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OC Fishermen Are Out to Sea

Thanks to overregulation in the name of conservation, these hard-working men face extinction

KFC Uses Rain Forest Wood For Chicken Buckets, Greenpeace Claims

It's no secret that PETA is no friend of KFC's. And now, the fried chicken purveyor has angered the people at Greenpeace, too. The organization has recently alleged that The Colonel has been using wood harvested from Indonesia's rain forest for the paper in its signature chicken buckets. Along with ... More >>

Not a G'Day Down Under: Marmite Shortage Strikes New Zealand

​ 2011 was a great year for earthquakes. Not only did they manage to get the world to rethink nuclear power (something Greenpeace has failed to do since...well, ever) but now they've started to rid the world of Marmite, that off-putting yeast spread our cousins across the pond and down under seem ... More >>

Save the Humans In 'Big Miracle'!

It's the actors who need rescue in this trapped-whale saga

Environmentalists and Musicians Lobbying Against NAMM

​ Major environmental organizations have united with musicians in common cause as the NAMM Show in Anaheim commences. They are taking issue with the association's lobbying efforts in support of the RELIEF Act, which environmentalists argue would weaken regulations against illegal logging if passed ... More >>

The Children Are 'The Future'

Negotiating what lies ahead in Miranda July's latest

Five Lame Causes Embraced By Musicians

​ Last week, Queen guitarist Brian May interrupted a performance of his musical We Will Rock You to denounce the Welsh government's plan to reduce its badger population. Audience members were not only puzzled by May's lousy timing, but his passionate support of the badger, a sort of white trash w ... More >>

A Chopstick Tree Grows in Brooklyn--Err, Beijing

Flickr user Dan4th​Now that I think of it, Little Saigon restaurants are much better at offering plastic, reusable chopsticks than local Korean and Chinese eateries. I've never noticed a quantitative difference between those and fresh chopsticks--if anything, the reusable ones never kept stray spl ... More >>

Wacky Snacks: Bourbon Kikori No Kiri Kabu

Edwin GoeiName: Bourbon Kikori No Kiri Kabu Origin: Japan Found at: Freshia, Tustin Cost: $2.49 Ingredients: Sugar, Wheat Flour, Milk Powder, Cacao Mass, Shortening, Palm Oil, Cocoa Butter, Lactose, Wheat Meal, Wheat Germ, Lactose, Wheat Bran, Creaming Powder (Milk, Cream, Lactose, Butter), H ... More >>

Orly Taitz Wants to Sue for Gen. McChrystal, Testify Against Elena Kagan

Christopher Victorio / OC Weekly​On the heels of her failed bid to become the Republican nominee for Secretary of State, Orange County's top birther and not-top dentist Orly Taitz has kept up her fervent blogging. The theme of late seems to be Taitz wondering aloud about which soon- ... More >>

Dave Wakeling Hasn't Missed a Beat

The man in the 'Mirror In the Bathroom' still marches to his own . . . rhythm

That Really Would Have Been a Lot of Fish Tacos!

As we posted on Navel Gazing, Jon Apothaker, an amateur fisherman with a penchant for big-ass fish, landed a 225-pound giant black sea bass, an endangered species, off Balboa Pier in January. Local foodies gathered around, hoping for sashimi samples, but sadly for the region's culinarians, Mr. Apoth ... More >>

Enviros vs. Pillowy Soft Ultra Fluffy Quilted Toilet Paper Makers

Toilet paper only accounts for 5 percent of the U.S. forest-products industry. Paper and cardboard packaging makes up 26 percent of the industry, although more than half is made from recycled products. Newspapers account for 3 percent. Still, environmentalists say 5 percent is too mu ... More >>

Vespas Bring Musicians, Global Warming Message to Sutra

Singer-songwriters Jason Reeves, Brendan James and Amber Rubarth, who today began a two-week ride up the California coast on Vespas to raise awareness of global warming, make a stop at 7 p.m. Friday at Sutra Lounge, 1870 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa. "It seems like back in the late '60s and early ... More >>

At King Lobster Place in Orange, Chinese Seafood As Good As Any San Gabriel Valley Joint

Coachella, Day 2

Recovering from yesterday’s illness forced me to miss 120 Days, MGMT, Little Brother and Boys Noize. Bah. But I arrived in time to see some Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks. Their loose rock jams slash sea shanties were adorned with much proggy filigree. It was nice big-sky music for a big-sky setting ... More >>

[Locals Only] Not a Chance

From Tears to Smiles

How the English Beat goes on

Coots!

Thats whos fighting to save our last wetlands for you whippersnappers

Grub Guide

Tasty morsels from the county's best damn dining guide

Grub Guide

Tasty morsels from the county's best damn dining guide

Grub Guide

Tasty morsels from the county's best damn dining guide

Grub Guide

Tasty morsels from OC's best damn dining guide

Grub Guide

Tasty morsels from the county's best damn dining guide

Don't Gloat Yet

A bad year for Bush is bad for all of us

The Spy Who Loved Me

Why does George W. Bush want the terrorists to win?

Letters

I fell sorry for you!! How do you live with yourself?

Its Snot Unusual

Im George W. Bush, and I Approve This Destruction

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I Am a Terrorist: I Teach

A radicals journey from thin mints to the classroom

Up From the Underground

Aceyalones intellectual hip-hop

Diary of a Mad County

Pigs! Pigs! Pigs! They're Porkin It up!

And 26 other observations about the Orange County Fair

The Virtual New Year

BeatDown 2000 and other ways to celebrate the beginning of the end

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