Email Author MICHELLE WOO

2011 Stories by MICHELLE WOO

• California Considers Banning Teens From Tanning Beds

  published Apr 12, 2011

  Teens who want that dark, leathery glow may soon have to get it the old-fashioned way--with a bottle of Crisco and aluminum foil.  Twelve states have bills pending that would put age restrictions... More >>

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  Man Arrested for Stealing More Than 200 Gallons of Diesel Fuel in Huntington Beach

  published Apr 11, 2011

  One inevitable result of today's soaring prices at the pump--more gas thieves on the loose! Huntington Beach police arrested 49-year-old Gregory Lamar Bell on Saturday for stealing more than 200 gallo... More >>

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  Let It Snow, Let It Snow . . . In Newport Beachr

  published Apr 11, 2011

  Newport Beach residents were rubbing their eyes in disbelief at what they saw on Friday night and Saturday morning. Hail--so much of it that it looked like snow. Though there wasn't enough to call a S... More >>

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  Match the Tequila Shot with the Real OC Housewife!

  published Apr 11, 2011

  TMZ has a cringe-inducing video of Real Housewife of OC Tamra Barney letting her boyfriend do a body shot off her last weekend at a bar in Mexico.    We can't tell what type of tequila ... More >>

• Tweets From The Extreme Couponing Premiere!

  published Apr 07, 2011

  Extreme Couponing, TLC's new show on those manically obsessed with--you guessed it--coupons, premiered last night to so much buzz, it was a worldwide trending topic on Twitter, with viewers calling th... More >>

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  New iPhone App Counts Calories in Your Food Photos

  published Apr 07, 2011

  Usually, when we snap a cell phone pic of our meal, we're proclaiming to the world (or at least our Facebook followers), "This mac and cheese is scrumptious!"--not, "I just consumed 1,623 calories!"&n... More >>

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  Kobe Bryant Stars in Chinese Hip-Hop Video

  published Apr 06, 2011

  Hey, if that whole basketball thing doesn't work out, Kobe Bryant can always launch a second career making cameos in hip-hop videos overseas. The versatile Laker is featured in "Tian Di Yi Dou" (... More >>

• Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz to Attend Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Disneyland Premiere

  published Apr 05, 2011

  Fans of Captain Jack Sparrow can catch a glimpse of the rugged swashbuckler all cleaned up and moonlighting as actor Johnny Depp at the world premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger T... More >>

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  Discovery Science Center Gets World Record-Breaking Bubble

  published Apr 04, 2011

  Thank goodness nobody sneezed.  Fan and Deni Yang, a father-son bubble-artist duo from China, burst the Guinness World Record today for cramming the most people in a single soap bubble. On an out... More >>

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  The Mead-er Maid: Teri Edwards Puts a Sweet Twist on Age-Old Honey Wine

  published Apr 04, 2011

  While hanging out with the Barley Bandits for my post on homebrewing, I met Teri Edwards--the jovial wife of club president John Edwards--who was busy in the kitchen making mead. Mead, a fermente... More >>

• Karl Lagerfeld Gives Diet Coke Bottles a Makeover

  published Mar 30, 2011

  That classic silver can is so last season, darlin'.Fashion virtuoso Karl Lagerfeld, who reportedly only drinks Pepsi Black, has given Diet Coke bottles a makeover as part of a campaign called "Love It... More >>

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  Brewing With the Barley Bandits, OC's Oldest Homebrewers Club

  published Mar 30, 2011

  Call them chefs, artists, craftsmen. Or simply call them guys (and some gals) who love good beer.  It's Brew Day for the Barley Bandits, Orange County's oldest homebrewers club. Standing beside a... More >>

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  INFOGRAPHIC: How to Make Beer at Home

  published Mar 30, 2011

  Give a man a beer, and he'll barely have a buzz. Teach a man how to make beer, and he'll suddenly become awesome. Yes, beer, the cause of and solution to all of life's problems (or says Homer Simpson)... More >>

• Tonight: Baja Sharkeez Newport Beach Fundraiser for Japan

  published Mar 30, 2011

  The always loud and festive Baja Sharkeez Newport Beach is stepping up to help the Japan relief effort by hosting a silent auction and raffle tonight from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. There's some serious loot up... More >>

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  'Nom Nom' Added to the Oxford English Dictionary

  published Mar 30, 2011

  Love or hate it, "nom nom" has become more than just a cutesy/annoying Internet thing. It's now a word in the Oxford English Dictionary, recently added along with other food terms like sammich, Califo... More >>

• Chipotle Introduces New Kids' Menu With a Special Offer in April

  published Mar 29, 2011

  Good news, parents. Now you don't have to share that gargantuan burrito.Chipotle Mexican Grill is rolling out its new kids' menu in LA and OC. To promote the launch, every Saturday and Sunday in April... More >>

• Controversy Over Smartphone Apps That List DUI Checkpoints

  published Mar 28, 2011

  Accidentally drank too many brewskies and now need to bypass the cops on the dangerous drive homer   There's an app for that. Several of them, actually, including the $4.99 iPhone "Checkpoin... More >>

• Jamba Juice Jumps on the Green Smoothie Train (Plus, My Favorite Green Smoothie Recipe)

  published Mar 28, 2011

  Jamba Juice, known for its fruity blended creations, is adding lettuce, carrots, broccoli, beets and algae to the mix. Yum.  The chain has introduced three Fruit & Veggie Smoothies, each pack... More >>

• Be a Fan of Everyone and Everything in Rebecca Black's 'Friday' Video

  published Mar 25, 2011

  ENOUGH OF REBECCA BLACK ALREADY!    Now let's turn her sidekicks.   On Facebook, you can proclaim your "like" for everyone and everything in the "Friday" video, from the "guy that looks... More >>

• It's Thursday! Conan Wrote a Song About It

  published Mar 24, 2011

  In a vlog aired on his show Monday night, Conan said he's "pretty mad at this Rebecca Black person" for ripping off his song "Thursday." It does seem a little fishy, don't you thinkr Happy Thursday! ... More >>

• [UPDATED: Freed by Mexican Authorities] Ricardo Asch, Doctor Who Stole Eggs and Embryos From UC Irvine Fertility Clinic Arrested In Mexico City

  published Mar 24, 2011

  UPDATED, March 24, 3:49 P.M.: Ricardo Asch has been freed from custody in Mexico City, where he was being held for extradition to the United States, the Los Angeles Times reports. His whereabouts... More >>

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  Will Eating Sea Kelp Save Us From Radiationr

  published Mar 23, 2011

  The officials have assured us we're fine, a very safe distance from the radiation that's still emitting from the disaster-hit nuclear plant in Japan, but that hasn't stopped folks around here from tak... More >>

• CSULB Newspaper Apologizes for Insensitive 'Pow Wow Wow Yippee Yo Yippy Yay' Report on Native American Event

  published Mar 22, 2011

  See the update here.rAnother one for the Bad Ideas file.  A student newspaper at Cal State University Long Beach is under fire for publishing what many are calling a racist review of a recent Nat... More >>

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  The Governator Is Back--With a New TV Series

  published Mar 21, 2011

  So maybe that whole stint in politics didn't work out quite as well as planned. Former Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger, who's used to reading lines, has decided that his next project will be a TV sho... More >>

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  Just What We Needed--An Email Hoax Warning California Residents of 'Acid Rain'

  published Mar 21, 2011

  In case you weren't freaked out enough over last week's report of a radioactive plume heading this way (which officials say is innocuous), a prank email with the heading "Acid Rain Precautions" has be... More >>