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    March 18, 2008

    Bubble Burstin'

    One thing in life is certain: kids friggin' love bubbles. Another slightly less certain fact: They also tend to enjoy elephants. This prompted 15-time Guinness World Record holding bubble craftsman Fan Yang to attempt to puncture yet another world bubble record by placing one of the world's largest ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2008

    Why Politics, Sports, and Elephants Shouldn't Mix

    There's a reason why most sports-minded people don't talk about political issues, and that's because they're idiots at most everything else (the brilliant Dave Zirin excepted). A great example occurred this morning on ESPN2's ESPN First Take, after they showed footage of bubble-maker extraordinaire ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2008

    To Do Tonight 10/6

    Panic!, 10 p.m. DJs Christopher and E-Luv spin electro, house and old school mash-ups The Continental Room 115 W. Santa Fe Ave. Fullerton, CA 714-526-4529 The True Story of Bats, until November 1 Learn about these creatures of the night and their dung. Discovery Science Center 2500 N. Main St. Sant ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2008

    To Do Tonight 10/14

    Bad Parents, 10 p.m. Expect a spanking. $5 The Prospector 2400 E. Seventh St. Long Beach, CA 562-438-3839 Oktoberfest, until November 7 Go on a Sunday and watch the dachshund races if you’re in the mood for laughs, or head in any ol’ day if you’re in the mood to say prosit a lot. Old World Vi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2009

    Is Latest UCI Virtual World Study Grant 'Waste' or Boon for Business?

    Here we go again. The 49-page report "2008: Worst Waste of the Year," which U.S. Senator Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma) compiled to expose examples of "outrageous federal spending," included the National Science Foundation (NSF) having given UC Irvine a $100,000 grant t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 2, 2009

    The Science of Hockey

    Discovery Center

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2009

    To Do Tonight - 4/2

    Real Housewives of Orange County Open Casting Call, 5 p.m.In front of Macy's. Women who are open to sharing their family lives, professional endeavors and active social calendars for the cameras are invited to meet with casting producers, who are looking for strong and confident women residing in S ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 2, 2008

    Ain't Dead Yet

    OC Children's Book Festival

  • Calendar

    October 2, 2008

    Goin' Batty

    The True Story of Bats

  • Calendar

    May 22, 2008

    Geeeeeeross!

    Animal Grossology

  • Calendar

    January 10, 2008

    Canine Candidates

    Adventures With 
Clifford the Big Red Dog

  • Calendar

    January 10, 2008

    Miles of Smiles

    'Mouth Power'

  • Calendar

    January 10, 2008

    Bouncy, Trouncy, Flouncy, Pouncy

    ‘Tigers—Tracking a Legend’

  • News

    April 5, 2007

    Bursting Your Bubble

    Bubbles Under the Big Top

  • News

    February 15, 2007

    Discovering Yourself

    Sesame Street Presents the Body

  • Columns

    May 27, 2004

    Eight Days

    Sesame Street Presents the Body

  • News

    October 19, 2006

    Goat Sucking

    The Legend of Chupacabra

  • Culture

    June 29, 2006

    Urinarytractosaurus?

    Dino Quest at the Discovery Science Center

  • Features

    November 24, 2005

    Yule Log!

    Dino Quest at the Discovery Science Center

  • Columns

    October 27, 2005

    Eight Days

    Dino Quest at the Discovery Science Center

  • Columns

    August 19, 2004

    Eight Days

    Dino Quest at the Discovery Science Center

  • Columns

    August 21, 2003

    Diary of a Mad County

    Dino Quest at the Discovery Science Center

  • Columns

    December 30, 1999

    Santa Claus is Coming to Town . . . for Blood!

