It's an American tradition, just like representative democracy and childhood obesity: the Super Bowl. Even people who aren't football fans usually find a way to watch the game (or the commercials, depending on your priorities) and the die-hards view Sunday as some combination of Christmas, graduation, and the non-lame parts of the Olympics all rolled into one. If you don't have plans for the big game already, here are a few options around town: -......

Banner week for SFist as the site's new editor introduced himself -- hooray for Brock! While the NY Times weighed in on SF's mayoral race, only SFist had the (insert tongue firmly into cheek) hard-hitting latest on candidate/activist Josh Wolf. Coverage of a protest vs. gentrification spawned a fantastic debate amongst SFist's readers. Finally, from the sublime to the ridiculous: video of a man that confused a Board of Supes meeting with "open mic......

Good morning, Houston. Remember when our fair city was trying to land the summer Olympics? Well, maybe we should be happy we didn't get them, given London's problems with its 2012 Olympics logo. The logo — a brightly colored, highly abstracted version of the numerals "2012" that cost $796,000 to design — drew fire at first for its look, and now there's word that the animated version of the logo is apparently causing epileptic......

With all that went down this week, we thought we thought we'd cheer everyone up by giving everyone a double dose of dogs. It was a rollercoaster ride of emotions this week at DCist. Like the rest of country, we were floored by the news of so many dead coming out of Virginia Tech, and with so many of the victims and their relatives from the D.C. area, we felt it important to pay......

Spring is when we get busy here in the Ist-A-Verse. Very busy. But, after staying bundled-up indoors all winter, it's nice for us to be out, about, and collecting things to write about for you. Here's a glimpse at what's been keeping your favorite citybloggers busily away from home and out of bed. For LAist, strong winds attacked LA on the same day the Feds raided the Crips. Not to fear, though: the Japanese version......

With the sun out, the temperatures high, one can only think of one thing-- what's going on in the World of the -ists? Bostonist dug deep to uncover Barack Obama's unpaid parking tickets, their Governor's latest ethical lapse, and a plagarizing sports writer. Chicagoist had everything in twos: two views on having the Olympics, losing two members of their Super Bowl team, and two music festivals. DCist put their noses in legal books as......

Spring appears to have, er, sprung, at least temporarily, in most of the Ist-A-Verse, so naturally, we're all feeling pretty good. (Yes, we know that spring doesn't officially start till later this month. Just let us enjoy our weather!) And that makes us that much more eager to share all of the nifty things we're up to... Over at Sampaist, spring has more than sprung: it's sweltering! But, as everyone knows, museums are an ideal......

If you're hiking, consider charging up your iPod, as Seattlest finds out that a man lost during a hike was found by the glow of his iPod. That cleverness seems to be devoid in cops who were using police cruiser instant messaging clients - although we imagine IMs "so are you nakie" to be included in cop shows, just for realism. If only the cops were busting the Hummer-driving jerk who made a poor......

Jagshemash! Borat is a hit. It's getting rave reviews, grossing millions, and definitely the most quotable thing we've seen in ages. But Borat seems to have missed most of the -ist cities, and we were all wondering how the film would have been different if he'd made his way around the world on the -ist tour. In Shanghai, Borat would be observing Inane Learnings of Penis Photos for Make Benefit Glorious Flat World of......

Highlighting this weekend's openings is Invincible, the true story of Vince Papale, who went to the only open tryout in professional football history and, against all odds, landed a spot on the team. It's in the vein, surely, of Remember the Titans, as Vince (Mark Wahlberg) overcomes the odds and plays in the big game. It's from Disney Studios, the same people who brought you Titans, and that'll make it a solid family film,......

Hey, have y'all been using our new "Recommend this" feature at the bottom of each post? This week we're bringing you the "Most Recommended" posts from across the -ist world, as well as recommending some of our own. Phillyist thinks that readers recommended this post the most because "most of our quieter readers (probably) agree with us that rude commenting sucks." Know what else sucks? Philly's not getting the Olympics, but they are getting thinner.......

You there — yeah, you — quit humming the Olympic theme. Houston's dream of luring the 2016 Summer Games is dead, KTRH reports. Houston and Philadelphia were eliminated from the U.S. Olympic Committee's list of possible host cities today, leaving San Francisco, L.A. and Chicago in the running. But the USOC isn't even sure yet whether it'll bid for the 2016 Olympics; that decision won't be made until later this year. If it does decide......

A pair of bodies found in a northeast Houston field are believed to be those of Maria Chrisalee Aparece and Huy Ngo, who have been missing since Sunday and are believed to have been the vicims of carjackers The Mexican government is opposing the execution of Angel Maturino Resendiz, the "Railroad Killer," saying mentally ill people shouldn't be subject to the death penalty The average price for a gallon of gas in Houston dropped 4......

We noted earlier this year that Houston's failed bid for the 2012 Olympics didn't throw the city off: Our fair city still has Olympic dreams, this time aiming for 2016. After the news first surfaced, U.S. Olympic Committee officials visited in early May to be wined and dined — but what's happened since then? Well, for one thing, Houston's 2016 bid has gotten more official, even though it hasn't been delivered yet. The AP reported......

Houstonist's out-of-town friends have long chided us about what a crappy town we live in. And statistically, we guess they're right, sort of: According to a national survey, Houstonians are the nation's worst at scooping their dogs' poop. Well, there go the 2016 Olympics. The survey, conducted by animal health company Merial, was meant to promote awareness of health threats that come from failing to pick up after your pet (hookworms and roundworms can be......

So Houstonist noted a couple of weeks ago that Houston is still in the market for a summer Olympics, and now we hear that the U.S. Olympic Committee is in town today to see if we're ready to host the 2016 Games. Mayor Bill White and the nine other officials who will meet with the committee today seem to think Houston has a chance, but the USOC is trying to figure out whether it should......

Remember Houston's failed bid for the 2012 Olympics? Yeah, well, the city hasn't given up on the dream of hosting the Summer Games yet: Monday morning, the Houston 2012 Foundation Chairman George DeMontrond will present a report to City Council members on the latest push to eventually get the games. He said they will make recommendations for future bids. Based on this summary of bids from U.S. cities, Houston has an "excellent venue plan, most......

The 2006 Winter Olympics ended Sunday. Did you notice? Apparently, not many Americans concerned themselves with their skiing, skating and curling brethren: According to Nielsen, nightly television ratings for the 2006 games were the lowest in recent history. NBC and its cable networks pulled a 12.2 Nielsen rating and a 19 share for its nightly coverage of the Olympics — an average of 20.2 million viewers per night. That's down from the 19.2 rating and......

Olympic gold medalist Chad Hedrick of Spring is a candidate for the sixth season of NBC's The Apprentice, one of 12 candidates in the first-ever public vote for an Apprentice candidate. The candidates are Hedrick, who won the gold in speed skating this weekend; Allison Baver, a short-track speed skater; Travis Cabral, a freestyle skier; Casey FitzRandolph, a speed skater; Todd Hays, a bobsledder; Danny Kass, a snowboarder; Joe Pack, a freestyle skier; Speedy Peterson,......

Houstonist knows that life can seem a little desolate in the winter, so here are some local organizations that offer something to spice up your life. If nothing else, it will get you off your arse and peel you away from another CSI rerun. With our first possible freeze coming tonight, it seemed fitting to learn that Houston has its own curling club. You may remember the event from the Winter Olympics. It proves that......