Movies open every week in Los Angeles, and LAist always tries to let you know about as many of them as possible. Some films, though -- at least I think so -- deserve a special mention because a) they don't have a huge marketing budget supporting them; b) they are the kinds of provocative films that more people should see and c) they are the kinds of films that the worst toadies in corporate America don't want you to see. Tomorrow night at the Nuart, Food, Inc. hits the screen. If you were intrigued by Fast Food Nation (the book, not the movie), then Food, Inc. is right in your wheelhouse. It pulls back the veil on the highly mechanized American food industry and may make you reconsider before eating your next Triple Whopper. more ›

Orange County's fast-food favored son, Carl Karcher, died yesterday at the age of 90. more ›

"Unaccompanied Minors" soundtrack (Abacus) more ›

SFist commeters pose for before and aftershocks when the mayor commemorates a 1906 earthquake...at 4:30 in the morning. A hot tip on the Chronicle vending machines comes in and the SFist war correspondent risks life and limb to post this dispatch from the frontlines. more ›