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May 5, 2012
And the Other Newport Beach Film Fest Awards Go To ...
As you can read here . . .Apartment in Athens, Nazi Drama from Italy, is Big Winner of Newport Beach Film Fest Awards. . . NBFF awards have been dished out for the weeklong cinextravaganza that ended Thursday night. But, like American television producers, I feel even more awards need to be bestowed ... More >>
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February 15, 2012
Brent Bushnell of Extreme Makeover Fame Talks at UCI Today About Immersive Gaming
The next speaker geeking up UC Irvine's Center for Computer Games and Virtual Worlds this evening is a renaissance man when it comes to gaming, Internet start-ups, mobile platforms, online reality television and using casual games to reduce memory loss. He's Brent Bushnell, the engineer and entre ... More >>
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November 11, 2011
ABC Developing Sitcom About Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger
http://marysueandsusan.com/The "Too Hot Tamales" and two Top Chef Masters alums Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger, who, oh yeah, also have a restaurant called Border Grill, will be the subject of another TV show, this time a comedy for ABC. The network has ordered a pilot t ... More >>
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October 4, 2011
Fullerton Extends Police Chief's Medical Leave Again, Reaches Tentative Settlement For Allegations of Sexual Misconduct
Per the request of his doctor, the city has again extended Fullerton Police Chief Michael Sellers' medical leave. Sellers first went on leave in August, in the wake of sharp criticism for how he handled the department after the July 5 beating of Kelly Thomas. In September, Sellers' doctor as ... More >>
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August 3, 2011
Advocates of Treating Autism with Cannabis Disavow "Partnership" with UC Irvine
A Denver biotech company and Los Angeles nonprofit foundation dedicated to the treatment of autism are disavowing their previously announced partnership with UC Irvine.The clarification comes more into focus when you know the players. The firm, Cannabis Science, develops pharmaceutical products ... More >>
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May 23, 2011
Firoozeh Dumas Talks About the Death of ABC Sitcom Based on Her Funny in Farsi Memoir
Firoozeh Dumas wrote Funny in Farsi, which was about her experiences growing up Iranian American in Newport Beach. The hugely popular book earned Dumas the distinction of being the only Iranian American nominated for the Thurber Prize for American Humor. And Funny in Farsi came within an eyelash ... More >>
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December 1, 2010
Social Distortion's TV Debut on Jimmy Kimmel
www.myspace.com/socialdistortionIt's strange to hear that Social Distortion, a band that's been around since 1978, is making its TV DEBUT on December 6. I'm assuming this means network TV and not, like regular TV, since I've seen a bunch of clips of them on European TV shows and cable channels. ... More >>
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November 5, 2010
Celeb Watching and Tasty Vittles at Bowlmor Lanes
For heterosexual guys who think watching a show like Dancing With the Stars is only for those who are light in the loafers, it's time to wake up. Yes, the ABC dance contest features lots of muscular and semi-shirtless male dancers, but the females are beyond compare: Edyta Slwinska, Kym Johnson a ... More >>
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October 26, 2010
3hree Things: On Halloween (Plus: Thrice's Best Halloween Costumes!)
Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native. If memory serves me correctly, this Halloween will be just the second that I've spent at home s ... More >>
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October 19, 2010
Union Blasted for Distributing Flier Warning of Pedophiles at Disneyland
The union that represents Anaheim Disney Resort motel workers is being criticized for a flier being distributed to guests of the theme parks that warns, "Keep Your Children Close! Places Like Disneyland are a Magnet for 'Pedophiles.'""Has Local 11 gone too far?" begins a thread on Mouse Planet, a ... More >>
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October 19, 2010
Dan Choi: The Gay OC Soldier Who Won't Quit
Choi: I'm baaaaack!Dan Choi just won't give up.The 29-year-old, irrepressible Orange County resident is refusing to allow his homosexuality to block him from military service even though the Iraq War veteran was booted out of the Army National Guard in July under the Pentagon's ridiculous "don't ... More >>
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September 15, 2010
ABC Cake Decorating: Your Base of Cakes
