Photo by Phillyist's Matt Johnson, SkyscraperSunset.com, December 19, 2007. Phillyist explored an impending implosion and lived to tell the tale.Gothamist marveled at the city's new NYC-branded condom campaign - especially the use of a Toronto landmark in the advertising. (Also, fun fact: Gothamist turned five years old yesterday.)Tired of the worldwide Scientology protests? Torontoist totally isn't: they covered the big downtown protest the day it happened, and followed up with an examination of all......

After an intensive manhunt to find the perpetrators of the Juneteenth murder of David Rivas Morales, Austin Police announced on Tuesday that they've arrested the man believed to have delivered the fatal blow that left Morales unconscious. Kurtiss Colvin, a 20-year-old former high school athlete, has been charged with manslaughter—a second-degree felony—as well as several lesser charges. His bail has been set at $215,000. Morales was leaving a Juneteenth celebration when the Ford Taurus he......

As smart as we think we are, we can barely remember the names of the people were introduced to yesterday. Dolphins have us beat, damn brilliant creatures. The energy-producing windmills that are supposed to be uber-environmentally-friendly have some bird lovers in a tizzy. Is anyone else eerily bothered by the Grackles? We're thinking we need some of those windmills scattered around town. Incidentally- Grackles are known for imitating human speech better than parrots. C.R.E.E.P.Y.......

* Photo (c) Austin Police Department The Austin Police Dept released video footage of the two vandals who defaced the Texas Hillel on December 2, painting swastikas on the facility's windows and leaving animal remains at the door. Hate crimes like these are generally shocking and outrageous, but for them to happen in what should be one of the most educated, well-read parts of our admittedly backwards state is simply disgusting. Investigators described the......

Looking back over the past couple of years we realize how much time we’ve spent thinking about how the U.S. is pissing off the rest of the world in gigantic, expensive and extravagant ways. Really, intolerance on a global scale has driven us to distraction. That’s why we were unpleasantly surprised to turn our attention to more local disappointments today when we learned that UT student Ross Bennett was a victim of a hate......