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All 80 Similes on Lil Wayne's 'I Am Not a Human Being II'

Lil Wayne has just released his tenth studio album, I Am Not a Human Being II. It's been 18 years since his first album: True Story as one half of The B.G.'z. In that time, he's been a lesser-known member of an embattled southern hip-hop group, a scrawny kid, a mixtape hero, the greatest rapper aliv ... More >>

Quentin Tarantino's Unchained Malady

The legendary director emerges from a chaotic couple of years with his most ambitious film to date, 'Django Unchained'

Jack Martinez and His Black Flys Are Back!

The '90s may be long gone, but not OC's infamous, lunatic eyewear brand

Todd Marinovich Goes Deep

The ex-NFL superstar on life, death and everything in between

Erin Gruwell Documents the War At Home

'Stories From an Undeclared War' takes the Freedom Writers muse Erin back to her old stomping grounds

Happy Birthday, Bob Marley! Five Awesome Products to Celebrate With

​Robert Nesta Marley, mellow mood maker, our duppy conqueror, bringer of positive vibrations, would've been 61 today. And since he's passed away after giving us the gift of his beautiful music, you can celebrate by blasting Kaya on repeat. Then you can go shopping for yourself and buy these Bob Ma ... More >>

[UPDATED With Cops Raid Cannabis Cup!:] OC's Legendary Brotherhood of Eternal Love To Be Celebrated at High Times Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam

​UPDATED POST, NOV. 23 12:05 P.M.: Update by Marisa GerberIn an unprecedented move, cops raided the Cannabis Cup today and made several arrests. About 150 uniformed police raided the High Times' cannabis-themed competition held south of Amsterdam and arrested everyone who had more than five g ... More >>

Samaa Kerba and Young Son Escaped Egypt, But the Mission Viejo Residents' Nightmare Had Only Begun

​A Mission Viejo woman and her 4-year-old son were hours away from being sent back to strife-torn Egypt this past weekend before the American Civil Liberties Union intervened on their behalf.Permanent U.S. resident Samaa Kerba, 26, and her son were returning home from Cairo because of the violence ... More >>

Local Natives at the Henry Fonda Over the Weekend

Christopher Victorio/OC Weekly​Check out our Local Natives/Union Line slideshow here! Local Natives Henry Fonda September 17, 2010 There is one think Local Natives have in commone with American Apparel--you hate what their generic names and what they stand for, but you consume them and love both b ... More >>

Long Beach's Crystal Antlers Deal With Disaster

First Crop of SXSW Acts Announced, OC/LB Bands Conspicuously Absent

A certain music festival and conference held annually in the sleepy hamburg of Austin, Texas announced their initial slate of performers this year, and there's not an Orange County or Long Beach band among them. We had several acts in last fall's CMJ Music Marathon, so this is kind of a bummer. Keep ... More >>

'Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay' Is a Forced Act Two

Hello Django Kitty!

Djangofest Laguna lures a younger audience

Presto Django!

Gypsy jazz fest in Laguna

The Flirty Dozen

Paid summer vacation makes for surprisingly snazzy sequel, Oceans Twelve

First-Time OC Filmmakers Enter the Newport Beach Film Festival

Peace, Funk and O.J., Too!

Slapbaks suburban soap opera

The Moral of the Story

Its a tough road to ho

Oh, Bondage Up Yours

The other feel-good story of the year

Beating Off

Ron D Cores techno-metal-porn obsession

Horror, Hiding and the Holocaust

How Bert Jakobs outlived the Third Reich

Bigger Than the Beatles

UC Irvine professor Jon Wieners fight for John Lennons FBI file reveals something ugly about democracy in America

An Incomplete History of Gay & Lesbian OC

Tales of Touring Terror!