Hey, a local 12 year old from Foster City just won the world chess championship for the boys 12 and under age bracket. Champ Daniel Naroditsky won 9 games, lost 1, and played to a draw with the previous number 1 ranked preteen male. The Chron was unable to talk to him because of the time difference in Turkey (where the championships were held), but Daniel's proud father reports that Daniel's first question after winning was "do I have to go to school on Friday?" more ›

at 3 p.m. Also, Alyssa Milano will be hawking her baseball-themed jewelry around 1 p.m. Oh, Alyssa Milano, we really hoped you'd stay with Carl Pavano. $22 at the Moscone Center West (4th and Howard, across from the Metreon). more ›

SOMARTS Cultural Center (934 Brannan St at 9th) from 5-9. "A single evening of performances and art in celebration of the human body and an exploration of sexuality through NUDE, EROTIC and FETISH imagery and themes", all proceeds from the event go to San Francisco Sex Information and the San Francisco Artists Resource Center. more ›

What's black and white and read all over? Our Google coverage! Speaking of tech, our tech editor and media maven MattyMatt displayed his polymathematical skills in abundance, simultaneously covering the new SF360 film venture, reading comics, watching American Idol, and yvesdropping to boot. Whew! What a week! We're ha-ha-haing our way through the ongoing SF Sketchfest, and checking out NoirQuake! (exclamation point our own). or did you win tickets to Slim's One Night Stand? In news: is that Gavin Newsom in the Yankees cap? Is he planting a tree? Can't he get anyone to run against Chris Daly? Candy some orange peels! Dip 'em in chocolate! more ›

Our concert picks for the week of 1/26-2/1. more ›

Well, the internets are all abuzz over the 8th annual "One Night Stand," put on by SomArts. We're willing to go with the flow and recommend an erotic art party -- not to mention Indra, known as the "Courtney Love of Cabaret." Wow. That's a reputation to live up to. more ›

We've already broken our New Year's resolution to not be late anymore, but we can still rally to see more live music in '05. Things remain a bit askew during this first week of January (holiday parties are still happening?) but there are many musical options if you need to get out and about. Or as those kooky Canadians like to say, oot and aboot. more ›