Shanghaiist's Managing Editor, Dan Washburn, snapped this photo at Thumb Plaza in Pudong. That, you may have guessed, is in China. When he directed us toward this picture via his personal website, he asked the same thing we're wondering about: "Can Philadelphia sue?"
Every Tuesday and Thursday, we'll be posting events that are going on sale during the current week. This Thursday post only collects the latest announcements, so definitely check the Tuesday post for any you may have missed.
What's new and/or interesting at Philly theaters this weekend.
Happy first weekend of September - and happy Labor Day weekend, too, for our American cities! Let's take a look at what's been happening around the Ist-a-verse.
This week ended with the launch of the seventh and final Harry Potter installation. But while the world was consumed with Pottermania, it's important to remember that there were more serious things going on in the world, too – two of them in -Ist cities.
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.
Spring appears to have, er, sprung, at least temporarily, in most of the Ist-A-Verse, so naturally, we're all feeling pretty good. (Yes, we know that spring doesn't start till later this month. Just let us enjoy our weather!) And that makes us that much more eager to share all of the nifty things we're up to...
Phillyist paid tribute to her this week with a heartfelt letter to her and an obituary.
Jagshemash!
We are counting down the hours to five. Have been since Monday. And now the weekend's almost here! Good thing our fellow -ists will be here when we're back.
Let's look back at a week in which no site in the -ist network adopted anyone from Africa...
We're worried that our leftovers are going to go bad before we can eat all of them. We want to have a party and invite all the other -ist writers and editors to come eat the food. And then help with the dishes.
As fall settles in and another calendar page gets turned, thoughts turn from bbq's and vacations to holidays and the realization that '06 is coming to an end. With all that going on, with change in the air, we wonder what is it the -ists ponder?
You know who's going to be upset about those Bikini Bandits? The Houston school system. Houstonist also reports on some redevelopment shenanigans over a landmark theater.
If it weren't for our life as an -ist, we're not sure we'd ever leave our apartment. Fortunately, to fully -ist, one must seek out the new, the fresh, and the unknown. Brand new, or just new to us, that's what we're all about this week.
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God, we're so sick of
that we want to kill anyone and everyone that
makes a "something on a something" joke. But then we realized that
there was no way we could ever win this fight, and, hell, if you can't
beat them, we might as well join them. And with that, you have the
theme of this weeks' Gothamist network post.
Austinist makes it easy for
us, with Candidate
on a Civic Building,
on a Blank, and
on a Freeway (warning: sad).
Can we force SFist into our Noun
in a Noun box? Hell, yeah! We got us a
on a Laptop,
on a Plate, and the
on a Tear.
Phillyist brings us
on a Set of Stairs (or not),
Towels on a Phillyist and
Benefit on a Thursday.
We always look forward to
week is no exception as one of our favorite -ist columnists, Shanghai
Fag Hag Tiffany, tells us about
on a Night Out. Stick around for
Animals on a Limited Lease, an
on a Shanghai Street and a
on a Rampage.
Oh, no! It's
on a Listserv! DCist also
features Logo
on a Boob,
Side Standers on a S**tlist,
R. Rees on a Furlough From The Nuthouse,
on a Break, and
on a Sign.
What does LAist have for us? Oh,
there's Dogg
on a Mike, a
on a Generation,
Style on a Double Double, and
Boots on a Bunch of People.
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Houstonist is full of
Houstonny goodness, what with
Sentiments on a Wall,
Plans on a Table (from which they can, apparently, never be
removed), Penguins
on a Freeway Again (warning: still sad), and
Chicks on a Shortened Tour.
Seattlest does a public
service by pointing out some
on a Child Molester's Identity, rocks out to
on a Stage, sees
on a US Tour, and folks flying out of Sea-Tac (hahahahaha)
on a Plane.
Oh, Torontoist, why so
cranky? They
on a Lame Movie, and it's pretty damn funny. Also:
Bush on a Billboard,
Theft on a Guarded Block, and
Parade on a Deadline.
Chicagoist is
the
the best
time
as they Muse
on a Fest. Oh, god, it's
Francis (allegedly non-consensually) on a Drunk Woman. How about
Beloved
DJ Not on a Radio? Finally, look at
on a City-Wide Scale.
We round out our week of Something on a Something with some links from
Gothamist. They bring us a
nightmarish tale of
on
a Train
Platform. Easier to take are
on a Crime Wave,
Flower on a Web Cam, a
Leopard on a Mission (thankfully, NOT sad), and, last but
certainly not least,
Hype on a September Evening.
Tomato photo by Melissa
Schneider, Pink boots photo by LAist Sarah
Links compiled by SFist Eve "Too Much Email on a Motherf**king
Saturday" Batey
We've been having the damnedest time trying to post this for you, dear readers. But we couldn't let it slide. Not this time. That's how much we care -- about you and our sister sites.
We -ists are an eclectic bunch, but there's a couple of things we all love: famous people, social causes, and wacky local facts. Join us as we starf**k, get virtuous, and learn across the -ist network!
To make up for not having Elite -ist yesterday, we decided to bring you an action-packed one today. How can you tell it's action-packed? Action verbs, of course!
San Francisco is proud host of a new reality show called "How to Get the Guy" that's unfortunately not a descendant of Will and Grace, Queer Eye, The L Word, American Idol etc. Also a biodefence lab is coming to the East Bay and SFist teaches wine pairing.
After yesterday's uber-long Elite -ist, we're back with something a little more manageable. And we're going to start doing things differently. Instead of trying to figure out what's going on with our sister sites as it's happening, we've decided to go all time-delay and tell you what went down the previous day. Not only is it easier for us, it keeps us from getting confused about what's fair game, posting-wise. The time difference between here and Shanghai was really getting confusing!
There is a sparrow sitting on the tree just outside our office and he's been chirping for well over an hour. Silly sparrow will not shut up. It would be annoying if it wasn't a reminder that the sun finally reemerged. If only it wasn't supposed to rain on Thursday, we'd be all set.
We're not sure what's going on, either, but if you're looking to avoid the clouds, check out what our sister sites are up to!
There's a whole wide world out there, and here's the proof:
Best of the week is compiled and edited by Seattlest's Dan Gonsiorowski.
Before we leave you for the day, Phillyist would like to wish you a happy (and safe) St. Patrick's Day. We're going to be watching basketball, ourselves; but you guys drink a Guiness for us!
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