The "Celebrities Doing Things" reality TV trend continues tonight on ABC with "Fast Cars & Superstars." This sounds almost as stupid as that show that had LaToya Jackson arresting people in Indiana. Is it any surprise the "celebrities" in this reality show/product placement vehicle include the likes of Jewel, William Shatner, and wrestler John Cena? Of course, we've never understood the tremendous popularity of NASCAR racing, so we'll admit we aren't the demographic for......

What, you don't believe in Santa Claus? Don't tell Dr.Lloyd Darrow, a self-proclaimed 'Santa-ologist', whose made it his life's mission to uncover the truth about this elusive fat man who visits us just once a year. Darrow's proof the jolly man exists include a lost video from a 1949 polar expedition, the Santa Papyrus dating from 1342 B.C., and an actual jingle bell found in the wreckage at Roswell, New Mexico. ...

What a pain! It looks like an N Judah train has shuffled off this mortal coil somewhere between the Embarcadero and Caltrain stations this afternoon. The train's untimely passing occurred at 11 this morning, and the tracks remain blocked as of this writing (3:20 p.m.). Muni is running shuttle buses to get SoMa passengers to and from the Embarcadero station. Muni spokesperson Janis Yuen (who the heck is this Janis Yuen? What happened to......

For everything, there is a season... Last week, the ultimate fact that all things come to an end was made obvious in the most painful way it can be, with the loss of a loved one. In the past week, reflections have been made and tears have been shed. This week the task of confronting the day-to-day grind of life, but with a noticeable void, has begun. And if you thought the previous paragraph......

. . .or 'The Trimethyldioxypurist Takes a Trip.' It sure is hard to review a San Francisco-based coffee joint when you're not in San Francisco. Although we did find one fantastic coffee house in D.C. (that we would encourage anyone visiting our nation's capital to visit), being elsewhere just underscores that our fair city has among the best, if not the very best, caffeine options around. Too bad it doesn't translate to our airports.......