Ist'wonderful

Just when you thought your mom was menopausal, you find out about her cache of frozen embryos, and out pop three new sisters. That's right, the 'ist network is welcoming three new cities to the fold (we also have an illegitimate brother in New Zealand to report, but while he shares a striking family resemblance, he's not invited to the reunions).

So say 'Ni hao' to Shanghaiist, 'Bonjour' to Parisist and 'Yo' to Phillyist. While the last two haven't 'officially' opened (in other words, our globe-trotting publisher didn't send us the email yet), thanks to our slutty friend Gridskipper (who cruises for trackbacks in Buena Vista park wearing sweat pants), it's all out in the open now.

We're not sure where this crazy train is gonna take us, but we're hoping for stops in Montreal, New Orleans and Havana. Have a friend in one of those cities who's funny and willing to work for free?