Week Around the Ists

Photograph of one of the man-made waterfalls under the Brooklyn Bridge by Jake Dobkin

Gothamist enjoyed watching New York City's latest big public art project--four multi-story man-made waterfalls--rise up in East River and the debate about whether it's art or folly (but they sure look pretty at night).
Londonist handed out advice on how to queue for Wimbledon tickets, then embarked on a gruelling fact-finding tour of drinking-holes at the capital's main terminus rail stations.
Seattlest attended the U.S. Regional Air Guitar Championships, and lived to tell about it.
Phillyist explored the career choices left to a recently-fired news anchor.
Torontoist interviewed Ben Stein and took a critical look at his new film, Expelled, just released (and all but universally panned) in Canada.
SFist was in awe over the ultra-modern and ultra-tidy Toto toilets at the Google San Francisco offices.
DCist debated the U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down the District of Columbia's handgun ban and made sure readers knew they couldn't just run out and buy a gun this weekend.
Bostonist attended the Day of Portugal Parade (complete with Portuguese Elvis) and reported on terrorist turkeys in Martha's Vineyard.
Shanghaiist cannot wait for the next great big erection to hit the city skyline.
LAist reported that while Hollywood big shots may have been buzzing on Tuesday about Barack Obama's first Los Angeles visit since he emerged as the Democratic nominee, there was a buzz of another sort going on that same night underneath Hollywood, while 400 Red Line subway riders were stranded for 80 minutes thanks to a broken down train.