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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 which is compiled into the network-wide feature Elsewhere In The Ist-A-Verse.
- Gothamist was stunned and upset that another construction crane collapsed, causing two fatalities.
- Phillyist got to chat with singer/songwriter and internet phenomenon Eric Hutchinson as his major-label debut hit stores.
- Shanghaiist was annoyed by Sharon Stone’s suggestion that the Sichuan earthquake was China’s karma for its treatment of Tibetans. She apologized soon after Dior China dropped her from all advertisements, and cinemas vowed not to show any more of her movies.
- Bostonist covered several local disasters, including a fire at Park Street and Rachael Ray’s Dunkin’ Donuts commercial.
- Chicagoist asked a member of the International Space Station Orbital Outhouse Team how space toilets are supposed to work.
- With the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) in town, Seattlest has been up to their ears in independent films.
- SFist giggled like a five-year-old kid after hearing the National Spelling Bee champion, Sameer Mishra, utter a filthy word during the competition.
- LAist said goodbye to comedic legend Harvey Korman.
Photo by seth_holladay.