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  • You're going to see and hear dozens of stories this weekend, if you haven't already, about the return of Arrested Development. They're all going... More >>

  • You have to give it up to the writers (or researchers) on the original run of Arrested Development (A.D.). They went beyond the hot spots... More >>

  • He was one of the funniest elements of Arrested Development—and all without saying much. Longtime Orange County resident Justin Lee was 14... More >>

  • Monsanto's poisonous fumes wreaking havoc on the environment. Anti-IRS, global-conspiracy theorists meeting in clandestine patriot groups. The... More >>

  • Indian weddings are famously epic. At the first one I attended, the altar was set up as a royal throne, friends and family danced Bollywood-style... More >>

  • The current status of political art is a dreary one, with too many artists lacking the acumen or the Zeitgeist awareness to create work that says... More >>

  • As a stylist, LaTanya Maassarani is crazy about fashion, scouting the latest trends and piecing together chic ensembles for clients and photo... More >>

  • So this is how one memorable chapter in the history of Orange County theater ends: not with a bang, but a whimper. It's not that the two Mark... More >>

  • It seems that more and more often, I'm reminded I am no longer young. My latest moment of truth happened a week ago as I was browsing some news... More >>

  • There are plays that work very hard to say a lot of things in as many words as possible. They stretch on and on, satisfying every question,... More >>

  • I hate to be a female stereotype, but camping has never been my thing. There are good things about it, of course—stargazing, s'mores, zero... More >>

  • "Brett and I come from the Show-Me State, meaning we are doers, not talkers," says Jesse Fortune, giving a shout-out to his fellow art gallery... More >>

  • If you happen to follow me on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, you might know I recently had a baby. (Note to future self: Epidural. Get one.) How... More >>

  • It's fitting that South Coast Repertory is staging the world premiere of Noah Haidle's heartbreaker of a play, Smokefall, because years earlier,... More >>

  • Typically, when I hear about the latest, greatest, need-this-now super-product, my wallet cowers in fear. But not this time. According to the... More >>

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'Arrested Development' Is Not Just One of the Funniest Television Shows Ever 'Arrested Development' Is Not Just One of the Funniest Television Shows Ever

You're going to see and hear dozens of stories this weekend, if you haven't already, about the return of Arrested Development. They're all going to follow the same script: about… More >>

<i>Arrested Development</i>'s Orange County Arrested Development's Orange County

You have to give it up to the writers (or researchers) on the original run of Arrested Development (A.D.). They went beyond the hot spots normally associated with Orange County—Disneyland,… More >>

An Interview With Annyong (a.k.a. Justin Lee)! An Interview With Annyong (a.k.a. Justin Lee)!

He was one of the funniest elements of Arrested Development—and all without saying much. Longtime Orange County resident Justin Lee was 14 when he starred as Hel-loh "Annyong" Bluth ("Though I… More >>

'Fun' for 'Nobody': America 2013 'Fun' for 'Nobody': America 2013

Monsanto's poisonous fumes wreaking havoc on the environment. Anti-IRS, global-conspiracy theorists meeting in clandestine patriot groups. The simmering anger of the white working class, underemployed and overlooked in the country… More >>

Borrow It Bindaas: Sari Soiree Borrow It Bindaas: Sari Soiree

Indian weddings are famously epic. At the first one I attended, the altar was set up as a royal throne, friends and family danced Bollywood-style in an opening parade, and… More >>

G. Ray Kerciu: Mississippi Goddamn G. Ray Kerciu: Mississippi Goddamn

The current status of political art is a dreary one, with too many artists lacking the acumen or the Zeitgeist awareness to create work that says anything about how we… More >>

Nahda Designs: Haute Hijab Nahda Designs: Haute Hijab

As a stylist, LaTanya Maassarani is crazy about fashion, scouting the latest trends and piecing together chic ensembles for clients and photo shoots. "I love the futuristic look, things that are… More >>

Dave Barton Exits Stage Left . . . Dave Barton Exits Stage Left . . .

So this is how one memorable chapter in the history of Orange County theater ends: not with a bang, but a whimper. It's not that the two Mark Ravenhill one-acts chosen… More >>

Cirque du Twerk Cirque du Twerk

It seems that more and more often, I'm reminded I am no longer young. My latest moment of truth happened a week ago as I was browsing some news sites… More >>

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