misc Week Around the Ists * SFist asked, since it was National Pigeon Day this past week, one simple question about the urban winged creature: love 'em or hate 'em? * As California prepared for legal gay marriage,
misc Week Around the Ists * Gothamist was shocked when someone scaled the 52-story New York Times building's exterior on Thursday. And then Gothamist was shocked again when a second person scaled the building six hours
misc Week Around the Ists * Torontoist featured the astonishing story (and equally astonishing photos) of more than 200 cyclists spontaneously taking over the westbound lanes of the city's downtown expressway for 7 kilometers late on a
misc Week Around the Ists * Gothamist was enraptured by the Telectroscope, supposedly developed from a "forgotten tunnel connecting New York to London." * SFist, after providing a practical map of liquor stores near the historically naked/tipsy
misc Week Around the Ists * SFist reported on this week's California State Supreme Court's ruling that overturned the ban on same-sex marriage. * Londonist noted that Boris Johnson – the city's brand-new
misc Week Around the Ists * Gothamist watched a series of civil disobedience events, protesting the Sean Bell shooting verdict, unfold across the city--over 200 people, including the Reverend Al Sharpton, were arrested. Somewhat related, on behalf of
misc Week Around the Ists * Bostonist went to ROFLCon, a semi-academic conference about the internet and its enthusiasms, and ended up with a Brawndo hangover. * Seattlest opened the floor to a few local hip-hop artists who
misc Week Around the Ists * Torontoist kept its readers in the know during a surprise transit strike—it was announced by the workers' union just after 11:00 p.m. on Friday night, and went into effect
misc Week Around the Ists * Shanghaiist covered anti-China Olympic torch relay protests in London, Paris and San Francisco. * Gothamist marveled as the NY State Assembly killed NYC's controversial congestion pricing plan without even holding a
misc Week Around the -Ists * LAist initially met the coolest police officer at the Anonymous protest, and then later, caught thousands of UCLA students celebrating spring break in their undies. * Torontoist found a tampered "skin-brightening"
misc Week Around the -Ists * SFist saw Christmas Day turn tragic after a Siberian tiger escaped from her pen at the San Francisco Zoo, killing a visitor and mauling two others. * Phillyist counted down the top ten items
