Hey, have you all been using our new “Recommend this” feature at the bottom of each post? This week we’re bringing you the “Most Recommended” posts from across the -ist world, as well as recommending some of our own. Phillyist thinks that readers recommended this …
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! Austinist starts us off right by filling the famous …
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 …
LAist has finally come around to purchasing tickets for Clipper Train. Hyper local dating sites are spamming L.A. neighborhoods and the fascinating Dame Darcy talks with LAist about art, the city and earthquakes. DCist rides the Metro in Caracus, Venezuela and sees a few similarities …
While we’re on the subject of unusual pairings (see The Hoff and Bobby Davro below) we should mention the fact that Elton John and Freddie Flintoff are rumoured to be planning a duet in Battersea Park this summer. We realise this sounds as unlikely as, …
This day in London’s history 1966: The Jules Rimet Trophy was stolen during a public exhibition ahead of the World Cup Finals, but was found just seven days later, wrapped in newspaper at the bottom of a suburban garden hedge in Norwood, by a dog …
Hey, look at that sunset! Not that we’re jealous, at all, of all the jammy gits who’ve got to go to the awesome South By SouthWest Festival. Ha, who are we kidding. Isn’t everyone who likes music wishing that they were in Austin this week. …
As Pete Doherty was driving round London after another successful stint in rehab, Londonist was having some substance free fun of it’s own; although we were eyeing up one of the Luminaire’s shooters – the Jim Morrison: Jack Daniels, Jim Beam and Wild Turkey, mmmm…smokey! …
All Blacks coach Graham Henry, or ‘Emperor Ming’ as he was so memorably christened by Austin Healey, is playing mind games once again. Ming has accused the England rugby team of ‘paranoia’ after two camouflaged camermen had to be chased away from New Zealand’s training …
A little change to the usual programming this week as Greg, our clasical Londonista (the rest of us are all hairy heathens) throws himself into the music dungeon to bring his thoughts on a couple of this week’s classical releases. But you’ll have to wait …
Londonist was pleased to see yet another smooth and faultless launch of an -ist site, this time in Austin Texas, a city we initially heard about due to it being the setting for Richard Linklaters engrossing low-fi indie debut, Slacker, but is now firmly on …
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