Even as the stores sport back to school sales (which depress us, even now), summer lingers on your friends the -ists. This week's collection of links provides some of the best, worst, and oddest bits of summer fun. So, bring your laptop up onto the roof, make yourself an umbrella drink or ten, and enjoy this week's choice posts from across the Gothamist network. Torontoist (where it's 75 degrees F as of this writing)... more ›

The ETA, a separatist group in Spain, has declared a ceasefire after several decades of often violent campaigning for a separate state. Their intention is to focus on their own democratic process in the Basque Country. Russia has promised a "significant supply" of energy to China's evergrowing population by building a pipeline directly from Siberia to the populous country. Bobby Brown's original boy band- New Edition-yeah you heard me- is going to reunite-what, are... more ›

You want that Spice back in your life, that special flavor and kick that only come from horrible choreography and worse lip-synching. That’s right, Austin, time to ‘spice up your life’ once again with the much-awaited reunion of The Spice Girls , England’s biggest affront to world taste since the boiled chicken sandwich. And for those of you who love the live shows but consider yourselves even bigger fans of their studio work, the... more ›