Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Kim Jee-woon Stand for International Cinema at Busan West

After showing The Last Stand, which is surprisingly better than TV commercials indicate, and scooping up the third-ever Busan West Film Festival Icon Award Friday night, director Kim Jee-woon answered his first question at a post-screening Q&A in Korean before the fellow next to him translated f ... More >>

Muscle Music: A Schwarzenegger Soundtrack Retrospective

Today, veteran action icon and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's new movie The Last Stand hits theaters. Being the face of pulse-pounding action for almost four decades, Schwarzenegger's butt-kicking (and occasional comic mischief) has often been accompanied by the most bombastic mu ... More >>

The Selling of the Governator, 2013

Arnold returns—but do we still need him?

Backers of Mandatory Helmets for Kids on Ski Slopes Think Gov. Brown Has Rocks in His Head

​Governor Jerry Brown has vetoed legislation that would have required skiers and snowboarders under 18 to wear protective helmets.State Sen. Leland Yee, a San Francisco Democrat and child psychologist, authored SB 105, which had received bi-partisan support in the state legislature.

Ex-Arnold Schwarzenegger Flight Attendant Files $40 Million Libel Suit Against Gawker, National Enquirer

Schwarzenegger​Arnold Schwarzenegger's longtime personal flight attendant has filed a $40 million lawsuit that claims Gawker, National Enquirer, London Daily Mail and other news outlets libeled her in articles portraying her as the ex-California governor's mistress and one of her son's as his secr ... More >>

Skeletor v. Terminator: Maria Shriver Files for Divorce from Arnold Schwarzenegger

​If you didn't see this one coming, you probably still hold onto the belief machines will not one day enslave us mortals: Skeletal, Oprah-endorsed, Kennedy-spawn Maria Shriver has filed for a divorce from maid-bangin', 'roid-constructed, faded-action-star-turned-gubernatorial flop Arnold Schwarzen ... More >>

It's The Mildred Patty Baena Story of a Lifetime

​The story of former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's family maid-turned-baby mama will be the subject of a Lifetime movie.At least The Mildred Patty Baena Story is a go if comedian Kathy Griffin is to be believed.She shared the clip that follows after the jump on Jimmy Kimmel Live rece ... More >>

Five Songs for Schwarzenegger Fans to Console Themselves With

20 years ago this summer, Pee Wee Herman got busted for indecent exposure in Florida and almost immediately and brilliantly bounced back with a surprise cameo appearance opening the MTV Music Awards a couple of weeks later with the only possible response:Based on everything that's turned up in the n ... More >>

Arnold Schwarzenneger Inspires Bloody Death Skull's 'Judgment Day: The Musical'

​And really, this isn't an Arnold Schwarzenneger post--Ned Raggett already took care of that. Rather, this is another Rapture-related post. Bloody Death Skull wrote the 16-song opus for the end of the world, "Inspired by Terminator 2."

[UPDATED with Possible OC Connection] Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver Have Separated

​UPDATE, MAY 17, 4:00 P.M. As Matt just blogged, Gawker is reporting there just might be a son of Arnold Schwarzenegger attending class within shouting distance of Weekly World HQ. The (still-unconfirmed) tale of this Orange Coast College student doesn't quite jibe with the confirmed tale of the a ... More >>

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver: Three Songs for the Separation

Flickr user schumachergirl1956​Just because it's Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver that have announced their separation doesn't mean they can't curl up into their own fetal balls and wallow with miserable music.After all, the Governator has feelings too--even though he doesn't always show it ... More >>

The Governator is Back--With a New TV Series

Nate Mandos/Wikimedia Commons​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 show. According to The Hollywood Reporter, details of the secret series ... More >>

Fair Games Over the OC Fairgrounds

The huge swath of public land is in play. But is the whole thing rigged?

Will Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Apply Lessons Learned to Pending Ski and Snowboard Bills?

