Subject: Friendships

• Book Shelf, November edition

  We get many, many books sent to the Weekly HQ, and most of the time, what winds up on my shelf is a mixed bag of fun diversions, crap, interesting concepts and more crap. But of the six books I read this month, there was no crap. It's like Christmas! With better presents! The standard blurbosity:

  November 28, 2007

• The "Real" Housewives of Orange County

  In the most recent episode of The Real Housewives of Orange County, all the ladies get together for some drunk time and gossip at a restaurant. To sum this gathering up in one sentence: Squawk, squawk, Tamra says inappropriate things and Vicki is an annoying bitch, squawk. In fact, that sentence pretty much sums up the whole episode. I will explain. See, Vicki wants to sell her house. (The small one - not the big one.) The big one makes her feel more important. Anyway, she lists the house an

  November 28, 2007

• Sam Zell: He's as American as liking pussy

  Sniff, Sniff, ohh America, you smell like lilacs and tenderness. Billionaire private equity mogul and, since last year, chairman and chief executive of Los Angeles Times parent company Tribune Co. is an unabashed patriot. He loves America, mmm hmm, yes he does. He wants to stick his face right in America and smell its purple mountain's majesty. And he especially loves a bald eagle. Also, he apparently shares this love of country with his some of his closest friends. According to a post on

  February 8, 2008

• The return of Wonderlove!

  Wonderlove, one of a bunch of great OC bands that coulda-shoulda-woulda made it huge back when I was the Weekly's Music Editor---they broke up 'round about 2003; I swear it wasn't my fault---have announced that they're getting back together for a November 14 show at Lake Forest's much-beloved Gypsy Lounge. New music is also being planned. As they've put it on their MySpace page: "There is something special about this lineup and all of us have found ourselves desiring to work together again. We

  October 8, 2008

• Vanity Fair Shamelessly Lifts Weekly Quotes for Article About Henry Nicholas

  As Moxley noted in his column this week, the current Vanity Fair issue has a story on ex-Broadcom head and former Weekly cover boy Henry Nicholas. He notes how writer Bethany McLean gladly cites all media outlets when swiping bits from their Nicholas coverage for her story--except the Weekly. In fact, McLean stole three quotes from us without ever mentioning our name. Why, Beth? Why did you allow this, Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter? That's the type of cheap journalism the Orange County Regis

  October 17, 2008

• Doozy of the Day at The Sheriff Mike Carona Corruption Trial

  "I'm the sheriff. I can do whatever I want." --Prior to his arrest on federal bribery charges, Mike Carona confided his view of the world to a law enforcement colleague concerned about the Orange County sheriff's close friendship with Ed Grech, a local businessman whom the FBI had secretly recorded calling a major suspect in a narcotics trafficking investigation. (R. Scott Moxley / OC Weekly)

  November 7, 2008

• World of Warcraft, Government Pork and UC Irvine

  The online Bad Idea Magazine points us to a 49-page report by U.S. Senator Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma) titled "2008: Worst Waste of the Year--A look back through some of the year's most outrageous federal spending." Included is this:Studying American and Chinese Video Game Habits - California ($100,000) American and Chinese video game playing habits have been too long overlooked by mainstream science, according to the National Science Foundation (NSF). To remedy this, NSF gave University of Californ

  December 16, 2008

• Nothing Could Extinguish the Bromance of 'I Love You, Man'

  March 19, 2009

• UCI Achiever Teams With Boston U Pals for Achieve in Africa

  Students Nathan Yee of UC Irvine and Brendan Callahan of Boston University this week launched a website and fund-raising campaign for their nonprofit Achieve in Africa, Inc., which strives to help African children receive quality education through donations of school supplies and facilities. The pair have been friends since preschool and remain close and committed to volunteerism despite finding themselves coasts apart."I am deeply moved by the strong desire these children have to learn, despite

  March 12, 2009

• Chop Chop

  December 25, 2008

• Cool Kids

  December 18, 2008

• Clownzilla

  December 4, 2008

• Stephan Colbert Can Eat It!

  November 20, 2008

• Kevin Smith Blows His Wad With 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'

  October 30, 2008

• The English Beat at The Coach House

  September 4, 2008

• On the Cusp

  July 31, 2008

• [CD Review] Patti Smith/Kevin Shields, 'The Coral Sea' (PASK)

  July 17, 2008

• [Hey, You!] Happy Ending

  July 3, 2008

• Romancing 
the Stone

  June 5, 2008

• Funky Monkey

  June 5, 2008

• [Hey, You!] Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

  May 22, 2008

• Patrick Dempsey Tries to Win Over His Engaged Gal Pal Michelle Monaghan in 'Made of Honor'

  May 1, 2008

• Rock of Love

  January 10, 2008

• Hey, You!

  No Sex for the Ex

  October 11, 2007

• Hey, You!

  White Power Bitch

  July 12, 2007

• Trendzilla

  Remnants of the Jersey Shore have crept into Long Beach

  June 14, 2007

• Hey, You!

  Holy Moley

  June 14, 2007

• The Accidental Band

  Summer Wilshire buck Starbucks and shine

  April 26, 2007

• Hey, You!

  Part-time Lover

  December 21, 2006

• Hey, You!

  Fighting Irish

  October 5, 2006

• Sex on the Beach!

  June 22, 2006

• Trendzilla

  February 2, 2006

• !Ask a Mexican!

  April 21, 2005

• Surf Girl

  May 29, 2003

• Empire of the Nonsenses

  January 17, 2002

• La Cave Aux Folles

  November 8, 2001

• The Bird

  September 6, 2001

• Whose Line is it Anyway?

  October 19, 2000

• Whats Humming Through the Skulls of Orange County?

  April 13, 2000

• Onegin

  May 14, 2009

• Sake Lecture

  May 14, 2009

• Third Eye Blind

  June 18, 2009

• "Puppy Store-Free Orange County" Campaign Expands to Brea

  Activists from Best Friends, Orange County People for Animals and Last Chance for Animals have stood outside pet stores in Los Angeles, Thousands Oaks and Mission Viejo "educating: shoppers and convincing them to adopt and not buy puppies. Now, the so-called "Puppy Store-Free Orange County" campaign is moving into Brea as well. An OCPA email blast says the Barkworks store in Brea Mall can now expect activists outside. Best Friends already has a regular presence at the Barkworks at the Westside P

  July 1, 2009

• The Seagull

  September 24, 2009

• The Happy Ones

  September 24, 2009

• Gettin' Made: And Sent Off to ReForm School

  Heading to Los Angeles for the grand opening of Home Ec tonight? Don't forget to stop by the shop that gave Home Ec its start, I'm talkin' about a little place down the block known as ReForm School. Indie craft overload - picture 12,000 awesome handmade things all under one roof and you've got ReForm School!​ After the jump, see some more of ReForm School's indie crafts by local artists and find out about their current online sale.

  September 4, 2009

• The English Beat

  October 29, 2009

• Shore Book Club

  November 12, 2009