This week, Phillyist saw the waters of a landmark fountain run red for a Showtime marketing stunt, the Phils pull ahead, and some serious nostalgia. They also got a chance to review an awesome tribute album, reminded folks to see the King, and appreciated their beautiful skyline. Chicagoist knows what it's like to like the Cubs. But naming your kid Wrigley Fields? At least they can breathe a little easier now that Grossman's out......

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. Sad news: a special effects technician working on Dark Knight has died after his 4x4 vehicle crashed into a tree during a dummy film run. Zack Snyder has posted a little video greeting describing what the first week of filming Watchmen has been like ("challenging" and "crazy," but also "great" and "amazing" - apparently everybody there loves the source material and......

Seattlest watches as a S.L.U.T. is born and Seattle Flickr users go nuts over a local art installation. A restaurant critic demands a Diner's Bill of Rights over a gnat next to her drink, and, in lieu of a Portlandist, Seattlest debates with itself over the identity of the Northwest's crown jewel. Seattlest also joins the guys from Fantagraphics for an ill-fated gun party in the woods. Bostonist got a crash course in what not......

A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. For more exciting space stuff, besides the whole Earth-like planet thing, check out some images from the Hubble of stars being born and dying in a "nearby" nebula. (Via Editor Jill) The US Department of Health and Human Services is using Shrek as a spokseman for an anti-obesity drive, but "the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood says the soon-to-open Shrek the Third sequel......

Torontoist visits the site of a new Frank Gehry structure, stalks "the elusive Bahamas streetcar", and watches Tom Green get surgery. Phillyist rejoices in the Phillies' wild card chances, mourns the injuries sustained by Eagles defensive end Jevon Kearse, and goes pirate on our asses. SFist notes that Guns and Roses were in town, that San Franciscans are taking over reality TV, and that the San Francisco Chronicle's skills of original nomenclature could use some......

LAist has so much fun this week! They go to E3, where they overhear the timeless remark "Man, this is where nerdy girls get laid." Is that a promise? They also give us this week's best CDs and make us realize that LA is the best place to use Zillow. Ah, Houstonist. They're biking to work, that is, if they can figure out how to get there. That's right, Mapquest says "Houston had the......

The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. We love the idea behind Bullet Bill. If you remember your Mario games, you probably already guessed the premise: you play as one of those bullets that often plagued the famous super brothers. You control Bill with the arrow keys, breaking blocks and hitting Goombas for points while avoiding platforms and seeking to strike Mario or Luigi for a huge bonus.......

The 15th Annual Philadelphia Film Festival is nearly over, which means it's favorites time! Yes, the schedule for the Festival Favorites (which screen tomorrow) was recently finalized, as was the schedule for a new program called Reels on Wheels, and we thought a word or two was in order. (You can find the full schedule for both programs at the official festival website, here.) The Festival Favorites, selected via some secret process that doesn't seem......

Phillyist notes a fistfight between local pols that leaves one man down for the count. Jehovah's Witnesses get a Philly contributor out of bed, things get a little geeky with a film festival and geeky gets taken to a whole new galaxy when they talk with the Dragon Queen of the Dark Kingdom. Shanghaiist gets all excited this week over a new nightclub in the city unfortunately named "Snatch" and Mike Tyson is scheduled to......

A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. You know the rubber stamp tool in Photoshop that lets you copy a spot on your image to anywhere else on your image? Well the MIT Media Lab has made one of those for the real world! It's called the I/O Brush. It copies the colors, textures, and even movement of whatever you brush it against via a small video camera with touch......

A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. As everyone knows, there's nothing Hollywood loves more than a remake. Two of the more interesting recently announced remakes are a new version of the classic 1941 Universal horror flick, The Wolf Man, this one starring the excellent Benicio Del Toro as the titular character that was originally played by Lon Chaney, Jr; and an American remake of one of John Woo's most......

As Phillyist gets ready to close our laptops for the weekend, we thought we'd leave you with this photograph of Julia Roberts as Erin Brockovich. Why? Well, keep reading. And hey, have a nice weekend! Shanghaiist: What China really needs right now is Erin Brockovich. Houstonist: We were surprised not to find this post when we were assembling Elite -ist yesterday, but here it is: Houstonian Chloe Dao won Project Runway. Those of you who......

After professing our love to our fellow -ist sites yesterday, we thought we'd lay low and just tell you about what they're writing. Crushes can live another day. Bostonist: Those crazy MIT kids are at it again -- this time with an origami competition/exhibition. Phillyist can't fold origami, on account of the carpal tunnel syndrome acquired spending all that time blogging. Gothamist tells you where you can get the best chocolate chip cookies in......

A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. There's a dude in Vietnam who got a fever in 1973, and hasn't slept once in the 33 years since then. He's one of a very small number of people with sleep disorders who can somehow live and work normally even with constant insomnia. Our favorite part of the article is this quote from the guy's wife: “My husband used to sleep well,......

It looks like Junior Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum is trying to pick a fight with Boston -- over the Catholic priest/molestation scandal. Brian McGrory, a Boston Globe columnist, had this to say this morning in response to a 2002 article wherein Santorum blames liberalism and Boston for priests wanting to diddle little kids:So I asked a Santorum spokesman whether the senator still believed what he said about Boston. I mean, guilt might be our greatest......