Elsewhere in the Ist-A-Verse

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

Photos by David Velez

• Gothamist was intrigued by the Sad Panda seen walking around Manhattan.
• DCist couldn't help but notice that the Obamas' plan to give away tickets to the White House Easter Egg Roll entirely online didn't go so well.
• Londonist discussed the what, why, who, and where of the protests surrounding the forthcoming G20 summit.
• Chicagoist mourned the decision to cancel the city's annual South Side Irish Parade in 2010 (and potentially move it to the suburbs) after revelers got too out of hand at this year's parade.
• Shanghaiist acted as a fact checker for the AFP over that whole "YouTube got great firewalled" thing.
• LAist found out about what some people have dubbed the "Ghetto Bird Hotline"—it's the number you call to find out why an LAPD chopper is circling over your house for ages looking for who knows who or what.
• Bostonist armed its readers with information when they heard rumors about vampires at Boston Latin High School. They provided a guide to spotting vampires in your school and retold Boston's rich history of vampires.
• Seattlest jumped headfirst into that Euro kind of football, speculating on the staying power of Sounders FC popularity and the heritage of their Real Salt Lake rivals.
• SFist survived a swarm of zombies.