Email Author MATT COKER

Awards

• 2011 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published February 4, 2010

  "Douchebag Does Sundance"

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2000 Stories by MATT COKER

• A Clockwork Orange

  published June 15, 2000

  SAY AGAIN? A state appeals court—in a ruling published on May 25—upheld the right of Leisure World homeowners associations to spend... More >>

• In the Name of the Father

  published December 28, 2000

  Growing up Wiley Drake Jr. More >>

• Holy War

  published December 28, 2000

  Photo by Keith May On Dec. 13, the Reverend Lou Sheldon of the Anaheim-based Traditional Values Coalition urged all Americans to condemn the... More >>

• Tacos and a Side of Tacos

  published December 21, 2000

  Fine dining under $4 More >>

• Club Fed

  published December 21, 2000

  A brief history of two bad ideas More >>

• Please Rewind

  published December 21, 2000

  Illustration by Bob Aul San Juan Capistranans will get a surprise in their mailboxes this holiday season. Tucked between residents' gas bills... More >>

• When Pigs Fly

  published December 14, 2000

  Illustration by Bob Aul The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says US Airways did nothing wrong when it allowed a 300-pound pet pig to fly... More >>

• Flame Thrower

  published December 7, 2000

  The awful truth about kimchee More >>

• Full Metal House

  published December 7, 2000

  Illustration by Bob Aul How the hell did actor John Stamos scrounge up $30,700 to buy the old Disneyland sign on eBay? Aside from being married... More >>

• Waste Waterworld

  published November 30, 2000

  Will poop-to-tap plan raise a stink? More >>

• Dick of Honor

  published November 30, 2000

  Illustration by Bob Aul Computers smoked at the Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace in Yorba Linda last week as staff apologists searched... More >>

• The Most Serious Election Crisis Ever!

  published November 23, 2000

  Ballot confusion. Voters denied access to polls. Calls for a Justice Department investigation. Yep, the polling-place "irregularities" on South... More >>

• Bray New World

  published November 16, 2000

  OCN reporter delighted with Bush 'Victory,' nearly wets self! More >>

• The Prayer Witch Project

  published November 16, 2000

  Illustration by Bob Aul Sandi Ciz and a friend got more than they bargained for when they entered what they believed to be a typical haunted... More >>

• Worm in a Web

  published November 16, 2000

  Its all good, brother, on Rodmantv.com More >>

• Waterworld

  published November 9, 2000

  Illustration by Bob AulMovieland Wax Museum's soon-to-open Titanic exhibit nearly suffered from too much realism on Oct. 28 when a... More >>

• Ralph Crammed In

  published November 2, 2000

  Photo by Anthony JohnAll of the 950 seats inside Chapman University's Memorial Hall were filled for the Oct. 20 Green Party rally. About 100... More >>

• Cirque du Socccd

  published October 19, 2000

  Goofiness is back at South Orange County Community College District More >>

• Cirque du Socccd

  published October 19, 2000

  Goofiness is back at South Orange County Community College District More >>

• Bobbing for Airtime

  published October 19, 2000

  Illustration by Bob AulThe Bob Dornan who showed up as a panelist on ABC's Politically Incorrect on Oct. 3 was more subdued and less... More >>

• No Vacancy

  published October 12, 2000

  The sublime poetry of the motels Martha Davis More >>

• Peaced Off

  published October 12, 2000

  National Missile Defense rankles OC peaceniks More >>

• Ty-D-Baugh Man

  published October 12, 2000

  Illustration by Bob Aul Local officials went absolutely apeshit on Sept. 25 when Governor Gray Davis vetoed a $6.9 million bill that was... More >>

• Honk if You Hate HMOS!

  published October 5, 2000

  One-woman protest against PacifiCare becomes curbside crusade More >>

• Release the Hounds

  published October 5, 2000

  Illustration by Bob AulIrvine Barclay Theatre's fall preview guide (we're clueless as to how it landed on our uncultured desk, too) touts a... More >>