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March 14, 2013
Margaret Cho
Irvine Improv
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January 10, 2013
Godzilla and Flowers: The Films of Kim Jong Il
The North Korea ruler leaves behind more than just a dictatorship
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December 27, 2012
Cirque D'Or
Cerritos Center
Film
November 21, 2012
Jack Frost and the Secular Pantheon in 'Rise of the Guardians'
Adventures with Santa and co. in Dreamworks Animation's holiday wonderland
Film
September 27, 2012
For Genndy Tartakovsky, It's Cartoons, Not Animation
With big-studio millions behind him, the 'Hotel Transylvania' director still goes it alone
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September 21, 2012
[UPDATED W/FUNNY PHONE CALL] Ace Hardware: Anti-Medical Marijuana?
*See end of post for an update and link to funny phone callORIGINAL POST, Sept. 21, 11:05 a.m.: Medical marijuana activists in Long Beach are planning a protest in front of the Ace Hardware store at 746 E. Fourth St. on the afternoon of Friday, Sept. 21. But that's not all--the protest will also ser ... More >>
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September 13, 2012
Bryan Callen
Brea Improv
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June 6, 2012
Porn Powerhouse Wicked Pictures to Distribute Octomom Masturbation Film
Octomom Nadya Suleman has reached an agreement with Canoga Park-based adult film company Wicked Pictures and DD Entertainment to release her debut porn film.The as-yet untitled film was directed by Brad Armstrong and features Suleman self-sexing. Suleman apparently has discovered herself through the ... More >>
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June 1, 2012
Judge Issues Tentative Sanction Against Toyota in Sudden-Acceleration Trial
The federal judge in Santa Ana assigned to Toyota's nationwide sudden-acceleration trial issued a tentative sanction against the automaker for an inspection of a crashed 2008 Toyota Camry. Judge James V. Selna writes that the inspection casts "a cloud of suspicion" over Toyota Motor Sales USA's beh ... More >>
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April 20, 2012
Record Store Day 2012: Your Handy Guide To Orange County Stores
What's happening in the OC/LB area for this year's edition of Record Store Day, you ask? Here's a nifty guide to all the excitement spinning around on Saturday, April 21.Black Hole Records: They will carry a selection of the official Record Store Day limited edition releases. 108 N. Harbor Blvd., F ... More >>
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March 8, 2012
Jim Belushi
Irvine Improv
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March 1, 2012
Winner of The Voice: Javier Colon
The Coach House
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February 24, 2012
Sinful Sex at TBN and a Motor Home for Jan Crouch's Dogs Alleged in Lawsuit
Sex scandals are merely crumbs from the table of a lawsuit filed this week against Trinity Christian Center of Santa Ana, which includes allegations that founders Paul and Jan Crouch fetched a $50 million jet through a "sham loan to an alter ego corporation" and that a $100,000 motor home was pur ... More >>
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February 14, 2012
[UPDATED with Plug-In Memorial:] Doug Korthof, Enviro and Electric-Car Activist, Loses Battle with Lung Cancer
UPDATE, FEB. 14, 2:31 P.M.: What a wonderful way to mark Valentine's Day: Adopt a Charger ("Accelerating the adoption of plug-in vehicles via fee-free electric car chargers") has established the Doug Korthof Memorial Charger Fund. Money raised will be used to install and maintain a charging stati ... More >>
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February 14, 2012
Anaheim Hotel Tax Giveaway Dominates Town Hall Forum
Anaheim residents filed into an auditorium at St. Anthony Claret Catholic Church last night for a KABC-TV Channel 7 town hall. The space in the heavily Latino neighborhood is usually situated for bingo nights, but a majority of the capacity crowd attended in order to express anger for a city coun ... More >>
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January 24, 2012
The Vandals' Joe Escalante on SOPA: How the Daily Variety Lawsuit Proves it Will Ruin the Internet
We all know about the Daily Variety suit that plagues the Vandals, but yesteday bassist Joe Escalante published a column over at Huffington Post that talks about SOPA and how it bodes ill for the Internet...using their case as an example. Read an excerpt after the jump. (That case, by the way, i ... More >>
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December 14, 2011
New Trailer for Anticipated Sushi Documentary Released
Magnolia PicturesThere is already a movie about ramen. It's called Tampopo, which isn't just one of the best food movies, but in my opinion, one of the greatest films of all time. Now there's a documentary called Jiro Dreams of Sushi where the central subject is Japan's other ubiquitous dish: sus ... More >>
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December 12, 2011
[UPDATED with Correction:] Revenge of the Electric Car ALREADY ROLLED Into Long Beach
CORRECTION, DEC. 12, 9:50 A.M.: No, it was not a bank of dead batteries that prevented filmmaker Chris Paine and his new documentary Revenge of the Electric Car from showing up as advertised (by . . . gulp . . . me) at the Art Theatre in Long Beach Sunday. As it turns out, that event was Dec. 4. ... More >>
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December 8, 2011
[UPDATED With Agreement Ratified:] Disneyland and UNITE HERE Local 11 Near Bargaining Agreement, Higher Wages, Better Healthcare For Hotel Workers
