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Navel Gazing
6:13 pm
Jun. 18, 2013
Orange County News
John Paul Beckman, Third Striker Who Shivved an Inmate, Stirred Up Prison Riot, Wins Release Orange County Superior Court Judge Robert Fitzgerald today re-sentenced and released career criminal John Paul Beckman over the objections of the district attorney's office.The hearing was prompt... More >>
Navel Gazing
2:11 pm
Jun. 18, 2013
Orange County News
James Michael Camp Goes to Prison for the Disneyland Bomb Threats, Stays for the Rapes James Michael Camp, who was serving a five-year federal sentence in an Arizona prison for issuing bomb threats to Disneyland when he was extradited to Orange County in April to answer to allegatio... More >>
Navel Gazing
12:41 pm
Jun. 18, 2013
Orange County News
Who Saw This Coming? Man Shot at by Police Manhunters for Christopher Dorner Sues The last time we checked in with David Perdue, he was holding one of the bullets a Torrance police officer fired at him in those tense SoCal days in early February when rogue ex-LAPD cop Christo... More >>
Heard Mentality
12:31 pm
Jun. 18, 2013
Orange County News
Surprise! Punk Rock Picnic Promoter Steve Smith is a No-Show in Small Claims Court So here's a great snapshot of our less-than-perfect legal system... Yesterday afternoon marked what should've been the first step in a small claims lawsuit filed against failed local promoter St... More >>
Navel Gazing
12:30 pm
Jun. 18, 2013
Orange County News
Anaheim's Latino "Leaders" Continue to Try and Hide Their Role in Creating Curt Pringle's Empire Exposing the bowdlerizing of local history by politicians and the lords of OC has been this infernal rag raison d'etre since its founding, and while we've seen some whoppers over the years (dis... More >>
Heard Mentality
12:01 pm
Jun. 18, 2013
Orange County News
Nicky Romero Is Dedicated to Being a Killer Producer, Mono Be Damned Nick Rotteveel--that's Nicky Romero to you--is a Dutch producer/DJ that rose out of the streets of Holland into super stardom after being taken under the wing of former number one DJ in the worl... More >>
Navel Gazing
11:28 am
Jun. 18, 2013
Orange County News
Dana Rohrabacher Mad Dogs John Boehner Then Really Goes Off on "Weasel" Marco Rubio John Boehner should be removed as Speaker of the House if he forwards to members the "Gang of Eight" immigration bill being debated in the Senate, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-The Moon) report... More >>
Navel Gazing
11:19 am
Jun. 18, 2013
Orange County News
Another Hint That Mexican Cartels Love California's Potpocalypse? According to an intriguing item from the local sheriff's blotter in today's San Clemente Patch, an anonymous tipster phoned deputies to say that a 55-year-old man was busy loading bales of mariju... More >>
Navel Gazing
10:07 am
Jun. 18, 2013
Orange County News
Tim Tebow Could Be an Angel Tim Tebow could be playing for the Anaheim Angels of Anaheim right now instead of possibly holding a clipboard for Tom Brady on the New England Patriots' sidelines (if the controversial lefty quar... More >>
Navel Gazing
9:24 am
Jun. 18, 2013
Orange County News
Orange County Film Society Opens Summer Run with Terence Stamp in Unfinished Song The Orange County Film Society kicks off its summer programming Wednesday evening with Unfinished Song, which veteran actor Terence Stamp has called "probably the best experience of my career." Ot... More >>
Heard Mentality
9:00 am
Jun. 18, 2013
Orange County News
How Local DJ SAY MY NAME Got Handpicked to Perform at EDC By: Rishabh Bhavnani Imagine going from being a virtually unknown local DJ making beats in your bedroom to performing in front of thousands at EDC all within the span of a month. That's basically... More >>
Heard Mentality
8:30 am
Jun. 18, 2013
Orange County News
Jason Bentley, Z-Trip and Bonobo Added to Pacific Symphony's Wavelength Festival Lineup Fans of EDM in Orange County, rejoice. Pacific Symphony's Wavelength Festival of Music will be heading to the OC Fair & Event Center on August 24, featuring sets by KCRW's Jason Bentley (the host ... More >>
Stick a Fork In It
8:00 am
Jun. 18, 2013
Orange County News
On The Line: Shawn Xa Of XA Sweet and Savory Cafe, Part One "My cooking is a reflection of my life, very clean and straightforward." To call Shawn Xa confident is an understatement. Tell him what you are looking for in a meal (or not, if you're vegan o... More >>
Stick a Fork In It
7:30 am
Jun. 18, 2013
Orange County News
H2O Sushi & Izakaya Opens at The Triangle in Costa Mesa Another restaurant is now open at The Triangle, that M.C. Escher-ish mall at the end of the 55 that most of us avoided when it was called Triangle Square. The latest is H2O Sushi & Izakaya and it... More >>
Navel Gazing
7:30 am
Jun. 18, 2013
Orange County News
Panel on Catholic Church Sex-Abuse Scandal Focus of Next "Gustavo's Awesome Lecture Series!" NEXT THURSDAY! A couple of years ago, sex-abuse survivor advocate Joelle Casteix brought legendary reporter Jason Berry to OC. Berry essentially created the Catholic Church sex-abuse scandal beat, and deserved t... More >>
