, about the hilarity of body image issues. Also: gift baskets and free eyebrow waxing! The event's sponsored by Green Apple, so the reading's at the Rockit Room, one block down the street (406 Clement, x 6th). 7 p.m., free. more ›

It's like the 49 Mile Drive, only with squealing tires! Around midnight Saturday morning, cops reported to a double shooting on Mission and 18th Street, only to see a Honda peeling away. The cops put on the woo-oooh woo-oooh sirens and set chase, but lost him near Alameda and Utah. Other cops then found him and chased the guy all the way down to SoMA, where the suspect crashed the car at Fourth and Bryant. At that point, a cop tried to grab the guy, but the guy then took off, dragging the cop for a block, and trying to shake the cop off by slamming into various other cars and barricades. The cop managed to get free under a 80 overpass, at which point the car sped off to the Loin, where he ran into five other cars and a cop cruiser. Other cops then joined in, and finally, the suspect crashed for good at Pacific and Webster. Remarkably, no one was seriously hurt, including the two guys that the car driver shot. Dramatic photos here! more ›

SFist interview artist Casey Jex Smith more ›