Looking like the everyman John Cusack would play in the movie, John Darnielle still has a teenager's reedy tenor, in contrast to his grown-man's, slow-footed cadence when apologizing for having a lyric cheat sheet for a new song. more ›

Londonist are starting to think their city is getting just a little bit too expensive, when even Christian Slater can't afford to go out there. And there's no escaping, as local singer Lily Allen discovered when she was barred entry to the US. The British mapping agency caused further bad karma, by blocking a 3-D representation of London in Google Earth. But the smiles returned to Londonist's faces as they interviewed Baroness von Reichardt, who has completely covered her house in mosaic tiles. more ›

Seattlest has no mercy. Whether it's mastery of the blogosphere, dominance on the dodgeball circuit, or destruction of competition when it comes to trivia, Seattlest has no problem decimating all that step in our path. Think you can take us? Well, tonight you'll get your chance to be embarassed. Consider yourself warned, or come down to point and laugh at the losers in our wake. more ›

LAist has so much fun this week! They go to E3, where they overhear the timeless remark "Man, this is where nerdy girls get laid." Is that a promise? They also give us this week's best CDs and make us realize that LA is the best place to use Zillow. more ›

This Seattle advice columnist is something and something and not afraid to something something something. No, not Savage - The other one. Dategirl. more ›