So the Sonics won last night. Kevin Durant scored a bunch of points and stuff. The biggest highlight, though, came from the seats, when Pearl Jam bassist—and die hard Sonics fan—Jeff Ament donned a headset for a chat with announcer Kevin Calabro. Jeff commented on Durant's talent, voiced opposition to the Sonics' possible departure, and said our recent snow (quality) was stellar. Regarding his band, Jeff told Calabro, "We're gonna get together here in......

It was a week of bizarre, embarassing headlines at DCist. The trial of the local administrative law judge who sued his cleaners for $54 million over a pair of missing pants left everyone shaking their heads. Then the capital city was nearly brought to its knees, twice, by poop. Finally D.C. contemplated taking Vermont's place as a state and marveled at the GOP lessons learned from the "Macaca Moment." Due to some sad shootings......

--Edgar Martinez is being inducted into the Mariners Hall of Fame. --A Seattle couple is threatening to name their child "Cooperstown" after the NY town that holds the Baseball Hall of Fame. --A zebra at Woodland park charged a fence and broke its back. --LeBron James has signed on to shill software for Microsoft. --Where can you get a decent meal in this town after 9pm? Metafilter says... --Local jazz legend Floyd Standifer is dead.......

Due to the weather, it's rather pointless to recommend things since we don't know if they'll go off. One that's sure to, though, is tonight's Sonics/Cavs game. The Cavs have arguably the world's best basketball player, Lebron James, and tonight--with many people unwilling to venture into the city with the weather what it is--may be the cheapest ticket to see Bron Bron at any NBA arena this season, and maybe for the rest of eternity.......

If it weren't for our life as an -ist, we're not sure we'd ever leave our apartment. Fortunately, to fully -ist, one must seek out the new, the fresh, and the unknown. Brand new, or just new to us, that's what we're all about this week. Phillyist keeps it fresh by getting a new motto, learning to prioritize, and taking in an experimental indie rock show. Torontoist does their first post in franglais, gets ready......