Compared to the same time last year, this week BART saw a 20% jump in riders traveling to SFO during the Christmas week. How was this done? Well, according to reports, the dramatic increase was partly due to a "Kids Ride Free" promotion, which exposed itself to an unsuspecting public on 12/22. (Thankfully, we missed this promotion by one day. Lucky us. But tell us, was there an inordinate amount of little people on......

Ta-da. whatimseeing.com has the images and video you've been waiting for: the Thrill the World Michael Jackson "Thriller" dance-off (as well as choice images of today's protest, by the way). We hope it broke the record so we don't have to do this again for at least another year. All in all, a pretty good routine. Sure, someone is calling out the steps during the routine, and the moves could've been a bit tighter; but......

Or "Barry Bonds Is Home Run King*" -- depending on your opinion of him. And he breaks the record during the fifth inning, "hitting a 3-2 pitch from Washington's Mike Bacsik." Wee. Congrats, Barry, on #756. In your honor, we present to you this sad little fireworks image! You deserve it. Yay, you! Read Chon's coverage here, Examiner's here, ABC 7's here, CBS 5's here, KRON 4's here, FOX 2's here, Oakland Tribune's here,......

Notes to self for when we become famous: memorize the phrase "no comment." Utilize it frequently. Take the high road. Don't respond to critics in the media. Monsters & Critics brought our attention to the latest on the "brains vs. brawn" verbal tiff between Barry Bonds, who's just about to break one of baseballs most precious records, and Bob Costas, veteran sports journalist and smart cookie....