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......

Yesterday's Star had an interesting article that shed some light on the inner workings of Tourism Toronto, now famous for its embarrassing (and perhaps plagiarized) Toronto Unlimited campaign. Especially of interest to us was the contrast between New York's and Toronto's approaches to attracting visitors with external offices:NYC & Company spokesperson Chris Heywood said the Toronto office will mainly promote leisure travel. But Andrew Weir, vice-president of Tourism Toronto, said his agency finds external......

Between fake terrorist alerts and scandals big and small, this just might be the Best Best of the -ists ever. We're exhausted just thinking about it. First up, SFist, who saw their little 'ole site be the center of what was a nice little scandal (even getting their editor on TV) only to find their scandal dwarfed by the even bigger scandal caused by their Mayor boffing one of his aides' wife. We're not just......

Halloween is Tuesday, which means this weekend is really the time for all of the –ists to celebrate. And whether they’re designing super-spooky costumes or talking about the super-spooky upcoming elections, we’d say that they’re doing a fine job of it. Austinist knows that few things in life are scarier than zombies, people with way too much money, and politicians who try too hard to be funny. Slightly less scary, depending on whom you......

Houstonist reports on cross-dressing thieves and undressing educators this week. A Peeping Tom defends himself with a papaya and an outraged onlooker asks Ken Lay, "TATER TOTS OR FRIES?" Also, FEMA wants it's money back. LAist are a bug bunch of geeks. They're Star Trek geeks, David Duchovny geeks and Frank Gehry geeks. During their Cochella preview their readers reveal themselves to be Depeche Mode geeks. Seattlest saw their basketball team preparing to leave for......

The Eyeopener The Ryersonian broke the story that Ernie the Hot Dog Vendor is calling it quits. The moustachioed sausage slinger has been a fixture at Ryerson for over 25 years and won the hearts and stomachs of many hungry students through initiatives like a bursary day that has helped out dozens of students. The former engineer has made sure that the bursaries will keep going, he's already raised $21,000 to go towards a......

Christo is the installation artist best known for wrapping up bridges and buildings, placing giant umbrellas in a California valley and even draping a canyon in orange fabric. Working with his partner Jeanne Claude, for the last three decades, the couple has created a series of works that examine our relationship to our spaces, both natural and urban. Their pieces take years to plan, are meticulously planned but once installed are often only up......

In the grand style of many a formerly rundown urban corridor, Dundas Square's rebirth as a well-lit advertising mecca is nearly complete. Toronto 1051 likes the revamp a whole lot. Torontoist is still on the fence. We like the old-school signage that used to grace the area, but we also like freshly-scrubbed squares that invite sitting, skipping and their fair share of old men playing chess. The before and after photo reminds us of a......