SFist witnessed a new apartment building tszuj the skyline with spectacular, gaudy turquoise aplomb, the (informal) renaming of the Mission/SOMA neighborhood border, the return of the Maltese Falcon, the Mayor Gavin Newsom mea culpa-ing over his Hawaiian getaway during the oil spill, and double-decker buses hitting the streets of San Francisco. Oh, and some baseball player named Barry Bonds is a liar whose pants, it seems, are totally on fire. LAist continues to cover the…

Via Gothamist, the New York Post reports on what looks to be a prank involving the American University alumni magazine, American Magazine, on two graduates of the D.C. school who later lived together in New York. In the spring edition of the magazine, it was apparently falsely reported that Ross Weil, 29, and Brett Royce, 28 were “life partners” who had been gay married, adding that they were leaders of a fake group called the…

Having dismissed Frank Robinson at the end of the season, the Nats are casting a wide net for possible replacements. Reports yesterday regarding the sudden firing (and availability) of four-time World Series winner Joe Torre now appear to be premature, according to the NY Post. With the nascent Torre-to-the-Nats campaign already toast, we take a look at the other candidates in the rumor mill… Lou Pinella Experience: Played briefly for O’s and Indians, but mostly…

Although it may be more than a month away, it seems in D.C. it’s never too early to look forward to the Presidential Inauguration. What do you need to know? First things first. The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Activities boasts a spiffy new website with historical tidbits, an FAQ, and a webcam on the stage under construction, and a page with instructions about getting tickets to the swearing-in ceremony. The NY Post reports Democratic…

If you thought that the Tucker Carlson/Jon Stewart feud was the only political pundit vs. pseudo-journalist battle going on, think again. Our own irreverent Wonkette seems to be on the outs with Newsweek writer Chris Gasparino. NY Post columnist Elisa Lipsky Karasz tattles that the duo are in the midst of a grudge match that began with their joint appearance on the CNBC show “Topic A with Tina Brown”. Following that heated “debate”, full-time blogger…