Just when you thought the animatronic nightmares at Chuck E. Cheese's could not possibly torture children any more than they already do, the LA Times has to go and blow the lid off of a story about the popular birthday restaurant's child labor law violations. more ›

Back before print publishing turned into a creepy fetish for navel-gazing journalists looking to emulate their leader, there was a time when people used to purchase and then have delivered their e-information in inconvenient newspaper form. For reals! And many of us would deliver these oldfangled newspapers for money via a daily or weekly bike route. Renowned pop culture critic Peter Hartlaub, who we thoroughly enjoy, recently went on his old Chronicle paper route in Burlingame using his old hand-me-down girl's bike (holy hickory bold, just like us!) and filmed the entire thing more ›

Man, the entrepreneurship bug is catching them young this day. This aspiring tattoo artist was plying his wares at the Chris Johanson opening at Jack Hanley Gallery on Saturday night. The sign read “ Skull & Crossbones Tattoos Here! 50 cents per tattoo! Cheap!” Don’t worry, we paid the kid a buck to snap this shot. more ›