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Holy smokes! Giant fish on the MTA, Paris Hilton in jail, then out, then in again, Al Gore, goatses, blumpkins, Matt Damon, and baby art critics! It's been a busy week across the Ist-A-Verse, and here's a smattering of what's been going on. In Gothamist's neck of the woods, they found out that many things are possible: A man caught a 40+ pound fish off the Rockaways and took it home on the subway. Graffiti...

The Clay Court Championships have ended their seven-year run at Westside Tennis Club, but the tournament won't be moving far - just down to River Oaks. USTA director of tournament operations Jim Curley was excited about the move: "Now that we're able to move it across town, if you will, it retains consistency in the marketplace. We love Houston as a tennis town." Other cities who were bidding for the event include Atlanta, Winston-Salem, NC,...

Happy Holidays! Chances are, you're reading this the day after Christmas, back at your day job after all-too-short a holiday, and the last thing you want from us is stuff about the holidays. But that's just too bad. Because, see, here in the Ist-A-Verse, we do things ahead of time. It might be December 26 for you, but that's what you get for not checking your Favorite Local Blog on Christmas Eve. Austinist is...

With rain drowning out all of Monday's matches at the All England Tennis Club, the biggest news of the tournament is still the retirement announcement of Andre Agassi. Agassi unsteadily announced last Saturday that this will be his last Wimbledon, and will go on to retire after the US Open. Reactions around the tennis world are predictably respectful, as Agassi's resume boasts 60 career singles titles, 8 grand slam titles, and over 31 million in...