- Phillyist was all about the World Series this week: hating
on the opposing team; waxng
nostalgic; and generally getting
psyched. Although the Phillies trail the Yankees one game to two
in the Series, Phillyist remains optimistic: they have God
on their side.
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Gothamist learned that Vespa owners are resorting to
illegal measures (okay, scraping off their vehicle ID numbers) to
keep their scooters on the street, not that it'll help.
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Seattlest indulged in some Washington
State-sponsored earthquake disaster porn.
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Torontoist checked out the planned designs for a forthcoming subway
station in the northernmost part of their city, which looks an awful
lot like how
people in the 1960s imagined things like subway stations would look
today.
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Bostonist celebrated our beer
epiphanies, just in time for pumpkin brews.
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Shanghaiist worried about the state of Chinese youth after a cellphone
video showing a vicious
schoolyard beating in Shanghai was uploaded to the internet.
According to one survey, one
in four kids in China have faced similar violent
incidents.
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LAist found out just how crazy the subway in LA can get thanks to a
video called "Crackhead Hooker Maces Kid."
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SFist witnessed two things fall apart this week: the San
Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, which shut
down after a cable
snapped and struck traffic, and Mayor Gavin Newsom's gubernatorial
aspirations.
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Londonist attended a vigil
against hate crimes, prompted by the recent death of the victim of
a homophobic attack.
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Chicagoist focused on the more light-hearted things in life,
celebrating the magic of Kelly
Clarkson and pets.
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DCist visited the Washington Humane Society to get some ridiculously
adorable photos of some of the pets currently there waiting to be
adopted.
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