Sometimes, what happens around San Francisco applies to Los Angeles. Editor Brock Keeling catches this sign of the times with some humor: more ›

The man, the legend, the writer who puts himself in crazy situations to get the best material, will read from his new book, Riding Toward Everywhere, at Book Soup tonight @ 7pm. more ›

Ahhh, Christmas, carols fill the air along with the aroma of baking cookies. hearts are filled with joy, and Santa sends out obscene mail to good little girls and boys. Here are some stories of holidays gone bad, including some from holidays past. Ho ho ho!!!

Author of nasty letters from Santa sought more ›

There are a lot of suckers out there for a good love story (this LAist poster included). more ›

- Torrance man found with 115 pounds of buds in his pickup in Ohio - Palladium-Item - 90,000 marijuana plants were confiscated in the San Bernardino National Forrest this year - Daily Bulletin - Mill Valley artist caught growing 297 marijuana plants, having 15 pounds of kush, and $65,000 in cash given four months of jail time - Marin IJ - North Pole man goes on a high speed chase from Alaskan cops because... more ›

The Conan Countdown goes on and the world's longest lame duck continues to be lame. more ›

Whoever thought that a show often referred to in its infancy as "Dawson's Kryptonite" would still be managing to glue us to the boob tube at season five? Smallville is doing just that. LAist watched the premiere episode last Thursday, and while it had some problems, we have to admit that it was much better than the lackluster premiere of Alias. more ›