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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.
- Gothamist learned that parts of Times Square will permanently close to vehicular traffic.
- Londonist marveled at pictures of a LEGO model of St Pancras, before getting busy with their own cameras and shooting rare views from the tops of Tower Bridge and the Cromwell Tower.
- LAist was at anything but a loss for words when two politicians should have chosen theirs more carefully: Ms. Palin and your “snake oil science,” and our local “proud racist”—we’re talking about you!
- SFist wondered if filmmaker Kevin Smith was too fat to fly.
- Phillyist longed for summer in the midst of two blizzards, and in so doing incited a debate about ice cream toppings.
- DCist rolled its eyes when MSNBC’s Chris Matthews, a Maryland resident, started complaining about D.C.’s response to last week’s historic snowfall.
- Chicagoist had a butchering theme this week. Under pressure from politicians and media, millionaire pawnbroker/Democratic Lieutenant Governor candidate Scott Lee Cohen dropped out of the November general election after his dirty laundry was aired. Meanwhile, one of Chicagoist’s food writers was on the scene to see a whole pig broken down in a restaurant kitchen.”
- Seattlest mourned the passing of locally-based Captain Phil Harris of Discovery’s Deadliest Catch.