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All across the Ist-A-Verse (or at least the American parts thereof), writers and editors are in the midst of enjoying their three-day weekend. But after the week we've all had, we feel like the break is not only needed, but deserved. Just look at everything we've been doing! Gothamist headed into the Memorial Day weekend with a number of tasks accomplished. They worried about Long Islanders giving New Yorkers a bad name. They tried...

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. Ah, Houstonist. They're biking to work, that is, if they can figure out how to get there. That's right, Mapquest says "Houston had the...

So we all know that America has a short memory, right? As in, though the country was hit by three destructive hurricanes last year, a new poll finds that more than half of Americans living on the coast don't feel vulnerable to hurricanes. And though people said they would evacuate if a storm came their way, most don't have a disaster plan prepared. The poll, conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling and Research, questioned coastal residents from...

Houstonist loves books. They're the perfect gift, they look impressive on your bookshelf, and they're even fun to read on occasion. With the holiday season fully upon us and plenty of travel looming on the horizon, now is the perfect time to pick one up. Houstonist offers these suggestions from the year that was: Fiction: Gilead by Marilynne Robinson - Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics award, and a nigh endless...