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Sure, we here in San Francisco think we have it bad, what with bad drivers and menace-level cab drivers and Muni malpractice, but cyclists in Chicago have to deal with ROVING GANGS OF ARMED BIKEJACKERS:

His swing missed thanks to a tight swerve and when he threw the chair, it went wild over and behind me.  Turning up Damen, I saw another guy running toward me.  There was no way I’d get past him, so I cocked my leg for a kick and gave him my best.  I don’t know if I connected.  His elbow went right into my chest and stopped the bike hard.  A couple other guys came up from behind and waled on my back until I hit the ground, my head bouncing off the pavement.

As any cornered animal will tell you, adrenaline’s a hell of a thing.  While a few guys kicked me in the chest and back, two other guys tried to steal the bike, and I wasn’t letting go.

It’s like a Cormac McCarthy novel or something! Read on.

[via Sea of Static]

[Photo by swade]

The Feast breaks the news:

What was recently a Japanese luggage store adjacent to Bar Tartine will soon transform into a bake shop devoted to bread. Tartine’s loaves, fresh out of the oven daily at 5 P.M., already have a cult following and they’ll soon be way more available. “This is the first time I’m designing a bake shop and want to have the perfect little bread atelier,” explains Chad Robertson, who owns the Tartine empire with wife Elisabeth Prueitt. “It’s going to be a simple, elemental shop in an urban setting.”

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So we can get breads and other treats to go without waiting in one of those soul-crushing lines at Tartine #1? Or will this place just draw huge crowds too?

[via Eater SF]

[Photo by Shelley P.]

Previously:

Why Can’t All Bread Be Tartine Bread

And the video is great too — an ideal length. No online video should be much longer than this, unless it’s epicly gnarly.

[via Urban Velo]

Anyone know Jem? She’s missing a notebook.

Found on the street.

My pal Katie Cruz is directing a one woman show written and performed by Veronica Mannion called Booze, Boys and Brownies: A Musical Journey. She plays 13 characters!

Showing December 3rd, 4th, 9th, 10th & 11th at 8pm at the Exit Theatre. Tickets are $12 at the door and $9 online. (cheap!)

Check out the teaser and have a connection.

Like, are Christian Bale and Matthew McConaughey going to soar out of that blaze on the backs of a couple of flying dragons being chased by more flying dragons and they all rain fire down upon the city? Because that’s what it looks like is going to happen.

[Photo by myarea]

Previously:

Lagoon in the Sky

These Sunsets

Our pal Nico (who you may remember for creating the best Giants riot video so far) recently returned from a trip to South America, where he Fitzcarraldo’d his way down a river on his way to Angel Falls.  Luckily for the rest of us, he resisted embracing any godhead and managed to shoot some amazing hi-def video throughout the whole journey that really captures the immensity of the natural landscape there, complete with raging rivers, luscious rain forests, and cloud-nestled peaks.  Oh yeah, and there’s this waterfall too.  You may have heard of it.  It’s huuuuuuuuuuuuge.

Check it out here.

It’s a few pictures and little blurbs about the neighborhood’s “arty shops and cafes.” Check it out.

[via A Beautiful Life]

Previously:

Journey to the Center of the Outer Sunset