Elite -ist: One Dot Above Another

Yesterday, we kept the colons out, but in today's run-down, we've made sure to put them all back in! Surgery, in reverse...

Houstonist: Author extraordinaire Margaret Atwood has invented something called the LongPen, with which one can sign autographs from a remote location. Without astral projection. (See image at left.)

Austinist: If you don't know who Kinky Friedman is, you should. Even here in Philadelphia.

DCist: The West Wing is filming its final episodes in and around the DC area, and DCist is stalking the cast.

Gothamist: The MTA is better than SEPTA in many ways, but when stuff goes wrong, it really goes wrong.

Seattlest: South Dakota has banned abortions. Seattlest links to a blog post not for the faint of heart. Also featured: the most inappropriate image choice EVER.

Londonist: Suicide bombers love singing and dancing. No, really.

LAist: Jeremy Piven needs to finally embrace his baldness.

Shanghaiist: Ang Lee is now China's darling. Even if he thanked Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China separately. (Note to readers: that was a political statement on his part, not a mistake.)

Chicagoist: Maybe Woody Allen should try reading some American classics next time.

Image via Houstonist