Email Author MICHELLE WOO

2011 Stories by MICHELLE WOO

• Police Seize Pot From High Schoolers on SWAT Snowboarding Trip

  published Dec 30, 2011

  rTeens on a bus trip to Utah for what would be three whole days of parent-free debauchery in the snow were busted by cops this week for having a massive stash of marijuana. Party foul.    Ne... More >>

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  Dad Creates Inspiring Family Meals from a Dumpster

  published Dec 29, 2011

  One man's trash is this man's dinner. Perennial Plate has produced an eye-opening video about a father who gets 75 percent of his family's food from a Trader Joe's dumpster. This isn't moldy, fly-inva... More >>

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  Mercy: Hangover Prevention in a Canr

  published Dec 28, 2011

  'Twas the morning after NYE and--you know the story. Your head hurts, your stomach is queasy and WHY is it so damn brightr!  There's no shortage of "miracle" cures (which usually involve soup), b... More >>

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  8 Epic Freeway Food Spills

  published Dec 28, 2011

  It's never good news when a tanker overturns, but when the spilt shipment is edible, the situation seems all the more tragic. A foodastrophe happened last week in Riverside when a truck unloaded 100 g... More >>

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  Guy Fieri Launches a Jewelry Collection

  published Dec 27, 2011

  rGreat news! Now you can accessorize like an anti-Semitic, homophobic biker dude with the new Guy Fieri jewelry line. The Food Network star has teamed up with sterling silver company Room 101 to ... More >>

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  Beer and Martinis May Help You Live Longer, New Study Suggests

  published Dec 27, 2011

  Wine snobs who gush over the beverage's life-extending properties may be stunned at this news nugget. A new study suggests that beer, martinis, and possibly all alcoholic drinks have the same effect. ... More >>

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  5 Ways To Eat Baby Jesus This Christmas

  published Dec 22, 2011

  'Tis the season for weird nativity scenes! Hungry believers 'round the internet are celebrating the birth of Jesus birth with food replicas of that Bethlehem night. Sacrilegious or sacriliciousr ... More >>

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  Everyone Can Have 'Chink Eyes' At This Chinese Restaurant in Dubai

  published Dec 22, 2011

  The category for this blog post says it all: Reallyr!r!r As spotted by Copyranter and posted by Gawker, these are real ads for Chinese Times restaurant in Dubai. The tagline: "Brings out the Chin... More >>

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  Novel Idea: Nutrition Labels To Tell You How Many Minutes of Jogging It Would Take To Work off That Candy Bar

  published Dec 21, 2011

  I dropped out of my human biology class at UCI, so when it comes to reading calories on nutrition labels, all I know is that small numbers are better than big numbers--and that I should probably do mo... More >>

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  It's Here: The Holiday Bruxie

  published Dec 21, 2011

  Christmas has come early for Bruxie fans. Our favorite gourmet waffle shop presents this seasonal wonder: a sandwich stuffed with slow-roasted pork, sausage and vegetable stuffing, fresh apple-cranber... More >>

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  Anaheim's 195 Downtown Grill Forced to Close, Owner Blames LAB Holding Development Company

  published Dec 20, 2011

  A popular Anaheim sports bar is being forced to shut its doors amid city plans to overhaul the area.   Seven-year-old 195 Downtown Grill is one of the last remaining businesses on Center Str... More >>

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  Long Beach Lesbian Couple Sues Hawaii B&B For Refusing To Give Them a Room

  published Dec 20, 2011

  A Honolulu B&B wants to spread the aloha -- as long as it's of the heterosexual sort. Two Long Beach women, Taeko Bufford and Diane Cervelli, are suing Aloha Bed & Breakfast for denying t... More >>

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  Kids Hate Healthy School Lunches, Black Market for Junk Food Emerges in LA

  published Dec 20, 2011

  This year, the Los Angeles Unified School District changed the unchangeable. It made cafeteria lunches (gasp!) healthy. Out went chocolate milk, corn dogs, chicken nuggets and nachos. In came vegetari... More >>

• Real Housewives of Orange County Returns With New Flings, New Careers and a Non-Blonde!

  published Dec 20, 2011

  Nope. Their faces haven't exploded yet. Real Housewives of Orange County, the show that keeps on chugging like the train wreck it is, is back for season 7, and this time, it delivers its biggest ... More >>

• Kobe Bryant's Infidelity: Chatty Basketball Wives Snitched to Vanessa

  published Dec 19, 2011

  TMZ reports that Vanessa Bryant got word of her husband's extramarital exploits via "a secret underground society of trained spies."   Otherwise known as "women."  According to the goss... More >>

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  Holiday Gift Guide: 7 Presents for Tea Snobs

  published Dec 19, 2011

  Beneath the frenetic cult of coffee addicts sits a quieter community of tea drinkers, those who know to use steaming, not boiling water, and will always choose free-swirling leaves if they can help it... More >>

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  Psychopaths Are Misunderstood: UC Irvine Psychologist

  published Dec 16, 2011

  Could Hannibal Lecter maybe have not attacked nine people and eaten their flesh if he went through intensive treatmentr Quite possibly, according to new research from a UC Irvine forensic psychologist... More >>

• This Website Tells You Where the Fuck You Should Go for Drinks

  published Dec 16, 2011

  It's 6 p.m. on a Friday, and the invariable thought rolls around: Where the fuck should I go for drinksr    The spiffy website wherethefuckshouldigofordrinks.com answers that fucking qu... More >>

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  Christopher Hitchens' Rules of Drinking

  published Dec 16, 2011

  "Writing is what's important to me, and anything that helps me do that -- or enhances and prolongs and deepens and sometimes intensifies argument and conversation -- is worth it to me," Christopher Hi... More >>

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  Loud Music Makes Alcohol Taste Sweeter, Study Finds

  published Dec 15, 2011

  Want to drink less boozer Cover your ears. According to a new study, alcohol tastes sweeter when loud music is playing, and therefore, people are likely to drink more of it.  The research, conduc... More >>

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  Don't Sneeze: Artist Recreates Van Gogh's Starry Night With Salts and Spices

  published Dec 15, 2011

  Further proof that parents should allow kids to play with their food -- they may grow up to become like Kelly McCollam, an Ohio-based artist and photographer who creates striking masterpieces with sal... More >>

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  Holiday Gift Guide: 7 Gifts For People Who Play With Their Food

  published Dec 15, 2011

  You don't need to be high-chair bound to think food is hilarious. We've got presents for fun-loving cooks and eaters of all ages.1. Food Face Plates (pictured above) We all have that classy frien... More >>

• Toast The Holidays With Beer Nog

  published Dec 14, 2011

  Yes, beer nog.The recipe comes from Randy Clemens, author of The Sriracha Cookbook, PR dude at Stone Brewing Co. and inventive homebrewer. Inspired by this sketch comedy bit, he brewed up a real batch... More >>

• California's Higher Ed Budget Gets Slashed By $300 Million in Gov. Brown's 'Trigger Cut' Spree

  published Dec 14, 2011

  California's higher education system got another big blow in yesterday's budget bloodbath.  Gov. Jerry Brown announced a round of "trigger cuts," mid-year reductions taken when state revenues don... More >>

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  The US Army Can Make a Sandwich Stay Edible For Three Years

  published Dec 14, 2011

  The science of food preservation isn't the most appetizing topic, but in this case, it's pretty neat. We recently heard of a sandwich that can stay fresh and tasty for up to three years. Sure, it... More >>