​You may still be working on your summer tan, but the Southern California ski and snowboard season unofficially officially begins Sept. 18 with Hot Dawgz & Hand Rails at Bear Mountain in Big Bear. The free event features pro snowboarders competing on 110 tons of man-made snow for a total $20 ... More >>

Today's Best Quote

Goodbye guv​"He calls himself the green governor and I would agree with that. He's molding."--Irvine insurance broker Ira Forkish in today's Washington Post article, "Arnold Schwarzenegger on the outs in California's Republican Party." Among other points, Sandhya Somashekhar's story notes that Sch ... More >>

Arnold Schwarzenegger's Indian Tribe Tax Idea Slapped Down

screenrant.comBarbarian Tax Man"We find all of the state's arguments unpersuasive."--From the Ninth Circuit's ruling this week that California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's made strong-arm efforts to force the Rincon San Luiseno Band of Mission Indians to accept an illegal tax on tribal gambling ... More >>

Screw the Budget, Says Schwarzenegger, Let's Lawn Bowl!

With his approval rating at an all-time low, five of his six upcoming ballot propositions headed for defeat and constituents sending him mixed messages (spare education from budget cuts but don't raise taxes), Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger at least has to good sense to focus on what's really important ... More >>

True Liar: Gov. Schwarzenegger brings deceit to real life

"All [California lawmakers] know how to do is spend, spend, spend . . . Then they realize they are spending too much and so they tax, tax, tax. I will not raise your taxes. I will not cut education."--Arnold Schwarzenegger in October 2003, while campaigning to unseat then-Gov. Gray Davis in a recall ... More >>

Schwarzenegger Fragged by Lieutenant

Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi has just fragged Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger over the 241 (Foothill-South) toll road. The road, proposed by the Irvine-based Transportation Corridor Agencies, would cut through the Donna O'Neill Land Conservancy, itself mitigation for the Talega development, and ... More >>

Monday's Headlines. No Surprises: Pot not a drug, says Schwarzenegger

To catch an arsonist: "We will hunt down the people responsible for (the Santiago Fire). We will not fail," Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said over the weekend. "If I were one of those people who started the fire, I would not sleep soundly." Strong words, but how much weight do they carry? Four years ... More >>

Ho no, Pimp yes

As one of the more obnoxious members of the East Coast media elite, a man with a long history of spewing racist and other repellent nonsense, may have finally damaged his career by using the word "hos", the governor of the West Coast's largest state is about to publicly embrace "pimp" style. &n ... More >>

Your Multi-tasking Governor

"Schwarzenegger had proof of some multi-tasking dexterity," writes LA Times columnist George Skelton, after having a cozy chat with Schwarzenegger in the governor's smoking tent in Sacramento. The column isn't really worth reading, since it mainly recounts Schwarzenegger's very high opinion of Schw ... More >>

Them That's Got

If you belong to one of the groups targeted for a good squeezin' called on to sacrifice in the governor's budget plan-- college students, public school teachers, families on welfare-- rest assured that the truly needy will still be well taken care of. Kate Folmar reports in the San Jose Mercury New ... More >>

!Ask a Mexican!

Three-Question Especial

Arnold Speaks

Nixon may have inspired him to become a Republican, but Arnold Schwarzenegger completely lacks The Pride of Yorba Linda's flair when it comes to taped conversations. Consider, for example, this lecture on history captured by the Oval Office taping system. Nixon explains why the Soviet Union is sup ... More >>

Healthcare and that Jolly Ol' Elf

There's been a lot of talk about the governor's universal healthcare plan, but once you get past all the talk you discover… well, that plan may be too strong of a word. The governor's universal healthcare good intention may be more accurate. Anthony York explains in the Capitol Weekly. (emp ... More >>

Healthy Skepticism

The first thing to notice about Governor Schwarzenegger's plan, which is being billed as a universal healthcare plan, is that it isn't a universal healthcare plan. It's a mandatory health insurance plan. It will not make sure a sick person gets the treatment he or she needs-- the treatments, drugs ... More >>

Arnold's New Era Begins

In his inaugural address last Friday, Governor Schwarzenegger announced the beginning of a new chapter in California history, the "post-partisan" era, explaining, "The question is not what are the needs of Republicans or Democrats? The real question is what are the needs of our people?… Post- ... More >>