ProfessorSalt.comYou gotta have ❤Let's say you somehow got talked into baking the cake for your little niece's birthday party. You were thinking of a Betty Crocker box, and icing from the supermarket. Then you find out Niece would just adore you if you'd bake a cake in the shape of a certain Di ... More >>
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July 28, 2010
ABC News & ESPN: Sports Stadiums Have Food Safety Problems
Remember last week when Sports Illustrated reported that more baseball parks were offering AYCE tickets at their stadium concession stands? This week ABC News and ESPN have produced what seems like the companion piece to that story. Here's what it said:
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July 15, 2010
Dr. Michael Kamrava, "Octomom" Nadya Suleman's Litter Maker, in Hot Water Again
The fertility doctor who treated "Octomom" Nadya Suleman of La Habra faces new state medical board accusations.As was alleged in the Suleman case, Dr. Michael Kamrava transferred too many embryos into an unnamed woman and failed to recommend that she see a mental health professional, California ... More >>
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May 25, 2010
Jesse James Opens Up and Bleeds About Cheating on Sandy, Their Black Son and Nazis
ABC NewsNightline's Vicki Mabrey sits down with Jesse James, America's most hated grease monkey. Portions of tonight's Nightline interview with Sunset Beach's (for now) Jesse James first trickled out via official ABC press release, then it was leaked online, then a chunk of it rolled on this morn ... More >>
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May 21, 2010
As Nightline Touts Taped Jesse James Interview, Bombshells Keep Dropping
Illustration by Bob AulABC's Nightline is touting Tuesday night's interview with Jesse James, who will reportedly speak publicly about his split with Sandra Bullock and Arizona rehab stint for the first time since the Bombshell McGee bombshell.That interview has already been taped, based on an AB ... More >>
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April 1, 2010
What Do Pot Dispensaries, Cannabis Cowboys and "Glee" Have in Common?
Fox's high school musical-twisted comedy Glee and segments on KCET/Channel 28's SoCal Connected on medical marijuana dispensaries and pot farm-busting law enforcement officers known as "cannabis cowboys" are among the latest winners of prestigious Peabody Awards honoring the best in electronic ... More >>
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February 4, 2010
[UPDATED:] Remember Our Cover Story About Toyota Prius?
UPDATE: The U.S. Transportation Department has opened an investigation into brake problems in 2010 Toyota Prius, according to the Washinton Post. Photo by Daniel KramerAs the Weekly reported last year, Bobette Riner had her Prius a couple months before it took off and died, leaving her stranded on t ... More >>
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January 19, 2010
[UPDATED:] Breaking: Tornado Warning Issued for OC and Long Beach
UPDATED WITH TORNADO WARNING EXTENDING TO ORANGE COUNTY . . . ABC News reports the tornado warning previously issued for Long Beach and south-central Los Angeles County now includes the Orange County communities of Seal Beach, Huntington Beach, Westminster, Garden Grove, Irvine, Fullerton, Costa ... More >>
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January 7, 2010
Today, Medical Marijuana. Tomorrow, Legalize It!
UPDATED WITH TORNADO WARNING EXTENDING TO ORANGE COUNTY . . . ABC News reports the tornado warning previously issued for Long Beach and south-central Los Angeles County now includes the Orange County communities of Seal Beach, Huntington Beach, Westminster, Garden Grove, Irvine, Fullerton, Costa ... More >>
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December 1, 2009
[UPDATED WITH LA TIMES RESPONSE] For Times Reporter, It's Dancing With the Company You Cover
Adam Larkey/ABCDancing With the Stars host Tom Bergeron, Times reporter Dawn C. Chmielewski and her partner Jonathan Roberts soak in applause. UPDATED WITH RESPONSE FROM LA TIMES VP . . . Perhaps it does not fully descend into the unethical bog like the revenue-sharing arrangement with the Stapl ... More >>
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November 1, 2009
Five Recent Interesting Food News Stories To Ponder
If you'd browsed you'd also find these food stories this past week. Just in case you didn't: - Twilight-themed restaurant planned for Wash. town - Associated Press - Chinese Urbanites Drop Chopsticks for 'Western' Food - ABC News - Lawmaker Wants Oyster Policy Reversed - Food Safety News - One Hun ... More >>
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September 14, 2009
Dishney: Muppets, Wizards and Other D23 Delights
Duck-on-duck violence.Sunday at the D23 Expo: a day promised to be filled with cartoons, Muppets and Disney Channel sitcom stars. A day I looked forward to like few others. I am 26 years old.