Stick a Fork In It
7:00 am
Jun. 18, 2013
Orange County News
Free Orange Chicken At Panda Express This Friday I think we can all agree that the best thing at Panda Express is the Orange Chicken. Oh how those morsels of sugary-crunchy poultry pieces shine under the lights. I think Jennifer 8. Lee, the writ... More >>
Navel Gazing
7:00 am
Jun. 18, 2013
Orange County News
Gustavo's Latest "Orange County Line" Commentary for KCRW: On Anaheim's Unlikeliest Radical, Mayor Tom Tait! Last summer, as Anaheim burned, I praised mayor Tom Tait for a job well-done despite his troglodytic party (can you imagine if Deborah Pauly was Anaheim's alcalde? Shudder). In the year since, Tai... More >>
Heard Mentality
6:30 am
Jun. 18, 2013
Orange County News
World Star Hip-Hop's Founder Tells Us Which Web Videos Are Too Vulgar, Even For His Site Lee "Q" O'Denat, founder of World Star HipHop.com, is an unlikely figure in the canon of modern hip-hop success stories. The reserved, 40 year-old Hollis,Queens native of Haitian descent is prob... More >>
Heard Mentality
5:30 am
Jun. 18, 2013
Orange County News
Michael Jackson Fan Art You Really Must Own It's hard to believe Michael Jackson tragically left this earth four years ago. This year, why not honor Jackson by splurging on handmade art instead of getting emotional while watching This Is... More >>
Heard Mentality
2:42 pm
Jun. 17, 2013
Orange County News
Breaking News: Funny or Die's "Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival" is Coming to Irvine! Comedy titan Dave Chappelle has been popping up all over with spontaneous appearances lately and if you are getting pissed that he hasn't popped into Orange County, you can push your anger as... More >>
Stick a Fork In It
12:30 pm
Jun. 17, 2013
Orange County News
Fullerton Officials: Food Trucks Present Threat to "Public Safety," Want to Keep Banning Them from Downtown The Fullerton City Council lifted a ban on the evening operations of food trucks everywhere within its boundaries earlier this month...except the downtown bar and restaurant scene. The reasoning... More >>
Heard Mentality
12:23 pm
Jun. 17, 2013
Orange County News
Epicenter 2013 Lineup Announced The lineup for the Epicenter festival was announced today. The fifth installment of the So-Cal rock fest features OC punk heroes like Bad Religion, Pennywise and the Offspring while still showca... More >>
Heard Mentality
9:23 am
Jun. 17, 2013
Orange County News
Geto Boys - The Observatory - June 16, 2013 There appears to have been a plethora of older hip-hop acts rushing to play the Observatory in recent months. It has been as if a faucet directly connected to hip-hop's Golden Era has been jammed... More >>
Heard Mentality
9:05 am
Jun. 17, 2013
Orange County News
The 10 Geekiest Metal Bands of All Time By: Adam Steininger Geeks love metal more than the computers on which they listen to it. They yearn for heavy metal that was forged by Orcs in the mountains of Mordor, smuggled halfway across t... More >>
Stick a Fork In It
8:30 am
Jun. 17, 2013
Orange County News
OC Wine Mart Expanding To Yorba Linda Julie Lim classed up an unassuming strip mall by SNA a few years ago, converting a liquor store into a wine mart and tasting bar. Equipped with dispensers that run on re-loadable cards, patrons... More >>
Stick a Fork In It
8:00 am
Jun. 17, 2013
Orange County News
New Cooking Channel Show: Get Ready To Trip Out with Alie and Georgia! What do you get when you take two gorgeous, talented, funny, free spirited and stylish gals and add in a few cocktails? OK...get your minds out the gutter people. The right answer (of course)... More >>
Stick a Fork In It
7:30 am
Jun. 17, 2013
Orange County News
Ritter's Steam Kettle Cooking Opens In Santa Ana A new Cajun/Creole restaurant has opened in Santa Ana near the Costa Mesa border--an area that developers would like for you to refer as South Coast Metro. Ritter's Steam Kettle Cooking is the b... More >>
Stick a Fork In It
7:00 am
Jun. 17, 2013
Orange County News
Pita Grill Owner Speaks About Closure; Another Kabob Joint To Move In Last week, we reported that Pita Grill in Irvine was suddenly and unceremoniously closed. After the post published, Amer Taha, its owner, got in touch with us and told us of his struggle with hi... More >>
Stick a Fork In It
4:26 pm
Jun. 14, 2013
Orange County News
Wildcoast's Baja Bash Brings Baja Med Cuisine to San Diego If you still haven't crossed the border, let the border cross you tomorrow night at Wildcoast's Baja Bash, a charity event to raise funds that will go to the preservation of Baja's coast and ocea... More >>
Stick a Fork In It
3:00 pm
Jun. 14, 2013
Orange County News
This Week In Food: Krispy Kreme Sloppy Joes, Candied Ribs, and Homemade Horchata! Greetings ladies and germs, let's take a quick look at this week in food... First, Edwin reviewed Eleven46 Kitchen and then he told us that Britta's Cafe in Irvine is closing. :( He also shared ... More >>

