Week Around The -Ists

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M@ Week Around The -Ists

To raise awareness, the Hollywood Sign was temporarily covered up February | Photo by therealquarrygirl via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr

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 was delighted to report that Hugh Hefner came to the rescue with a bundle of cash to help stop developers from digging into the land near the iconic Hollywood Sign.

Chicagoist saw the debate over Arizona's new controversial immigration law reach their front yard in the form of a boycott of the Cubs games against the Arizona Diamonbacks.

Shanghaiist celebrated the opening of the Obama Club and of the Shanghai Expo.

Torontoist jumped headfirst into the big cartographic craze of the 1870s: hand-drawn bird's-eye maps of Toronto.

SFist wondered if Portland and Seattle are the new suburbs of San Francisco.

Phillyist, spurred by a Twitter conversation with author Buzz Bissinger, called out the local blogger who'd referred to the Pulitzer Prize winner as a "crank."

Gothamist, after nearly two years, learned that the NYPD cop who shoved a cyclist during a Critical Mass ride was found guilty of falsifying police records (but not assault) which didn't make anyone happy, except the cyclist.

Londonist went sci-fi crazy, spotting alien objects around town. Back down to Earth, they witnessed the opening of a new Tube line and photographed some sensational outfits at Alternative Fashion Week.

Last Updated 02 May 2010

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