As 2006 ends and 2007 begins, the -ists look back not at the past week, but at the past year. So here it is, your Best of 2006 Spectacular. And from all of us at the -ists, happy New Year!
Austinist was all about controversy as to ran in 2006, as did to the city's image from looking to in town, leading to much over the . Speaking of controversy, a local teacher by a school district after semi-naked pictures of her showed up in Flickr and Austinist .
Chicagoist had a case of too much reality.
As in reality shows like the " " and " ". Or the loss of a . Or their .
And finally, what says reality more than getting into a fight with the one and only ?
DCist wanted to take you higher and nothing says taking you higher like a review of a . Also making them higher is when they complained about and they .
Not helping, however, was a band and the Washington Post's description of " ."
Gothamist laid it out with their best , stories, stories, and stories.
Houstonist made a bunch of stands.
Like trying to save a historic . Or the right to own . Or They also interviewed a real live actual .
LAist was more frivolous as they had and co-eds , a pimped out , a new , and a for Steve Irwin's death.
Londonist found themselves in a with the police. They also had quite the excitement over animals as a huge came to visit and a whale showed up in the .
Meanwhile, readers have been sending in hilariously , a campaign that's being talked about in the .
Parisist concerned with the finer things in life. Like .
Or and . Or and .
Phillyist pondered the small things in life.
Like " ," , the , , and the inalienable .
Seattlest had a bunch of questions this year: is ? Did a bus driver get fired for Did some cops ?
And is development a ?
SFist woke up every morning and thanked the heavens for their Mayor for giving them such great material. We helped him , his (especially when ), named , and even .
But nothing caused shockwaves as much as the week he let his . Literally.
Shanghaiist had sex on the brain, whether it was about , , " ," a blogger , .
Oh, and also the world's n.
Torontoist saw their readers mix it up over for their mass transit, the Great Debate over , a , and .
Happy Holidays!
Chances are, you're reading this the day after Christmas, back at your day job after all-too-short a holiday, and the last thing you want from us is stuff about the holidays. But that's just too bad. Because, see, here in the Ist-A-Verse, we do things ahead of time.
It might be December 26 for you, but that's what you get for not checking your Favorite Local Blog on Christmas Eve.
is in good holiday spirits, and so is their interview, . They know , but more than that, they know that the greatest gift you can give them is on national television.
isn't really feeling the Christmas spirit, though: unfortunately, there's . Maybe if somebody were to put a big Christmas tree at , it would help. The thing they'd like best, though, is probably .
Natch.
and . To reward their efforts, they were given the gift of and .
Having a less-happy holiday? The .
has a super-helpful for last-minute shoppers.
On their list of gift requests? A jukebox. They can probably get a good one, .
Unfortunately, . To cheer up, they're going .
was this week, even as they were preparing for the holidays.
They rallied against and , all the while celebrating the best parts of the holiday. Like the . And the .
And the . Not the , though. Those aren't fun for anybody.
was, in editor Scott's words, "all up in the holidays" this week. They , , and ! They also remembered , and .
was , held spellbound by , came up with some , decided on the , and accepted into their lives.
to former President Bush and wife, Barbara: " !" Houston's local soccer team , and its area politicians maybe aren't .
And you'll probably want to drink plenty of before you check out this .
wanted to . Someone in San Francisco wants to give area commuters ; someone else in San Francisco wants to .
And, look! !
has some potential , and an idea for to blackmail them out of spilling it.
The mayor , and it's downstairs, and probably not where does her shopping. But who knows, what with all the in the city?
reported on some decidedly un-holiday-spirit news: are missing in China and .
Back on the lighter side of the news, , are awesome, and Madonna only has a few years left .
And finally, knows exactly what sort of gift you should be buying for your friend from . You might also consider investing in some .
They also ask a , accuse Knicks coach Isiah Thomas of , and keep us updated on and the ." They also assume that .
This was not a very happy week for the -ist network as one of our own,
Phillyist co-editor Star C.
Foster, . Her wit, intelligence, and good nature shone through the site, making Phillyist an immensely fun read. She was loved by many and will be missed by all.
paid tribute to her this week with a and an .
And now, the awkward transition to the highlights of the week..
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Bostonist had some while their Mayor wanted to sell and MBTA workers made sexy time . Meanwhile, a bookstore .
Austinist was also ready to rock as . A new Wal-Mart the as is plans to allowing and a . Insert joke here.
LAist dropped some Top 10 album lists and got and the one and only to give theirs. They also and helped out a . Oh, and .
Houstonist took on , the and (kleenex?). In lighter news, it looks like happy days are here again for .
Londonist, perhaps because of all the Christmas drinks, found itself making to the toilet. But they also engaged in other seasonal activities such as checking out a , and sniffing the Mayor - sorry - .
Seattlest got the "War on Christmas" and a In other news, they covered , took some and managed to slip in a " " reference.
Shanghaiist wondered why all the on . They also interviewed the band and . Finally, ?
Chicagoist also had (warning, super-cute photo alert) and issues with . SantaCon but what Chicagoist really wanted . Amen to that.
Parisist went (in French) and took a . In tech news, free WiFi was and a blog went .
And finally, while SFist's endlessly Mayor was caught on his girlfriend, they took who should run against (sadly, the Giant's mascot came in second).
But what they really want to know is if he's going to answer a few . Also, is Islamo-facism really about to ?
Before we begin, we'd like to extend our deepest sympathies to the family of James Kim. We are not, by any means, trying to discount that tragedy by juxtaposing posts about the Kims with more light-hearted posts. It's the nature of doing a compilation such as this one: we're trying to give a full slice of the goings-on in the Ist-a-Verse: the good, the bad, and the ugly.
wants you to know if you're traveling to London. They also sat down with an aspiring , featured a woman who was , let their readers know what they really are and wonder what's better: ?
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