Seattlest confidant/subliterate henchman "Pete the Polak" told us a long stupid story this weekend about how a friend of a friend of his once knew Duff and this credible source claimed that it was he and not Axl who wrote the lyrics for the timeless classic "Paradise City" and that said song was based on Seattle. We immediately called horse shit on this obvious lie, but upon activating a computer we could find no evidence......

ART: Our main man Rick Klu has some more of this trademark coaster art - picture pscyhedellic hot rod art and underground comics, ala Skip Williamson, Rick Griffin, Robt Williams, that kind of thing - on the walls at Cafe Racer up in the Roosevelt area. Open till 6pm on Sundays // Cafe Racer, 5828 Roosevelt Way NE // Free SNOW: Of the nearest ski options, Stevens Pass is the best. The spaces are......

LAist has so much fun this week! They go to E3, where they overhear the timeless remark "Man, this is where nerdy girls get laid." Is that a promise? They also give us this week's best CDs and make us realize that LA is the best place to use Zillow. Ah, Houstonist. They're biking to work, that is, if they can figure out how to get there. That's right, Mapquest says "Houston had the......