From the Print Edition

John Eastman Goes to Washington John Eastman Goes to Washington

If John Eastman's appearance at the June 4 U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee hearing on Internal Revenue Service (IRS) mischief against right-wing political groups had been sponsored… More >>

[Summer Guide] The Land of Eternal Sunshine . . . In Comics Form! [Summer Guide] The Land of Eternal Sunshine . . . In Comics Form!

Summer in Orange County is never just about the here and now. Once the weather starts heating up, we start migrating to our communal gathering grounds—the beach, Disneyland, Angels Stadium,… More >>

Is 2013's Nuclear-Free Summer the Beginning of an End Game for San Onofre? Is 2013's Nuclear-Free Summer the Beginning of an End Game for San Onofre?

On the beach side of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), a banner with an ominous message hangs from the side of one of the buildings: "Safety Through Continuous… More >>

Oh, Sid's! Remembering the legendary owner of Old Newport's much-missed steakhouse Oh, Sid's! Remembering the legendary owner of Old Newport's much-missed steakhouse

I wish I would have met Sid Soffer. I'm not saying we would have hit it off; it might have been similar to matter and anti-matter colliding for all I know.… More >>

Miguel Pulido Wants to Save the Fire Pits! Miguel Pulido Wants to Save the Fire Pits!

I can't believe I'm about to write this, but SanTana Mayor-for-Life Miguel "Don Papi" Pulido just might be the last, best hope to save OC's beach fire pits from the… More >>

The <i>S.S. Sinaloa</i> Sets Sail for OC's Ongoing Potpocalypse The S.S. Sinaloa Sets Sail for OC's Ongoing Potpocalypse

Just after 1 a.m. on June 3, a nondescript, single-mast sailboat cruised into Newport Harbor. It's unclear what about the vessel seemed suspicious—or for how long the U.S. Coast Guard… More >>

A Gun-Dumb Brit's Journey Into American Gun Culture A Gun-Dumb Brit's Journey Into American Gun Culture

The AR-15 is lighter than I expected. It's an intimidating chunk of rough-hewn black metal and rubber, but it sits softly in my hands. I bring it to my shoulder and,… More >>

Where the Black People At In OC? Where the Black People At In OC?

If Orange County were separated from Los Angeles and considered its own metropolitan area (and isn't it about time? There's only about 3.1 million of us, you know), we'd rank… More >>

Christian Conservatives Confront the Anti-Christ in Newport Beach Christian Conservatives Confront the Anti-Christ in Newport Beach

After a prayer on May 25, six speakers and approximately 60 attendees at the latest "God and Governance" conference in Newport Beach turned to business: Confronting the "evil"—abortion, homosexuality, contraception… More >>

To Be Young, Gifted and a Black Anteater To Be Young, Gifted and a Black Anteater

On a late Monday afternoon, young men and women fill rows of folding chairs at a Black Student Union (BSU) meeting in the Cross-Cultural Center at UC Irvine. They raise… More >>

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