Holy smokes! Giant fish on the MTA, Paris Hilton in jail, then out, then in again, Al Gore, goatses, blumpkins, Matt Damon, and baby art critics! It's been a busy week across the Ist-A-Verse, and here's a smattering of what's been going on. In Gothamist's neck of the woods, they found out that many things are possible: A man caught a 40+ pound fish off the Rockaways and took it home on the subway. Graffiti......

While a small number of hockey fans are still paying the electrolysis bill to remove "Mighty" from their bicep, many are just catching up with post-lockout rule changes. Around the Southland, people are scratching their heads over the possibility that the Anaheim Ducks may win the NHL crown. The Stanley Cup in Orange County? It almost sounds like a Chris Rock joke about the best golfer being black and the best rapper being white. Next,......

Despite being the largest paper in the second-largest city in the United States, the Los Angeles Times has decided not to send its beat reporters to cover most of the road games of the Kings and Mighty Ducks. According to the incredible LA Observed, the blog post at Ben Maller.com today is true, the Times is turning its back on the slowest growing sport in the Southland. Furthermore, the Times will also be benching......