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Denmark

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2012

    The "World's 50 Best" List Is Published, Is Usual Steaming Pile of Irrelevance

    Oh, look, this year's edition of "The World's 50 Best Restaurants", sponsored by San Pellegrino and its subsidiary Acqua Panna, has come out. Cue the precious online debates and the bored yawns from the rest of the world.Ranked lists of the best anything are patent bollocks: they necessarily reflec ... More >>

  • Film

    March 29, 2012

    Democracy Then, As Seen in 'The Island President'

    A portrait of recently ousted Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2012

    OC Pioneers Who Were Klan Members: Albert O. Nelson, Placentia Constable

    ​Placentia usually gets the short shrift in the county's history, even though there was no city that had more of a plantation mentality at the height of King Citrus than this town. Most of the city was orange groves back in the day, with most of the Mexicans working as pickers and most of the gaba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    Sink the Pink? Girls Inc. Orange County Not Yet on Petition Protesting Girly-Girl Legos

    ​Girls Incorporated of Orange County isn't letting a boiling controversy surrounding a new line of toys produced by Denmark-based LEGO to spoil their love for the iconic brand.When the company released its LEGO Friends theme -- which includes five girlfriends dressed in dainty duds, a cafe and a b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    TopBrewer: A Revolutionary iPhone-Controlled Coffee Faucet

    ​There are things you want, and there are things you need, but some products cross into the very special territory of want-need-now.   TopBrewer, developed by Denmark-based Scanomat, is an awe-worthy coffee machine built like a sleek faucet. It can produce four cups of coffee in a minute ... More >>

  • Film

    December 22, 2011

    Theatrical Favorites of 2011

    [Year In Film] Powerful, introspective, big-theme cine-statements

  • Film

    December 22, 2011

    Team 'Margaret'

    [Year In Film] Karina Longworth on why you've never heard of her favorite movie of the year, plus nine more bests

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2011

    New Artists Just Added to SXSW's 2012 Lineup

    Mary Bell/OC WeeklyDelta Spirit at BuskerFest in Long Beach in 2010​South By Southwest revealed a whole slew of new acts confirmed to play at official showcases during the annual music and film conference in Austin. This is the third list of musicians to be released. The venues and dates they ... More >>

  • Culture

    September 8, 2011

    A Whale of a Tale at the Bowers Museum

    'Scrimshaw: The Art and Craft of the American Whaler' shows the beauty that can come from destruction

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    Happy Birthday, Jerry Garcia! Four Essential Grateful Dead Shows

    ​ Today marks what would've been the 69th birthday of Jerome John Garcia, the late guitarist, front man and de facto leader of the Grateful Dead. To honor Jerry's legacy as the father of psychedelic jam-rock, here are four must-have Grateful Dead shows. Taken into account are strength of setl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2011

    Cheddar? Please. Five Proposals for New Burger Cheeses

    Flickr user chiropractic​Not that a slice of really great Cheddar isn't a treat by itself, and not that we're attempting to foment rebellion here, but can we please have a break from the same old five cheeses on our cheeseburgers? Cheddar, Swiss, mozzarella, pepper Jack (oh look, now it's a spicy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2011

    Four Music Museums Worse than the Danish Graceland

    ​ A replica of Elvis Presley's Graceland opened in Denmark this week, proving that the creators of Lego are a lot less classy than they've always let on. To be fair to the Danes, we figured there must be an even stranger assortment of music-related museums here at home. We were right. The places ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2011

    Anthrax's Scott Ian to Skip Touring Due to Birth of First Child

    ​Scott Ian, Anthrax's rhythm and lead guitar player, just announced he's not going to be touring with the band he formed 30 years ago due to the upcoming birth of his first child. He said, "This decision to miss these shows was a deeply personal one. I co-founded this band July 18, 1981, and for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2010

    Last Night: Quadron at Commonwealth Lounge

    Beth Stirnaman/OC Weekly​Click here to see the full slideshow!The Hype: In the middle of a successful pack of U.S. club dates, the down-tempo Danes of Quadron are quickly becoming Copenhagen's brightest aural export since, uh...well...the names are escaping us now. But judging by the pus ... More >>

