Most people will spend Black Friday as an exercise in masochism, crowding up those bastions of consumerism known as malls. You, on the other hand, can do your Christmas shopping in the sanity-preserving confines of a quaint art boutique. On Friday, Nov. 28, Giant Robot will be offering 20 percent off most items, so head out to 618 Shrader St. instead of the Westfield. Details at gr-sf.com. --Oscar Pascual
As Sunday news reports described Mexican monopolist Carlos Slim Helu's bid to become the largest shareholder of The New York Times, readers and staffers were no doubt wondering precisely what kind of scoundrel he is.Everyone knows Slim controls Telmex, the politically connected monopoly that has driven investors hoping to compete against Slim's companies out of Mexico. But news accounts haven't yet described the precise methods by which he has used his influence over government officials to grow
Too often, the S.F. law firm of Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein strikes settlements that give the firm millions of dollars in legal fees -- and its class action clients too little
The Federal Trade Commission released new, rather confusing rules this week to smack down bloggers, social media users, famous Tweeters and other online pundits who don't disclose getting money or free schwag from companies that they write about. Some have interpreted the new rules to anyone who didn't disclose tainted reviews could be subject to an $11,000 fine. Many in the online world are incensed that, in some cases, the FTC rules that will go into effect December 1 seem to be harsher on
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