Hey, it's only lunch time on the left coast, so it's not too late to remind you about this week's How to Pitch, the LA Times Weekend Calendar. Chrys Wu reports, "Like all major dailies (maybe with the exception of The New York Times), Los Angeles' largest-circulation paper is fighting to cut costs in the face of declining circulation and advertising dollars. Yet people still depend on the paper for hard news, fun stories, and useful information."

If you are in the nouveau Second City, go, get that fun story!