    Dino Quest at the Discovery Science Center

  • Calendar

    May 14, 2009

    Speedcubing

    Discovery Center

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2009

    To Do This Weekend 5/15-5/17

    Lady Windermere's Fan, daily, 8 p.m.This comedy by Oscar Wilde chronicling a series of misunderstandings and deceptions in the high society world of Victorian London, critics and audiences alike were charmed by Wilde's trademark wit and intelligence. In the play, Lady Windermere considers leaving h ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 21, 2009

    Robots and Us

    Discovery Science Center

  • Calendar

    June 25, 2009
  • Calendar

    April 30, 2009

    The Science of Hockey

    Discovery Science Center

  • Calendar

    October 1, 2009

    Head to Toe: All About Your Body

    Discovery Science Center

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2009

    Don't Forget Your Pet While Letting It All ShakeOut

    Don't forget Bowser.​As Orange County readies for its participation in Thursday morning's "Great California ShakeOut" earthquake drill, actor and animal activist Leo Grillo is working feverishly to ensure animals are included in mock rescue efforts. Grillo is founder and president of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2009

    To Do Tonight - 5/25

    Film Screening: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* But Were Afraid to Ask, 8 p.m.Woody Allen's 1972 eccentric adaptation of the book that was under every teenager's bed and in every parent's dresser drawer takes a comical look at the science of love. Several quirky skits follow the boo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2009

    Wild Rivers to Finally Close and Become... A Water Park

    ​We missed this item on the LA Times's Funland blog on Monday. Apparently, Irvine water park Wild Rivers, which has spent the better part of its decade proclaiming it would soon shut down but never actually doing so, may finally see its last day in 2010.In its place would be a seemingly identical ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 19, 2009

    The Science of Gingerbread

    Discovery Science Center

  • Calendar

    December 31, 2009

    Noon Year's Eve

    Discovery Center

  • Calendar

    February 4, 2010

    Lets Play Railway!

    Discovery Center

  • Calendar

    April 15, 2010

    Earth Week

    Discovery Science Center

  • Calendar

    May 20, 2010

    Speedcubing

    Discovery Science Center

  • Calendar

    May 27, 2010

    Grossology

    Discovery Science Center

  • Calendar

    September 30, 2010

    Bug Invasion

    Discovery Science Center

  • Calendar

    November 18, 2010

    Pumpkin Launch

    Titan Stadium

  • Calendar

    January 20, 2011

    Regenerative Medicine

    Discovery Science Center

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2011

    Discovery Science Center Gets World Record-Breaking Bubble

    ​Thank goodness nobody sneezed.  Fan and Deni Yang, a father-son bubble-artist duo from China, burst the Guinness World Record today for cramming the most people in a single soap bubble. On an outdoor stage at Santa Ana's Discover Science Center, 151 people stood motionless as a clear, shimme ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 11, 2011

    'WaterWorks'

    Discovery Science Center

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2011

    Weekend Guide: Peppermint Pinkberry, a Pumpkin Launch and Another Chef Fight Night

    It's beginning to look a lot like . . . Peppermint Pinkberry season! ​Your weekend food itinerary. TODAY  Pinkberry Introduces its Holiday Flavor: Peppermint What: Sure, it's cold and rainy today, but somehow in SoCal, it's never a bad time for fro-yo. The new flavor is minty a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 29, 2011

    Spooky Science: Bug Invasion

    Discovery Science Center

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    [UPDATE: With Irvine Protest] Occupy Santa Ana March Sees Large Turnout; Protest In Front of John Wayne Airport Tonight

    Brandon Ferguson​UPDATE NOVEMBER 17, 2011 8:30 P.M.: The most amusing part about this evening's Occupy protest in front of John Wayne Airport was the bewildered faces of cranky business travelers as they wheeled their suitcases through chanting crowds on the way back to their cars. But widesp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    Gingerbread AT-AT Overruns Discovery Science Center

    Cheryl Rosenberg/mommypants.com​Let's face it: making gingerbread houses is more fun than eating gingerbread houses because the stuff tastes like papier-mache made from brown grocery bags. But all that is beside the point when your gingerbread masterpiece is an Imperial AT-AT walker from The Empir ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 24, 2011

    Science of Gingerbread

    Discovery Science Center

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2012

    Will Floral Park NIMBYers Stop the Santiago Creek Bike Trail Extension?

    Courtesy of Santiago Creek Greenway AllianceClick for a larger image.​See that map? It represents the new Santiago Creek Trail, which runs from the Orange County Water District Ponds near Cannon St. in Orange, all the way to the Santa Ana River--with one quarter-mile exception through Jack Fisher ... More >>

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