UPDATE, DEC. 8, 10:41 A.M.: The ballots have been counted and the results announced. The fierce feud is over.An "overwhelming majority" of UNITE HERE Local 11 members who cast ballots yesterday voted in support of the new collective bargaining agreement with Disneyland Resort. The newly ratified ... More >>
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November 23, 2011
Support Your Local Independent Record Shops: Black Friday Record Store Day Sales Roundup
Like it or not, the holiday season is upon us. As we all know, the big kick-off is Black Friday, when everyone shakes off the inevitable Thanksgiving food coma and hits the streets to forage for the best deals on gifts for friends and family. Rather than heading to the nearest mall to wait in hel ... More >>
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November 21, 2011
Warner Bros. Records Announce Exclusive Vinyl Releases For Record Store Day On Black Friday
This morning Warner Bros. Records announced that they'll be releasing exclusive Record Store Day releases on Black Friday. See below for details on limited edition vinyl packages from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Iron and Wine, Tom Petty, The Black Keys, and Eric Clapton that'll be available this F ... More >>
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November 10, 2011
The Bangles
House of Blues
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November 10, 2011
Funeral Party
Glass House
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November 3, 2011
Dramarama
House of Blues
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October 20, 2011
OC Board Set To Waste $150k On Corporate Subsidies For Tourism
Companies worth billions demand taxpayer gifts againThe Orange County Board of Supervisors is on the verge of subsidizing local tourism businesses with $150,000 in taxpayer funds.According to the agenda for the all-Republican board's Oct. 25 meeting, the Orange County Tourism Council--which inclu ... More >>
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October 13, 2011
Monkeys to Go Benefit
Fox Theater
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September 27, 2011
SoCal Film Festival Keeps Chugging in Surf City
Last October, amid much glitz, glamour but light attendance, the first ever Anaheim International Film Festival premiered, and while it's not quite one-and-done, organizers plan this year to sprinkle festival screenings in with regular UltraLuxe of GardeWalk programming throughout the fall. Meanw ... More >>
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September 21, 2011
Top Eight Highlights from Tokyo Game Show 2011
Tokyo Game Show, the Japanese expo equivalent of Los Angeles' Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), was held over the past weekend in the midst of the Japanese scorching summer heat. Along with new information regarding Sony's PlayStation Vita, new game and hardware announcements along with hands-o ... More >>
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September 19, 2011
[UPDATED: Tentative Agreement Reached] UFCW Cancels Grocery Contract, Removes Final Barrier To Strike
UPDATE, SEPT. 19, 11:50 A.M.: After an lengthy session that extended well past the end of the union's declared cutoff time, negotiators have announced that they have reached a preliminary agreement with the grocery stores; it looks like the strike is off for now, pending a vote by the union members. ... More >>
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August 10, 2011
[UPDATE With Comment From Polyvinyl Owner Matt Lunsford]: Rioters Torch Sony Warehouse and Burn Many UK and Ireland Record Stocks to the Ground
BBCUPDATE, August 10, 2011, 2:41 p.m.: Sony issued a statement today regarding its plans following Monday's disastrous warehouse fire set by London looters which destroyed significant quantities of independent label merchandise. According to the statement, the company is operating from a new co ... More >>
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July 28, 2011
[UPDATED with Porn Queen Fights Back:] Jenna Jameson Faces Suit
UPDATE, JULY 28, 8:57 A.M.: Unlike . . . well . . . everything else, Jenna Jameson is not taking her latest legal hiccup lying down.The former porn star of Huntington Beach is scheduled to have a lawyer representing her in Judge Patrick J. Leston's DuPage County Circuit courtroom in Wheaton, Ill. ... More >>
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July 11, 2011
D23 Expo Announces Arena Schedule
The annual D23 Expo (or "Disney Expo" for all you non-Disnerds out there) hits the Anaheim Convention Center this August 19th through the 21st.Disney just announced the arena schedule for the three-day event which includes feature screenings, celebrity panels, autograph signings and more.Look fo ... More >>
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June 3, 2011
Jenna Jameson Faces Suit, Tito Ortiz Loses His
A theater owner is suing Jenna Jameson for allegedly faking an illness to get out of a series of Chicago-area personal appearances to promote her movie Zombie Strippers! Meanwhile, the retired porn star's off-and-on-and-off-again boyfriend/baby daddy Tito Ortiz, known around MMA circles as the " ... More >>
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May 12, 2011
Zine Fiend
Bookmachine
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April 27, 2011
The Wii 2: Fact vs. Rumor
News in the video game industry is typically slow within the few months leading up to the Electronics Entertainment Expo, since video game companies want to save their surprises for the biggest gaming event of the year. In a way, this is like the "calm before the storm." Nintendo, however, doesn' ... More >>
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April 21, 2011
Young the Giant
House of Blues
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March 4, 2011
Why is Lil Wayne a Genius? We Explain His Appeal (Plus, His New Video for 'Six Foot Seven Foot!')
