.

Sekbaavi attended the Inca Son 20th-anniversary concert in Harvard Square on Saturday, which included singer Veronica Robles.

Copyright Sekbaavi. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.

Wicked Local Cambridge reports on a Nov. 3 incident that ended with her chasing him down Mason Street after he decided she didn't match the criteria listed on the "erotic" Web site he found her on and so, naturally, he took her wallet.

16WadeSt watches a grown-up cherub in Harvard Square.

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We might start seeing late-nigh ads like this:

Via Sex and the Ivy.

That ought to narrow it down.

Or maybe not.

And a woman who knows his type is amazed.

David shows Will Gilson of Garden at The Cellar doing just that at a recent charity event at the Charles Hotel.

Kate Mitchell was in Harvard Square on Saturday when, for some reason, "Friday Night Lights," which is about Texas high-school football, decided to film a scene there. Star Aimee Teegarden (r.), graciously gives out extra 'e's to fans, with the assistance of co-star Connie Britton.

Kaitlin posts about how she became an extra in the scene and has more photos (via Beantown Bloggery).

Photo copyright Kate Mitchell. Tagged as universalhub on Flickr.

Cambridge Community TV posts a video of his story of Ah.

NECN's report:

Eliot Gelwan, a psychiatrist, mourns the loss of Brother Blue and struggles to find meaning in the death of an alcoholic in his hospital this week.

The legendary beret-wearing Harvard Square storyteller has died at 88. Wicked Local Cambridge reports, collects stories about him.

The Crimson reports the University of Michigan and, gasp, MIT, now get better media coverage than Harvard, according to some group that tracks that sort of thing.

Joel Brown writes up some award some saxophonist who went to Harvard is getting from the U, but, honestly, we couldn't read the post because we were too busy staring at the photo of the guy made up to look like the Jolly Green Giant. Only with a saxophone instead of a bag of peas.

The Crimson reports the woman was walking on Grant Street near DeWolfe Street around 10:15 p.m. on Tuesday when somebody grabbed her from behind and tried to put a rope over her head.

Movie filming, of course. MBTA Transit Police tweet that the "secondary" entrances and exits will be open between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., but that you should expect "minor" crowds and delays.

The Chicago Tribune today provides the ultimate stupid tourist's guide to Cambridge. Full of helpful advice (never lick the statue of John Harvard; look both ways before you cross the street and don't worry if the locals think you're a dweeb), the story also advises you not to bother staking out Gates's house because you'll have much better luck stalking him at his favorite burger joint.

Thanks to Monique for forwarding this.

Photos from:

• Zombie Walk in Salem
• World War II airfield battle reenactment in Stow
• Oktoberfest in Harvard Square (more

Just a dad carrying a tuckered daughter after some fun along the Charles near Harvard Square yesterday, as captured by Kate Mitchell.

Copyright Kate Mitchell. Tagged as universalhub on Flickr.

Matt O'Malley photographs a guy holding a sign reading "Tell me off!! $1."

Faculty Meeting Lacks Usual Cookies (no, that is not an Onion headline):

The first Faculty meeting of the year kicked off without a regular staple: cookies to complement professors' tea and coffee.

"This is the first time in modern times with no cookies," Faculty Council member Harry R. Lewis '68 said as he held a white mug of tea. "We are sharing the pain with the undergraduates."

Right at rush hour at Harvard. Are you having fun yet? Jamie Thompson tweets it took her 40 minutes to get from Davis to South Station.

The Crimson reports the unidentified man was mugged at Eustis and Oxford streets around 10:15 p.m. on Saturday.

Only in Harvard Square.