Photo by Andy Sternberg/LAist A posthumous tribute wall dedicated to singer/songwriter Elliot Smith sat defaced by graffiti for months on end -- LAist said enough, so did the fans and city council.SFist was surprised to learn that chronic presidential candidate Ralph Nader picked former San Francisco Supervisor Matt Gonzalez as his running mate.Phillyist explored the possibilities of green cleaning.In the latest edition of Reel Toronto, a bi-weekly feature looking at films shot in Toronto......

A Jets fan took Videotapegate way too personally and is suing the New England Patriots and Bill Belichick for taping the Jets' signals. When this item appeared on Sports by Brooks, it looked like a clever gag. But someone is actually suing the Pats, and they want $148 million for himself and the disillusioned Jets ticket holders. Carl Mayer of Princeton Township, New Jersey, has some high-minded notions about the sports complex. Mayer's attorney said,......

For all his bluster, Bostonist likes Ralph Nader. Sure, his last presidential bid was weird and defiant in an out-of-touch-with-reality way (as opposed to the previous one, which was more defiant in a mad-as-hell-and-not-going-to-take-it-anymore way), and he rivals Dick Cheney in the no-charisma department, but he is the moral voice of our nation's political discourse, and that's a worthy role. (Also, "Unsafe at Any Speed" was a great rarity among expose consumer protection books: it......