www.myspace.com/lilwayneLil Wayne is a genius, and not simply because he spends seven days a week in the studio, recording some of the most lyrically intricate, metaphor-laced verses in the history of the rap game off the top of his head, no pen, no pad.
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February 24, 2011
[UPDATED] Braking News! Government Report Clears Toyota Software as Cause of Sudden-Acceleration Problems
UPDATE, FEB. 24, 12:47 P.M.: In my mailbox yesterday was a recall notice from Toyota for my wife's Highlander.Today I learned she is not alone: Having already recalled nearly 8 million of its models in the U.S., Toyota announced it is calling back another 2.17 million to correct brake and acceler ... More >>
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January 7, 2011
Sen. Lou Correa Praised for Proposed Online-Gambling Bill
Orange County state Senator Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana) is better than a handful of aces, if you ask the California Gaming Association.The group is praising Correa's proposed Senate Bill 40, which would legalize online poker in California and is opposed by--one guess--yes, greedy Nevada casino execu ... More >>
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December 15, 2010
Toyota Lawsuits Can Move Forward, Judge Tentatively Rules in Santa Ana Court
A federal judge has tentatively (double-negative alert) refused to dismiss dozens of personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits against Toyota Motor Corp., despite the automaker's motion. U.S. District Judge James V. Selna issued the order last Wednesday, and then heard arguments from Toyo ... More >>
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December 13, 2010
Princeton University Doctoral Candidate Writing Dissertation Partly on Northgate Supermarket
Yesterday, I enjoyed a lunch at Zait and Zaatar in Anacrime while getting interviewed by Alejandro Rivas. He's a doctoral candidate in sociology at Princeton University, and his dissertation is...well, I'm not going to spill its thesis or main contents, but I am allowed to share one of the focuse ... More >>
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November 24, 2010
Axl Rose Sues 'Guitar Hero'
[via RadarOnline.com] Axl Rose is suing Activision Blizzard Inc, the owner of the hit video game Guitar Hero. The company, which is based both in Santa Monica and Irvine, is being sued for over $20 million dollars for fraud, breach of contract and unjust enrichment, among others claims.
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November 18, 2010
Orange County Register Owner Freedom Communications' Papers, TV Stations for Sale
Update, November 18, 5:20 p.m.: A media industry watcher suggests Freedom Communications may have a strategy behind what would seem to be a counter-intuitive move to sell the modern-day equivalent of buggy whips, daily newspapers."Might the strategy be to sell some of the properties, keep othe ... More >>
Music
November 4, 2010
Know Fearless Records
The OC label that first signed Plain White T's has a plan for keeping the next big thing from bolting to the majors
News
October 7, 2010
Disney's Hotel-Workers' Union Is Still Trying to Bring Down the Mouse
After some two-and-a-half years of stalled negotiations and street theater, a new labor deal still seems like Fantasyland
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June 23, 2010
Introducing the iGourmet
Flickr user idiolectorThe New York Times broke the news in a blog today that Gourmet magazine, famously edited by Ruth Reichl after her stint as the restaurant critic for the Gray Lady and infamously closed down by its parent company Condé Nast, is back.
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June 17, 2010
Walt Disney Company Grants the Right to Bare Arms: Sleeveless Tops!
Flickr user JMRosenfeldThe Walt Disney Company has always been notorious for their employee guidelines: Issuing just how warm it has to be before they can drink water or eat ice cubes while working theme parks; how to point directions out for visitors; and, of course, how to dress. It's been 10 y ... More >>
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June 4, 2010
Federal Panel Accuses Disneyland Resort of "Unfair Labor Practices"
Photo by Megan BresciniHotel workers and supporters picket Disney in February.Disneyland Resort is engaged in "unfair labor practices" with its hotel workers, charges the National Labor Relations Board, which has scheduled an August hearing on the matter.Disney, which has three hotels in Anaheim, ... More >>
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April 6, 2010
Dana Rohrabacher Wants Feds To Restrict Internet Companies
Dana: consistently inconsistentDana Rohrabacher might just be the most consistent member of Congress--consistently inconsistent that is. The Huntington Beach politician--who likes to be called "a patriot" or a libertarian but not so much a Republican--is interested in writing a federal law that p ... More >>
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