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Week Around the Ists
- LAist watched with the rest of the city as a man in a white Bentley led cops on a 3-hour chase that ended with the driver--no, not Chris Brown, and not DJ Khaled--fatally shooting himself in the head.
Londonist followed in the footsteps of ambitious Victorian tourist James Patterson by completing the epic Patterson Challenge in 8 hours (and near-blizzard conditions).
Houstonist spent time pondering the upside to living in our sprawling metropolis besides being home to the hottest cheerleader in the NFL.
Torontoist reveled in two big media faux pas, as one paper's tech reporter freaked out on Twitter, and another paper's editors missed an errant "breast."
SFist asked readers to share their worst breakup stories for Valentine's Day.
Seattlest was thinking about upscale eats, taking a pro-foie gras stance and taking a $5 cupcake down a peg.
Bostonist celebrated Charles Darwin's 200th birthday and even took pictures.
Gothamist was shocked when a man was struck by a car and then dragged by another for 17 miles—on three highways—before his body was discovered. Neither driver was charged.
Chicagoist took umbrage with being named America's Third Most Miserable City by Forbes Magazine.
DCist reported on a Fox News producer busted for kiddie porn.
Phillyist wondered why SEPTA used the New York skyline on their Philly Beer Week Transpass.
Shanghaiist raised an eyebrow when they heard Daft Punk was playing a secret gig in Shanghai... only to find out later that they'd been Daft Punked by a bunch of ingenious scammers.
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