Somehow it's fitting that the only good news to come out of Iraq recently is the fake news. The New York Times reports on a satirical news show that debuted on the Iraqi sattelite station Al Sharqiya at the beginning of Ramadan. This being Iraq, the show's title is somewhat darker than "The Daily Show"-- it's called "Hurry Up, He's Dead".
Nearly every night here for the past month, Iraqis weary of the tumult around them have been turning on the television to watch a wacky-looking man with a gi
Wednesday is the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, the one when Earth's solar energy reaches its zenith and the moment when the powers of nature are at their most intense point. And for the Goddess Temple of Orange County, it is a day to paaarrr-tay! Unfortunately, Wednesday will is the day before the Weekly's special summer guide hits the streets, and the way our deadlines work means there is no way to cover the temple's Summer Solstice celebration for that issue. And Clockwork cou
Motörhead are currently on tour (including a stop at the House of Blues in Anaheim), they also play a role in upcoming action/adventure game Brütal Legend, out next week on Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 (we got a chance to play it at Comic-Con this year, it's a fun, straight-forward beat 'em up with some cool visuals). That game, with Jack Black voicing the main character and additional vocal appearances from Rob Halford, Ozzy Osbourne, Lita Ford and Motörhead singer Lemmy will probably be a
Photo by John GilhooleyThe Rev. Ava Park of the Goddess Temple in Irvine.When the Goddess Temple of Orange County founder the Rev. Ava Park spoke with the Weekly in 2006, she tied man's violent, warring ways with a patriarchal society and the Old Testament view of a strong, male God who ruled his weak followers with punishment, wrath and fear."This model of behavior," Park said then, "sets the stage for everything that is wrong with our world: wars, aggression, violence, trashing Mother Earth, c
