Photo by Jared Gralinski.
Photo by Jared Gralinski.
- Austinist was on fire, and the blaze was so intense that it could be seen from space.
- Gothamist was shocked when a City Councilman and a Public Advocate’s Office staffer were arrested while trying to head to a breakfast after the West Indian Day Parade, even though they showed cops their city-issued IDs (video). Councilman Jumaane Williams later said that he wouldn’t have been arrested if he were white.
- SFist let out a breath: San Francisco has finally introduced public nudity legislation.
- LAist loves L.A., and so do many others — one person even thinks haters should move the fuck out.
- DCist featured two pieces of shocking cycling videos — the first, of a car intentionally swerving into a cyclist which was released in conjunction with a push for stronger anti-harassment laws; the second, of a thief stealing a bike in broad daylight as pedestrians along one of the busiest streets in town walked by.
- As the Amanda Knox trial seemingly gets closer to reaching resolution, Seattlest provided a comprehensive guide to understanding the case.
- Bostonist learned two things, at least, this week. Aerosmith is really recording a new album, due out next year. Also, Republican presidential candidates love the Pledge of Allegiance.
- Chicagoist’s readers were split on Farmer’s Almanac’s contention Chicago was “a bit wimpy” about its winters.
- Shanghaiist found out the depressing results of a Greenpeace study on Chinese supermarket vegetables.
