Photo of Charlton Athletic FC and the Thames Barrier by Dean Nicholas.
- Londonist was treated to some fantastic views of the city, courtesy of the ‘Star Over London’ airship.
- Bostonist spent the week celebrating New England’s quintessential summer meal, the lobster roll.
- Torontoist explored the dangerous lives of stickmen.
- Seattlest wondered if a suicide prevention net was really the best idea for stopping people from jumping off the Aurora bridge.
- Gothamist was grossed out when hearing a man found a serrated knife baked into his Subway sandwich’s bread. Fresh-baked indeed!
- LAist explored Leimert Park, a South LA neighborhood, in extreme depth.
- DCist discussed shocking snobbery over delicious iced espressos.
- Phillyist picks a local person (or thing) to be the asshole of the week. This time the lucky winner was a young man who apparently got drunk and ran over some visiting sports fans, then essentially bragged about it on his MySpace page.
- SFist sparked a healthy and lengthy debate after discussing the City’s latest bit of proposed anti-smoking legislation.
- Chicagoist says,”The Dark Knight is The Empire Strikes Back to Batman Begins’ A New Hope, only with better pacing, stunts, and special effects.“
