With the sun out, the temperatures high, one can only think of one thing– what’s going on in the World of the -ist’s? Bostonist dug deep to uncover Barack Obama’s unpaid parking tickets, their Governor’s latest ethical lapse, and a plagarizing sports writer. Chicagoist had everything in twos: two views on having the Olympics, losing two members of their Super Bowl team, and two music festivals. DCist put their noses in legal books as they…

We don’t know about you, but it’s friggin cold out there. Well, not for some of you. It seems as though places that are supposed to be cold are warm and places that are supposed to be warm are cold. Or maybe that’s just us. Either way, we’re freezing. Austinist said goodbye to their co-editor (sell-out) and played rumor monger on the SXSW lineup. And when dozens of dead birds littered downtown Austin, it’s…

We’re sorry to dwell on unpleasant news of disasters and danger around the world, but it’s been a bad week. (To add to the sorrow, there have been large bombings in Riyahd and Baghdad. And Jerry Orbach of “Law and Order” died of prostate cancer, if you haven’t heard. Gothamist has a touching tribute here.) Just as the world is dealing with a major international natural disaster that has killed perhaps more than 100,000 people,…