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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.
- SFist saw Christmas Day turn tragic after a Siberian tiger escaped from her pen at the San Francisco Zoo, killing a visitor and mauling two others.
- Phillyist counted down the top ten items on Philadelphia’s New Year’s wish list.
- Gothamist looked at the wooden bikes being offered for NYC’s first bike share program on Governors Island.
- LAist received a Christmas present in the form of a drunk Santa Claus in a g-string.
- Bostonist launched Veggieist, a brand-new weekly column that is already whetting the appetites of vegans.
- Shanghaiist saw their city turn into a Christmas wonderland.
- Chicagoist will never tire of watching a local news anchor’s hilarious reaction to a car crashing into the studio. No one was hurt, so it’s OK to laugh.
- Austinist interviewed the intimidating but always brilliant Joe Rogan, chatting about News Radio, Fear Factor, Dane Cook, and more.
- Seattlest mourned the loss of iconic jazz pianist Oscar Peterson.
- Londonist cheered after hearing news that London, it seems, is the capital of the world. (Sorry, NYC.)
- Houstonist tells an interesting tale about Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher getting trapped in the powder room at a Houston Hotel.
Photo by Steve Rhodes.