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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 that is compiled into the network-wide feature Elsewhere In The Ist-a-Verse.
Photo by Brett/Londonist.
- Londonist followed in the footsteps of ambitious Victorian tourist James Patterson by completing the epic Patterson Challenge in eight hours (and near-blizzard conditions).
- LAist watched with the rest of the city as a man in a white Bentley led cops on a 3-hour chase that ended with the driver—no, not Chris Brown, and not DJ Khaled—fatally shooting himself in the head.
- Houstonist spent time pondering the upside to living in their sprawling metropolis besides being home to the hottest cheerleader in the NFL.
- SFist asked readers to share their worst breakup stories for Valentine’s Day.
- Seattlest was thinking about upscale eats, taking a pro-foie gras stance and taking a $5 cupcake down a peg.
- Bostonist celebrated Charles Darwin’s two hundredth birthday and even took pictures.
- Gothamist was shocked when a man was struck by a car and then dragged by another for seventeen miles—on three highways—before his body was discovered. Neither driver was charged.
- Chicagoist took umbrage with being named America’s Third Most Miserable City by Forbes Magazine.
- DCist reported on a Fox News producer busted for kiddie porn.
- Phillyist wondered why SEPTA used the New York skyline on their Philly Beer Week Transpass.
- Shanghaiist raised an eyebrow when they heard Daft Punk was playing a secret gig in Shanghai… only to find out later that they’d been Daft Punked by a bunch of ingenious scammers.