A homeowner on Prospect Street put up massive sculptures of Optimus Prime and Bumblebee outside his home in January, fascinating children while angering neighbors who say they don’t comport with the neighborhood’s historic character.

At long last, Sinclair Skinner’s animated history of Adrian Fenty has reached its denouement. In the last chapter, set the morning after his September 2010 loss to Vince Gray, Fenty sounds like a giant robot.

This week ended with the launch of the seventh and final Harry Potter installation. But while the world was consumed with Pottermania, it’s important to remember that there were more serious things going on in the world, too – two of them in -Ist cities. Sampaist was shocked when a passenger jet crashed into the center of Sao Paulo, killing at least 200 people. The airplane, an Airbus A320, skidded off the runway at the…

We were overwhelmed by the response to our Annie ticket contest. Nearly fifty folks entered, and we enjoyed ourselves heartily looking over your Annie mashups. This list was narrowed to twenty entries, which were then given to the editorial staff for a vote. First, for your reading pleasure, we present some non-winning, enjoyable runners-up. Best to Receive No Votes from the Editors: – Ted Kowalsky (and you have to follow the link) – “A sumptuous…