Even though we are way way past school age, we still get a little melancholy at the close of summer. Fortunately, our friends across the -ist network know that the shenanigans don't need to end just because the big yellow buses are back on the roads. So, grab your sunscreen and your favorite hangover cure, as we take a tour of end of summer fun from -ist cities all over the damn place. SFist Tourist......

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Novelist Jonathan Safran Foer made his literary debut back in 2002 with Everything Is Illuminated. From critics and readers alike the semi-autobiographical tale garnered rave reviews and plunged him almost overnight into the media spotlight. Which naturally left us asking the inevitable question: what have we accomplished in our lives? But anyways. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Foer's second novel, hit the bookshelves earlier this month. Taking place primarily in post-9/11 New York City, it's......