A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. We have seen the future of food, and it's in Korea: the french-fry coated hot dog. Apparently artisan hot dog vendors are a big thing over there, and they wrap them in all kinds of things - like bacon and mashed potatoes - before deep frying them. God bless their hearts. (Via Sarah) Some more official Star Trek casting announcements: John Cho will......

LAist was comped front row seats by the Dodgers due to Malingering being struck by a foul ball last week, and she came back with some great photos, and earlier made fun of 4th of July on Venice Beach. But the biggest stories of the week was that the Mayor's Hot Tamale was revealed, and that a Kwik-E-Mart was erected in Burbank. Phillyist was busy doing the Fourth of July up right, exercising their......

25,000 people packed into the Tweeter Center on Sunday night to see Mae, Ok Go and The Fray. Judging by how many people were there, I'm sure that some of you readers were there as well. I had a night that won't soon be forgotten. Treated like a royal, I was a escorted back to Mae's tour bus for an exclusive interview (look for it soon). I chatted, in the back of the tour......

This week we'd like to congratulate the -ist network's Mother Hen, Gothamist's Jen Chung, who found herself a recipient of Wired Magazine's Wired Rave Award. If that doesn't sound terribly exciting, keep in mind another recipient was J.K. Rowling. Yep, that's right, the -ist network and Harry Potter now have something in common. Go us. Austinist has a chat with the ever-fashionable Golden Girl Rue McClanahan, and managed to catch some local fashionistas making......

Austinist gets arty with an interactive guide to SXSW, loved some local art galleries and a new art exhibit and lamented the possible loss of "Friday Night Lights" production to New Mexico. Bostonist was happy they finally found an Anna Nicole Smith connection to their fair city and that an Apple Store was opening up. They were less happy that new rules have been established limiting underage shows and that their Governor is spending......

Apparently, two weeks of climbing six flights of stairs is great for thigh toning, but doesn't do much to prevent weight gain. And three weeks of attending Fringe shows and not going to the gym doesn't, either. But, because we want to nip that in the bud, we've decided to start hitting the gym more often. And man, we're hurtin'. So there's nothing like sitting on our asses at the computer and communicating across the......

We finally got a new cable box. It records. The sound stays on. But we're currently watching ABC. On channel 9. Which should be Fox. But says it's NBC. Cable guy is supposed to come bright and early Saturday morning. Great timing, this being premiere week, right? Oh well, we'll just read about the new shows across the -ist-a-verse. Nonsensical Comcast ad below for shits-n-giggles. Austinist: We know where we're going next time we're in......

I'd walked past Bootsie's several times before its opening, each time with mounting curiosity. The name sounded to me like a mecca for New Orleans-style comfort food, Louis Armstrong's version of "When the Saints Go Marchin' In" playing over the sound system. Then Daily Candy informed me that Bootsie's was a different kind of fast food experience. Burgers and dogs, but with gourmet ingredients. It wasn't gumbo, but they'd still have andouille sausage on the......

Torontoist immediately wins our heart by using the word "Jackass" in a headline. In fact, we love their use of it so much that we're going to use it as much as possible throughout this post. For example, it looks like there are Toronto-area jackasses besides those who misuse the sidewalk: look at the crap on sale on Toronto's craigslist. But it looks like Toronto doesn't contain the kind of jackasses who pee in public......

On Memorial Day Weekend, Americans all over the country gather together to remember those who have died in service of our nation...by getting a really good deal on a pair of shoes, and then going outside and partying in them. Hey, we're Americans; buying and partying is what we do. Oh, and eating a lot of barbecue. Anyway, here's some stuff you can do in Philly to celebrate your Memorial Day Weekend - some of......

- Hungry? Free this weekend? Someone on Craigslist is looking to stage a fast-food eating contest - the very notion of which makes our stomach churn. For participating, you get a DVD rememberance of yourself chowing down. Umm..yum? - In case you had any doubt before, this week has been a good reminder that we Philly women are not to be trifled with. First the cleaver to the head incident, and now a local......

A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. Thanks go to fellow editor Star for introducing this Phillyist to daily web comic Married to the Sea. Yesterday's strip was an "olde tyme" variation on a popular spam mail motif, and we enjoyed it immensely. Now, so shall you! Oh, but you should know, depending on how closely your bosses/co-workers are reading what's on your screen, you may find this to be......

Either Phillyist isn't reading very thoroughly, or most of our sister -ists are having a bit of a slow day. Here's what we decided to bring to you: Gothamist: People can be so mean to animals. Londonist: If you were going to make a sandwich that cost nearly $150(US), would you really give it a name that it could share with a fast food establishment where you can get a sandwich for barely $2(US)? Austinist......