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. A posthumous tribute wall dedicated to singer/songwriter Elliot Smith sat defaced by graffiti for months on end––LAist said enough, so did the fans and city council.SFist was surprised to learn that chronic presidential candidate Ralph Nader picked......

On September 4, the The Misshapes released their style book, and the trio of trend-setting, New Wave rock-producing New Yorkers are hitting Toronto on Thursday, September 6 in celebration of its release. Who are The Misshapes? Known for their weekly Saturday night parties—the "best in hipster Manhattan" since February 2004—these musicians (and cutting-edge fashion influences) have established themselves as "an intersection of music, art, and fashion." The Misshapes are Greg Krelenstein, Leigh Lezark, and......

It seems like, all across the network, folks were up to no good. Maybe it was all the green beer from last weekend... Gothamist spent the week writing about New Yorkers behaving badly: at the post office, at the Garden, and at the fertility clinic. Calvin Klein may not be misbehaving, but he's just a little dirty, and in a completely different way than some NYC kitchens. SFist had its share of misbehave-rs, too, like......

Sunday. Usually, a quiet, contemplative day in the Blogosphere. But not here in the Ist-a-Verse. Nonono! Just look below and see all of the wild and crazy stuff our staffs are up to. In Austin, bands are beginning to confirm for SXSW and the rumor mill is up and running. Good thing, too, because we all know how much Austinites love live performances. Austin also found itself in the national spotlight, with Longhorn Legend......

If you’re hiking, consider charging up your iPod, as Seattlest finds out that a man lost during a hike was found by the glow of his iPod. That cleverness seems to be devoid in cops who were using police cruiser instant messaging clients - although we imagine IMs “so are you nakie” to be included in cop shows, just for realism. If only the cops were busting the Hummer-driving jerk who made a poor......

Making news on our sister sites today... -from Gothamist: Don't carjack New Yorkers, even elderly New Yorkers. -Londonist celebrates the the Joy of (Bad Literary) Sex with a little quiz. -Chicagoist has some fine Overheards, which is good because we haven't heard a good Streeter since Tuesday. -Bostonist waxes nostalgic for the mid-90s. -Shanghaiist admits that even across the Pacific, no one is immune to the allures of trashy tv. -Even Paris can't escape the......

This Le Mercredi Mixtape starts off with promising New Yorkers and ends with promising Brits and in between is a warm salty ocean to dive into. But 'mixtape'? Mixtape seems like an anachronism already, who makes them anymore? And this isn't a 'tape' now is it? But, what the hell, I used to make mixtapes all the time and actually enjoyed giving new music to friends. This was the idea behind my mp3 blog,......

Enough with the summer blockbusters already! The preview for Fantastic Four would leave anyone except a weapons expert bored silly - explosion after explosion, punctured only infrequently by terrible dialogue and worse acting. So no, we probably won't be tripping the light Fantastic. Instead, we're cautiously optimistic about another ensemble movie (how do the characters' lives always intersect so neatly? Why is the policeman connected to the kneebone connected to the anklebone?), Chris Terrio's Heights,......

If you ask us, the City of Toronto's new slogan and logo looks like it's advertising a new cellphone company. But they don't pay us the big bucks to draw up these tourist-magnetizing feats of graphic wonderment, so we'll let the quirky little graphic alone. We will, however, quibble with the worthiness of taking out a two-page TO Unlimited spread in yesterday's Times, and filling it with the most awful copy one can muster up......

Thanks in part to a little shop in Greenwich Village, peanut butter has gone gourmet.  Peanut Butter & Co. has been tantalizing the taste buds of New Yorkers with it’s famous home-made PB, available in six varieties.  Nope, it’s not just smooth or chunky anymore. At PB & Co. peanut butter foodies have a choice between Cinnamon Raisin Swirl, Dark Chocolate Dreams or our favourite, White Chocolate Wonderful. Not planning a trip to the hustle......

Skip over the hooplah surrounding a spate of dumb new Montreal-is-the-new-Seattle articles in places like the NYTimes and Spin and New York Mag, and look at a few more examples of Canadians done good, in the department of cool: - 'Marcel Dzama, where are you?' we wondered. Holed up in the peg with your band of merry artmakers? Probably, but you also found time to design this awesome new Beck album cover. Good work. -......