Week Around The -Ists

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Last Updated 28 March 2010

Week Around The -Ists

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(Photo by Kara Mears/The Entryway.)

Londonist is one of thirteen in the worldwide Gothamist network. Once a week, the editors of each site - from SFist to Shanghaiist - compile some of their most interesting posts into a neat digest. Check out what's been going on elsewhere in the ist-a-verse:

  • LAist introduced readers to The Entryway, a photojournalism website done by a pair of white reporters who embedded themselves with a family of eight undocumented Mexican residents in LA's MacArthur Park neighborhood.
  • Gothamist was excited to learn that First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha were in town—and that FLOTUS said that Grimadli's pizza is basically better than Chicago-style pizza.
  • Londonist drew a map of all the things that were invented in London, then learned how airport security are using scanners to ogle breasts.
  • Seattlest's heart swelled with pride as local author Sherman Alexie won the 2010 Pen/Faulkner Award.
  • Torontoist discovered that it was an international center for mascot-making, and tried a giant foam head on for size.
  • SFist celebrated the 50th birthday of the city's favorite eccentric, Frank Chu, a man famous for carrying a bizarre protest sign around San Francisco.
  • Shanghaiist learned not to do drugs, gamble or solicit prostitutes at a local bar from pictures of Homer Simpson and gang helpfully illustrating how to do drugs, gamble and solicit prostitutes.
  • Bostonist discovered (and mocked) hegans.
  • Chicagoist enjoyed the fun one local artist had when she had to write a letter to cancel her gym membership.
  • Houstonist got some inconceivable culture this week, and played foil to the Astros' 'Best Of The Decade Team' with their own roster of Worsts.
  • Phillyist prepared to people watch and maybe make some bad decisions this weekend at the Tattoo Arts Convention.
  • DCist took a look at Frank Gehry's designs for the new Eisenhower Memorial in Southwest Washington.
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