March 9, 2008
Elsewhere in the Ist-a-Verse
Torontoist is one of fourteen cities in the worldwide Gothamist network. Each Sunday, the editors of every site—from LAist to Londonist—choose their most interesting article, a list which is compiled into the network-wide feature Elsewhere In The Ist-A-Verse.

- Gothamist found that an explosive set off outside the Times Square army recruiting center may be similar to five past bombings in New York City.
- Seattlest worried when severed right feet and bottles of rat poison started washing up on local beaches.
- Shanghaiist was surprised by Bjork's rooting for Tibetan independence at her concert (see video), and the political fallout has only just begun.
- SFist debated the merits of new bronze plaques that will be placed in locations where San Francisco's homeless have died.
- DCist was obliged to respond to the worst Washington Post Outlook column ever published, in which conservative writer Charlotte Allen tried to make the case that women are dumb.
- LAist found Satan's ice cream truck trolling the streets, and they recorded the music.
- Bostonist knows the city's subway and bus system, the MBTA, has problems. So does this 17-year-old, who submitted a report and told the MBTA brass how to fix it.
- Phillyist explored the possibility of an Ivy League prostitute, while their commenters debated the most ethical approach to proving or debunking the story.
- Londonist spent a little too much time looking at airbrushed operatic private parts, and enjoyed an enlightening comment from someone who was there.
Photograph of investigation at Times Square recruiting center by kerfuffle & zeitgeist on Flickr


Funny how Toronto celebrated Women's Day and DC shamefully had to deal with such a terrible article on women in general.
Read the story and then feel angry that a) she feels this way and b) that you actually read it.
Jezebel was all over Allen, too (and for good reason).
I'm amused by the (small) number of comments picking on Allen's looks. It's ok when she's spouting the wrong opinion!