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August 19, 2009
Frank Bruni, NY Times Food Critic, on Nightline Tonight: Reveals Problem With Bulimia
Food bloggers, food critics, foodies, restaurant owners might want to tune in to Nightline tonight.NY Times food critic, Frank Bruni, will be interviewed to talk about his struggles with food and share stories about his days as the man who instilled fear in the hearts of all restaurateurs in Manhatt ... More >>
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August 13, 2009
Dishney: Disney Profits Drop 26%, Conan O'Brien Laughs
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien - Disney CutbacksA few weeks ago, the Walt Disney Company reported a 26 percent drop in profits, thanks to a decline at its many theme parks and media networks like ABC and ESPN. Conan O'Brien, meanwhile, offered his own suggestions on how Disneyland should ... More >>
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May 14, 2009
OC Weekly Receives 8 SoCal Journalism Awards Nominations
The OC Weekly--as in ORANGE COUNTY Weekly--plot for Los Angeles media market domination has been slow to achieve but persistent, as evidenced by the impressive showing Weeklings make on the Los Angeles Press Club's list of finalists for the 51st annual SoCal Journalism Awards.Winners will be announc ... More >>
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November 17, 2008
Tonight: Francisco the Man!, The Sweet Sweet Things, Free at Detroit Bar
One thing that I've noticed since moving here is that the local TV news, the ABC affiliate at least, seems to be obsessed with "Dancing with the Stars." Sure, it's a popular show (still?), I get that, and it's filmed in LA and our local news is from LA. I've been known to watch it a time or too myse ... More >>
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September 30, 2008
Foods to Show Country of Origin
According to various news reports and this one from ABC News, beginning this week, the USDA is requiring that all food retailers label some foods with their country of origin. The law, called COOL (Country of Origin Labeling) will mandate that the consumer is informed where all "raw beef, veal, lam ... More >>
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September 11, 2008
HAPPY 9/11! Now Go See the Film About the Film About 9/11 That You Didn't See ... er, Check That ...
Perhaps you remember the flap all over right-wing radio two years back about Disney/ABC's handling of the two-part miniseries, The Path to 9/11, which partly blamed the Clinton Administration for not taking out Osama bin Laden, allowing the terrorist leader to fester and then KABLOOEY! goes the Worl ... More >>
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December 5, 2007
Wednesday's Headlines. No Surprises: Carona Giuliani?
What do Mike Carona and Rudy Giuliani have in common? Ties to former cocaine smuggler Florida billionaire Hank Asher, reports ABC News: Asher, aka H.A. in the indictment, allegedly gave Carona's wife (and former Assistant Sheriff George Jaramillo's wife) a $15,000 diamond-studded gold Cartier watch ... More >>
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September 18, 2007
Because You're Ugly: Crocs
It was revealed this morning that Crocs, possibly the world's ugliest footwear since the creation of Skechers, pose a threat on escalators. The bright rubber clogs were tragically everywhere you looked this past year—rendering even grown men into victims—selling just over six million pairs, ac ... More >>
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November 28, 2006
Staying the Course, a Bush Family Value
As you've no doubt heard, Operation Iraqi Chaos (or whatever the official name is for the U.S. invasion and occupation) has now lasted longer than America's involvement in World War II. And judging by President Bush's statement this morning, American troops won't be leaving anytime soon. "There's o ... More >>
Columns
September 28, 2006
Commie Girl
Raise Less Corn, More Hell: We got your class warfare swingin
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July 20, 2006
Letters
'He is smart enough to realize if he didnt get out then, he may have awoken a fortysomething with crazy-colored hair and a tattoo of dragons circle jerking'
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July 20, 2006
Remote Hog
Global Warming: What You Need to Know With Tom Brokaw
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June 15, 2006
Diary of a Mad County
June 7 - June 13
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May 11, 2006
Diary of a Mad County
May 3 - May 9
Unknown
October 20, 2005
This Week in Someone's at the Door
American Gothic
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September 22, 2005
Diary of a Mad County
American Gothic
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March 24, 2005
The Culture of Life
Let Terri Schiavo go. Activists!
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January 27, 2005
!Ask a Mexican!
Let Terri Schiavo go. Activists!
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December 23, 2004
Diary of A Mad County
Let Terri Schiavo go. Activists!
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July 3, 2003
Anti-Porn Star
An anonymous midget and two Christians are fighting to save you from sins of the flesh
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June 19, 2003
Scorecard
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January 2, 2003
OC Weekly Marks the Passing of . . .
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January 3, 2002
Diary of a mad county
Orange County, California: 2001
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August 2, 2001
Tale of the Tapes
Orange County, California: 2001
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May 24, 2001
How Not to Smash Global Capitalism
Why the Kalifornia Anarchists had their butts handed to them on May Day
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September 14, 2000
Excerpts: Part 1
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April 27, 2000
Pretty In Pink
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