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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.
- Phillyist was one of the first outlets in Philadelphia to report on the proposed American Commerce Building, a skyscraper that would tower 525 feet over their current tallest and could join the ranks of the world’s tallest skyscrapers. The plans would include publicly-accessible gardens, a 26-story hotel, and several floors of retail space—including, we hope, metaphysical coffee.
- SFist watched one of its contributors get interviewed on the local news about his LiveJournal site’s notorious Muni hot-or-not posts.
- LAist discovered that after an interview with the former Full House patriarch, Bob Saget might just blow you(r mind). (Also, Improv Everywhere had a mission in Los Angeles.)
- Londonist had a good look at T5, the controversial new terminal at Heathrow airport.
- Gothamist’s week was all about the crazy scandal surrounding NY Governor Eliot Spitzer: His involvement with a “high-class” prostitution ring, the hooker “Kristen,” and his resignation.
- Bostonist wondered just what was up with the incredible shrinking burger known as “the slider.”
- Seattlest turned to Geraldine Ferraro for her thoughts on the
tournament loss. - Shanghaiist was disgusted by a new Chinese human rights report that claims as many as 3 million female prostitutes under the age of 18 in the United States. Meanwhile, chaos has erupted in Lhasa and Dharamsala.
- Austinist has all of your SXSW coverage covered.
Photo from SkyscraperSunset.com
