May 06, 2007
Elsewhere in the Ist-a-verse
There’s so much going on across the Ist-a-Verse that it’s almost impossible to keep track these days. Fortunately, we do it so you don’t have to! Londonist took a walk through Oliver Twist’s London, thanks to a gorgeous map layer for Google Earth. They also caught up with modern-day fictional London, with the Fantastic Four and 28 Weeks Later. It was a week of insanity over at DCist. They started the week off with…
Apr 09, 2006
Elsewhere in the Ist-a-verse
There’s a whole wide world out there, and here’s the proof: DCist revels in The University of Maryland’s basketball triumphs, marvels at Metro’s security strategy, and applauds DC local Katie Couric’s new gig. Phillyist is all about the Philadelphia Film Festival. OK, not all about — they still have time for loitering, underage sex, and random wacky news. LAist would have to send a camera around the world to get shots as bizarre as Katie’s…
Jan 03, 2006
Small Plates: The All-Beef Edition
Buck’s Has a Cow Over at DCFoodies.com, our restaurant-reviewing pal Jason Storch has run into some legal trouble. It seems that he received a cease-and-desist letter from an attorney purporting to represent Buck’s Fishing and Camping. What did Storch do to deserve this? Did he too loudly insist that chef Carole Greenwood stop stalking him through his television set? Did he open a restaurant next door called Jason’s Hunting and Whitewater-Rafting? No, it simply seems…