  • Film

    June 10, 2010

    (100) Days of Summer Movies

    [Summer Guide] Flicks to help you enjoy the great indoors

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2010

    Q&A: Quadron

    Beth Stirnaman/OC WeeklyQuadron at the Commonwealth Lounge last night​Hours before their gig at Commonwealth Lounge in Fullerton, we found Coco O. and Robin Hannibal of Quadron hanging out by the stage. So we figured we'd help them kill some time with a probing interview about a wide range of topi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2010

    TONIGHT: Quadron at Commonwealth Lounge

    ​So what's the reward for taking a horribly underrepresented musical genre in your native country and playing the hell out of it? In the case of Danish R&B duo Quadron, it's been well worth the risk.  

  • Calendar

    May 6, 2010

    Rock the Runway

    The Art Institute

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2010

    Wal-Mart's Toxic Waste Dumping in Foothill Ranch Cited in Settlement

    Something's rotten in Denmark and Foothill Ranch.​Toxic fertilizer dumped behind the Foothill Ranch Wal-Mart store was cited in today's announcement that Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. agreed to a $20 million-plus settlement with 20 prosecutorial agencies, including the Orange County District Attorney's O ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2010

    The 50 Best Restaurants in the World

    http://www.noma.dk/​According to this recent CNN article, the world's best restaurant is in Denmark. Noma, as it is called, finally dethroned Ferran Adria's El Bulli, which held the top spot for the past four years. If you're wondering how such a list is made, here's how: the "illustrio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2010

    OC Drama to be Dished Up for Denmark

    ​The Real Housewives of OC; it's the gift that keeps on giving. Seriously, the show is on track to spawn more spin-offs than Superman, and the trend has gone global . . .

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2010

    Toody Cole of Pierced Arrows on Hanging with Eddie Vedder and Being Rock's Coolest Grandma

    Pierced Arrows perform at Detroit Bar, Costa Mesa, Thurs., March 25, 9 p.m. $10. 21 .​Fred and Toody Cole have been married since 1967 and have spent most of the past 25 years playing music together, first as the Rats, then as legendary Portland garage punks Dead Moon (legendary as in Pearl Jam of ... More >>

  • Music

    March 11, 2010

    Rock Bottom's Rhymes for the Everyman

    [Locals Only] The South County hip-hop trio goes for a 'crew vibe'

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    Rep. Ed Royce Nails Olympic Backflip!

    Royce: Olympic-size fickleness​Ed Royce, the Orange County congressman who claims blocking consumer financial protections from sneaky Wall Street bankers is actually a pro-consumer stance, has found another topic to fumble. This month at Red County blog, the Fullerton Republican blasted President ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2009

    Researchers: Cell Phones and Brain Tumors Are a Bad Connection

    ​Keep those Blackberries pushed up tightly against your heads, Christmas shoppers: a very large, 30-year study of just about everyone in Scandinavia shows no link between cell-phone use and brain tumors.Reuters has the skinny.The findings validate what UC Irvine medical researchers have been sayin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2009

    WTF? Files: "Anti-Violence" Website "Hit the Bitch" Smacked Down

    www.hitthebitch.dk"Hit the Bitch" suffers a black eye.​The furor over "Hit the Bitch" now prevents you from visiting the supposed "anti-violence website" out of Denmark that allows a mouse-powered (and male-looking) hand to repeatedly smack and slap a young woman.

