Retro futurism found at fabiofeminofantascience.org SFist looked into the future of San Francisco by worrying about the taco intake of its youth; hailing its first-ever bicycle traffic light, installed at an infamously dangerous intersection; and questioning Mayor Newsom's plan to turn the Civic Center, a notably violent neighborhood, into the "Sustainable Resource District" of tomorrow.Gothamist was horrified to watch a video of the police using a Taser on an emotional disturbed man, who fell...

Photograph by labatata on Flickr Gothamist went on the Wall Street roller coaster during a crazy week for financial institutions (bankruptcy, sale, bailout) and the county.Phillyist analyzed the problem of hecklers at live performances.Londonist eagerly anticipated the annual Open House Weekend, where for one weekend only, the public get to poke around some of the capital's more interesting buildings.LAist headed to the LA County Fair to earn a heart attack by checking out all...

Photo credit: art218.com Shanghaiist can't wait to meet the tattooed Louis Vuitton pigs that are coming to town.Phillyist commenters spent the early part of the week debating whether Barack Obama is an asshole. Phillyist concluded that the political assholes were, however, the St. Paul police for their treatment of a local photographer covering the RNC.Bostonist mapped out the city for newcomers.Torontoist reintroduced their series of interactive Flash panoramas with a look at the city's...