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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.
- Londonist was boggled by Anish Kapoor’s plans to build a rival to the Eiffel Tower in London, then went to watch the Oxford versus Cambridge Goat Race.
- Gothamist was aghast at a cruel April Fool’s Day joke: pranksters told New Yorkers that an In-N-Out Burger was coming.
- Shanghaiist examined the problem with zoos in China—they’re underfunded, under-regulated, and some of them are selling off their tigers to make the certainly illegal tiger bone wine.
- Chicagoist got caught up in the kerfuffle over a state politician who said he “doesn’t really worry about the Constitution” when it comes to health care reform.
- LAist went aboard Worldfare, LA’s first “bustaurant”—a double decker bus that serves everything from South African street food to high-end steakhouse eats.
- Bostonist helped plan a tea party counter-protest to Sarah Palin’s impending visit.
- DCist took note when French President Nicolas Sarkozy and wife Carla Bruni stopped by historic local eatery Ben’s Chili Bowl for a half-smoke.
- Phillyist staffer Allison Krumm embraced her Jersey roots at a recent Bon Jovi concert.
- SFist celebrated Passover with several of its almost-delicious kosher lunch options.
- Seattlest waxed philosophic on the weekend’s most important holiday, the Japanese Penis Festivals.