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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.
The Day of Decision Protest in Hollywood on May 26, 2009. Photo by Tom Andrews/LAist.
- LAist watched closely as the Federal Prop 8 trial got underway, and went out on a (twisted) limb to speak in defense of the “real victims” here.
- SFist came across two historic events: the Federal Prop 8 trial, which started this week, and these rare colour photos of the Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake.
- Seattlest talked about graphic novels in the Middle East with artist and writer Joe Sacco.
- Shanghaiist wept openly when they found out Google was leaving China.
- Bostonist rounded up links and asked questions about naked Senate candidate Scott Brown’s stance on tea parties, health care, evolution, and dogs.
- Chicagoist was so stunned when former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich told Esquire that he was “blacker than Obama”—and immediately apologized—that they talked to the the man who wrote the profile.
- Londonist, whilst mildly disappointed that the 2012 Olympics will no longer feature a forty-miles-per-hour stream of human effluent, were cheered to discover that our bodily waste is still being put to productive use.
- Phillyist staffers vowed to get in shape in 2010.
- DCist was stunned when Metro General Manager John Catoe suddenly resigned less than a day after he sat down for a lengthy interview with bloggers.
- Gothamist wondered why Park Slope parents insist on bringing their babies to bars.