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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.
- Chicagoist snapped up some stunning images of a severe summer storm.
- LAist is still on the health beat. After following the regional city ban on new fast food restaurants, the county is proposing calorie counts on fast food menus.
- DCist caught an awkward but funny typo in the Associated Press story about conservative columnist Robert Novak’s retirement after having been diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor.
- Phillyist was the first online news outlet to report on a new sports-oriented film festival, which will be held in Philadelphia. Also in Philadelphia? Barack Obama’s pick for VP.
- Gothamist got a new marquee football player in the market as Brett Favre agreed to join the New York Jets.
- Seattlest was ever-obsessed with the ongoing political drama surrounding how to solve local mass-transit and traffic woes. So it was no surprise so much discussion ensued when they commented on the possibility of crazy-high bus fares.
- Bostonist drank a lot.
- Londonist dared to utter the “R” word.
- Austinist reported on a sanity-estranged man who broke into a local store, rolled around naked in the bushes, and screamed “butt slide” the entire time.
- Shanghaiist was enthralled by the opening of the Beijing Olympics.
- SFist mediated Yelp reviewers’ online attack of a local bar, which was sparked after a bartender allegedly threw a drinking glass at patrons.
Photo by wvallen.