The Broken Bone and the Big Bucks

No doubt Governor Schwarzenegger was really looking forward to all this week's inaugural celebrations. Then came the accident on the ski slopes of Idaho. So out went his participation in the public celebration. Kevin Yamamura of the Sacramento Bee reports: Sidelined with a broken leg requiring m ... More >>

Not a 'Stiff,' Nor a 'Loser'

WEB EXCLUSIVE! The OC Weeklys Statewide picks

Arnold Cuts Some Gas

We keep waiting for Arnold Schwarzenegger to show his true colors, especially with the media reports over the weekend indicating that while the country may swing left in the next election, California may swing back to the right. Surely, then, Schwarzenegger is just biding his time, waiting for more ... More >>

The Distance Between Things

Who knew Newton's laws of motion applied to flying politicians? Consider the case of President Bush, Governor Schwarzenegger, and Newton's third law, which states: "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction." President Bush flies into California to campaign for two Republican poli ... More >>

The Leafy Green

There are now 171 cases of people sickened by E. coli tainted spinach from Salinas Valley. But don't worry, the Schwarzenegger administration has a plan. True, the source of the infection hasn't been identified yet, though the Sacramento Bee reported last week, The spinach-packaging company in the ... More >>

NEWSFLASH! Ahnuld Terminates Hummers!

It says right here that our Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger has sold his eight Hummers after converting to the cause to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. You'll recall that then-action star Schwarzenegger was the one who convinced Hummer's manufacturer to sell the all-terrain military vehicles to ci ... More >>

Cognitive Overload as a Motorsport

There's good news if you're one of those people infuriated by the sight of some idiot behind the steering wheel with a cell phone pressed to his head talking and not paying attention while driving-- that idiot's days are numbered. Come Summer 2008, that idiot will be replace by the new and improved ... More >>

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ethnologist

This morning's Los Angeles Times has a story based on a six minute audio tape, "obtained by The Times, of a meeting with some members of his inner circle last spring. At the time, Schwarzenegger was struggling to persuade Republican lawmakers to embrace his plan to place billions of dollars in borro ... More >>

The Game Goes On

You may remember this Arnold Schwarzenegger commercial from the recall election, which described how Sacramento works: "Here's how it works. Money goes in. Favors go out. The people lose. We need to send a message. Game over." Well, if you thought you were sending a message by voting for Schwarze ... More >>

43 vs. 43

On On Politics, the San Jose Mercury News' political news blog, Kate Folmar reports: An internal poll conducted by Democratic pollster Mark Mellman of The Mellman Group out of Washington, D.C. recently found that the governor's race was a dead heat, I'm told. Forty-three percent of respondents favor ... More >>

Backing or Backpedaling?

Governor Schwarzenegger took a stand on cutting greenhouse gases yesterday. His stand? Going on the commonly held theory that most readers never get beyond the headline and first paragraph of a newspaper story, unless they have some compelling interest in the story, his stand depends on what city yo ... More >>

Of Swallows, Schwarzenegger, and Swift Boats

The faithful of Orange County have traditionally been willing to pretend to believe in miracles, even when they know better. Consider the swallows of San Juan Capistrano. Anyone in San Juan Cap with eyes to see, or a freshly washed car to be shat on, knows the birds return March-ishly each year, and ... More >>

Mostly Grim

Grim news from beyond our shores. The bombing of the Askariyah shrine in Samarra has pushed Iraq closer to a full blown civil war. Grim news from our shores. Not the Bush administration's secret deal with Dubai Ports, but the public disgust with the Schwarzenegger administration's handling of coa ... More >>

Diary of a Mad County

Dec. 14-20

Diary of a Mad County

Diary of a Mad County

Diary of a Mad County

Diary of a Mad County

Diary Of A Mad County

I Am the Eggman

Bullet Train to Vegas, the Governor and a famous flying yolk

Lets Roll!

Collateral Damage steps out of the shadows

Total Rehash

Cloning Arnold Schwarzenegger