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Week Around the -Ists

SFist witnessed a new apartment building tszuj the skyline with spectacular, gaudy turquoise aplomb, the (informal) renaming of the Mission/SOMA neighborhood border, the return of the Maltese Falcon, the Mayor Gavin Newsom mea culpa-ing over his Hawaiian getaway during the oil spill, and double-decker buses …

Elsewhere in the Ist-a-verse

Protest over national vs. regional chains, the never-ending debate over the place of cars and bicycles in our metropolises, professional sports scandals, remembering a solemn day, and being issued a search warrant – it all happened across our sites this week! Another banner week at …

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Elsewhere In The Ist-a-verse

There was very little else for Londonist to be concerned with when the threat of a Tube strike became a very unpleasant reality. The inconvenience was extreme: there aren’t many alternatives to the Tube in London despite the best efforts of the Londonist team to …

Elsewhere In The Ist-iverse

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 officially start till later this month. Just let us enjoy our weather!) And that makes us that much …

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Olivier Nominations Announced

It’s the 30th year for the Laurence Olivier Awards, the biggest and arguably the most coveted item of recognition and achievement for London theatre. Presented this year by Richard “I don’t believe it!” Wilson, the gala night on 26th February will mean the gathering of …

Keira the Bounty Hunter

Tony Scott is something of a poor man’s Ridley, although to be honest both brothers make some strange career choices. Ridley is pretty much untouchable after giving us Blade Runner, Alien and The Duellists. Post Blade Runner things got a little messy until Thelma and …