We don't know about where you are, but it seems like spring can't decide whether or not to happen. Some days are warm, some days are cold, and sometimes you aren't sure which. Baseball may have started up (and soccer/football winding down) but it still seems cold out there. Unless it's not. Anyways, onto the -ists. Austinist happily anticipated fall's Austin City Limits, even though they're not fully recovered from South By Southwest. In other......

As the world holds its breath, teetering precariously on the cusp of the Super Bowl (well, at least in America), the wheels of the -ists keep on turning. Austinist was in a musical frame of mind as they listened to the new Shins album, updated the SXSW band listings and got called "punk rock" for their efforts by MTV. And an ice storm swept through the area. Bostonist said goodbye to John Kerry's plans......

Where did you or your kids go trick-or-treating this year? According to the Inquirer, some folks hike it out to the 'burbs on Halloween - and hit the motherload. Speaking of holidays, it's time to start thinking about those other ones - you know, the ones with the trees and candles and such. According to a recent survey, the lucky friends and relatives of gift-givers in the Philadelphia area will be having happy winter......

Halloween is always an interesting time around Philadelphia. There are the big events, like Terror Behind the Walls at the Eastern State Penitentiary, and smaller events, like just about any haunted hayrides through the many woods of Philadelphia's suburbs. There's so much going on that, well, sometimes it's hard to keep track of, especially since you spend most of your time trying to decide what's more hilarious: a George W. Bush mask or a......