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2009

    Chance Theater Garners Six Ovation Awards

    Photo courtesy of the Chance TheaterHair: Give peace a Chance!​Blame the 40th anniversary of Woodstock this summer for the fact that the OC Weekly didn't put the Chance Theater's production of Hair on its must-review list. Just one more aromatic homage in a summer filled with Baby Boomer nostalgia ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 3, 2009

    Mew

    Detroit Bar

  • Film

    June 4, 2009

    [Summer Guide] Harry Potter and 39 Other Movies We Can't Wait to See This Season

    Detroit Bar

  • Calendar

    May 7, 2009

    Number the Stars

    Laguna Playhouse

  • Film

    April 2, 2009

    [Special Screenings] Local Showings of 'Aliens,' 'Casablanca,' 'Happy Go Lucky,' More

    Laguna Playhouse

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2009

    Vietnamese Film Festival Returning to OC

    The fourth biennial Vietnamese International Film Festival (VIFF) opens on April 2 in Orange County and will showcase more than 60 short and feature films, panel discussions and an special award to actor Dustin Nguyen (pictured), who co-starred with Cate Blanchett in Little Fish.Event organizer Ysa ... More >>

  • Music

    September 4, 2008

    A Fresh Wave of Globally Minded Music Websites Will Broaden Your Horizons

    The fourth biennial Vietnamese International Film Festival (VIFF) opens on April 2 in Orange County and will showcase more than 60 short and feature films, panel discussions and an special award to actor Dustin Nguyen (pictured), who co-starred with Cate Blanchett in Little Fish.Event organizer Ysa ... More >>

  • Music

    February 28, 2008

    The Raveonettes at the Glass House and Detroit Bar

    The fourth biennial Vietnamese International Film Festival (VIFF) opens on April 2 in Orange County and will showcase more than 60 short and feature films, panel discussions and an special award to actor Dustin Nguyen (pictured), who co-starred with Cate Blanchett in Little Fish.Event organizer Ysa ... More >>

  • Music

    February 14, 2008

    Something Rockin' in Denmark: Why HorrorPops left their homeland to reimagine American music

    The fourth biennial Vietnamese International Film Festival (VIFF) opens on April 2 in Orange County and will showcase more than 60 short and feature films, panel discussions and an special award to actor Dustin Nguyen (pictured), who co-starred with Cate Blanchett in Little Fish.Event organizer Ysa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2007

    Heavy Trash, PowerSolo, Detroit Bar, November 11, 2007

    PowerSolo: Nordixie Danes show us Americans how to rock, white-trash-roots style. There's something terribly sad about seeing Jon Spencer playing with his latest band, Heavy Trash, before a crowd in the two figures on a Sunday night. Spencer once led his Blues Explosion trio to glorious heights of ... More >>

  • Music

    October 4, 2007

    Sprawl of Sound

    Heavenly Beats, Demonic Metal, Slack Clergy: Absorbing Seattle’s Decibel Festival, Assessing Disney’s HOB Flub, Heeding Lazy Preacher

  • Music

    June 28, 2007

    Northern Light Junkyard Music

    Under Byen orchestrate a Danish treat

  • News

    February 15, 2007

    Your Effing Country

    Chili cheese fries eating competition

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2006

    Deconstructing Borat

    You've probably seen Borat, and if so you've probably seen Borat drunk, and you may actually be drunk now, and that puts you in a good state of mind to process this scene-by-scene dissection from Salon. Philosophical guy, the Borat: not many other movies this year have everybody asking questions lik ... More >>

  • Culture

    February 2, 2006

    Not to Be

    Maverick Theaters Hamlet is as dead as his father

  • Culture

    July 21, 2005

    Delirious

    Like a Marx Brothers movie, this Hamlet relieves the burdens of the saddest heart

  • Unknown

    March 10, 2005

    This Week in Danish

    This week in Danish

  • News

    May 9, 2002

    Searched and Seized

    This week in Danish

  • Columns

    January 24, 2002

    Letters

    This week in Danish

  • Columns

    May 10, 2001

    Ball Busting

    And does anyone pray to the Lord of the Dance?

  • Film

    January 4, 2001

    Clip and Save

    The year in great movies

  • News

    June 1, 2000

    Kids Write the Darnedest Things

    The year in great movies

  • Features

    January 6, 2000

    OOOOMPAH!

    Re-creating the Old World

  • News

    January 28, 1999

    What Has the Web Done for Disney Lately?

    Stolen French-fry carts, nude torsos and pissed-off Dutchmen

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