As it gets closer to Halloween for LAist, a contributer recollects her tale of staring down the serial killer, Richard Ramirez, otherwise known as the Night Stalker. Must think happy thoughts -- okay, free organic chocolate chip cookies for Los Angeles -- now that's a happy thought. Other happy Los Angeles thoughts include an interview with Jack Kehler of The Big Lebowski (he was the Dude's landlord), a beautiful and magical photographic moment in... more ›

We don't know about you, but it's friggin cold out there. Well, not for some of you. It seems as though places that are supposed to be cold are warm and places that are supposed to be warm are cold. Or maybe that's just us. Either way, we're freezing. Austinist said goodbye to their co-editor (sell-out) and played rumor monger on the SXSW lineup. And when dozens of dead birds littered downtown Austin, it's... more ›

Chicagoist can't take this anymore! This toying with our emotions is just too much. The Bulls came THIS CLOSE to winning tonight's Game 5 against the Wizards after falling behind by more then 20 once again. A furious run in the closing minute, and the Bulls came from 10 down in the final 41 seconds to tie the game at 110! Ten points. Forty-one seconds! Really only 36 seconds because with 5.2 seconds left, Washington... more ›

With Chicagoist in the house, the Bulls defeated the Washington Wizards 113-103 -- taking a 2-0 lead in the best of seven playoff series. That also means that Chicagoist will be partaking in a free Big Mac for lunch! Despite falling behind 17-4 in the first quarter, the Bulls rallied to take a 57-50 lead at the half. That run was sparked by the likes of Tyson Chandler, Jannero Pargo, Adrian Griffin, Erik Piatkowski and... more ›

Chicagoist wants to know how the first Bulls playoff game in 7 years ended up opposite the second Passover sedar. You'd think that with David Stern as NBA commissioner and owner Jerry Reinsdorf both Jewish, they'd have a little more sympathy for their Jewish fans! So Chicagoist didn't get to actually see the first Bulls playoff game. And man are we sorry about that! Ben Gordon had a spectacular game. He scored 30 points, including... more ›