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March 11, 2013
Obama Administration Will Soon Announce New Pot Policy; Meanwhile Arrests Continue
Ever since voters in Washington State and Colorado approved legalizing the recreational smoking of marijuana last November, the public has been waiting to see how the Obama administration would react. So far, officials have only said that they are monitoring the situation to see how those states imp ... More >>
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February 11, 2013
Orly Taitz Defends Her Honesty, Blasts Huffington Post for Defaming Her Character
If Orly Taitz could speak now to U.S. District Court Judge Andrew J. Guilford, she'd say in her Zsa Zsa Gabor voice, "I did not lie, darling!"I can be sure of this assertion because on Feb. 4, Taitz--the Orange County Republican dentist/attorney from the Soviet Union and a leader of the Birther move ... More >>
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January 23, 2013
[UPDATED with Peeper's I.D. Said Known:] Louis C.K. Stars as Unlucky Louie on Park Flier Warning of a Huntington Beach Peeping Tom
See the update on page 2 where a source claims to know the peeping tom (and it's not the star of Louis).ORIGINAL POST, JAN. 21, 11:42 A.M.: Louis C.K., who has experienced a career renaissance with his excellent FX comedy series, live performance DVDs and assorted online videos, really looks the p ... More >>
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November 5, 2012
No Doubt's "Looking Hot" Video Gets Pulled For Looking Racist
Well, this is embarrassing. Of all the things No Doubt have been skewered for in the public eye over the years, we never thought racial stereotyping would be one of them. Over the weekend, the Huffington Post and E! Online reported that Orange County's biggest band caught some serious flack over the ... More >>
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October 21, 2012
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Activist: Rebels by Accident, Intuition or Circumstance
Mr. Bib's reintroduction to quality Young Adult fiction comes mostly courtesy of the Little Bibster, aged 10, who patiently explains the often complicated relationships, plot twists, characters and worlds of the Harry Potter, Hunger Games, Lemony Snicket series, and especially Rick Riordan's seeming ... More >>
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October 2, 2012
OCNORML Celebrates 75 Years of Pot War with "Final Days of Prohibition" Confefence
Although it came and went without much notice, Monday marked the 75th anniversary of America's misbegotten war on weed.On Oct. 1, 1937, the U.S. Congress officially criminalized the possession and sale of marijuana, which had already been outlawed in many states thanks to a campaign of sleazy racist ... More >>
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September 24, 2012
No, Chick-Fil-A Will NOT Stop Funding Anti-Gay Groups
After a storm of controversy, it seemed that a figurative rainbow would finally be shining over Chick-Fil-A, the chikin chain under fire for its anti-gay stance. Last week, Dave reported that a Chicago alderman (aka council member) had secured a promise from the company to stop funding groups that o ... More >>
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September 19, 2012
Chick-Fil-A To Stop Funding Anti-Gay Groups, According to Chicago Alderman Proco 'Joe' Moreno
According to the Huffington Post, the Civil Rights Agenda, a Chicago-based LGBT advocacy group, has stated that a Chicago alderman (read: council member) has secured a promise from Chick-Fil-A to stop funding groups that oppose marriage equality and has welcomed the chain to open its doors in Chicag ... More >>
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August 29, 2012
Has Chipotle Been Ripping You Off By Rounding To The Nearest Nickle?
So the New York Times and Huffington Post picked up on a story The Star-Ledger wrote about when a Chipotle consumer noticed that his receipts were a few pennies over the actual total, rounded off to the nearest 5-cents. He said it wasn't the pennies he lost, but the principle. The original stor ... More >>
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August 27, 2012
[UPDATE on Telling Kids of Pornin':] Nadya Suleman Celebrates Her First Octorgasm, But "Sexy Party" Listeners Aren't Getting Off
See the update at the end of this post on our Mother of the Year telling her children she made a porn video.ORIGINAL POST, AUG. 22, 11:11 A.M.: So Octomom Nadya Suleman now says that while making her self-pleasure porn video, she achieved her first-ever orgasm.The TMI and truth factors not withstand ... More >>
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August 12, 2012
Some People's History of the Century: Not Everybody's, and Very Slowly
Today I offer a frustratingly joyful--if joyfully frustrated--celebration of a book which seems to have been written just for you, by which I mean me, us. It arrives to meet a need, answer a desire. It's impossible, finally, for The Bibliofella not to share without also going on and on, and in this ... More >>
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July 20, 2012
Local 'UndocuQueer' Speaks on Identity and Equality in New Huffpo Series
With the enactment of Seth's Law addressing anti-gay bullying in schools earlier this month, the Huffington Post is running a series of testimonial stories from those involved in the Youth Empowered to Act (YETA) campaign with an Editor's note recounting the the debacle that was the "Mr. Fullerton" ... More >>
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July 18, 2012
Chick-fil-A President Openly Proclaims Anti-Gay Stance
For years, Chick-fil-A has been the subject of protests and boycotts for donating millions of dollars to gay-hatin' Christian organizations, but president Dan Cathy has always downplayed the company's stance on homosexuality, insisting that the chicken sandwich empire has "no agenda against anyone." ... More >>
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July 3, 2012
Porn Stars Review Octomom's New Film, and Her Parenting Skills
Consider the source and all, but if a porn star says you're a bad mom, you may want to take parenting classes. If the porn star says you're bad at porn, well, practice makes perfect.Porn actress Amber Peach, whose work has included "The Sphincter Chronicles" and "Your Wife My Bitch," has weighed in ... More >>
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June 25, 2012
Lawmakers Vote to Prohibit Anaheim Schools' 'Demoralizing' Practice of Color-Coding Student IDs Based On Test Scores
Last year, two schools in the Anaheim Union High School District tried a new academic incentive program. Students were given identification cards in colors that revealed how well they performed on standardized tests. Those with the "best" colors were given freebies and perks, like getting to stand a ... More >>
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May 16, 2012
Gap Ads Go Gay on OCTA Buses: What Exactly Are They Selling Anyway?
I miss Miller's Outpost. Le sigh. True story: I was in Hollywood several years ago when I happened upon a little shop that advertised a product called "Fundies", designed for couples to hop into and get freaky. The underwear designed for two became a running inside joke to this day among my pal ... More >>
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May 9, 2012
Octomom Covered in SpaghettiOs For Porn Promo
Octomom Nadya Suleman, who has turned to masturbating for money amid a bankruptcy filing and the auction of her La Habra home, apparently has eschewed whipped cream and syrup as sexy-aids, and has turned to an afternoon snack enjoyed by kids everywhere: SpaghettiOs.During a film shoot last week, the ... More >>
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May 8, 2012
Weenie Breitbart Columnist: Media Not Reporting on Kelly Thomas Murder Because He's White
I remember weenie Breitbart.com columnist Ben Shapiro when he was a precocious snotnose back at UCLA taking the Hugh Hewitt road to fame: whining he was a conservative in liberal-land, and thus getting a column in the local paper despite exhibiting little talent but a hell of a lot of weenie-ness. H ... More >>
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April 10, 2012
Diamond-Shaped UFO Reportedly Hovers Over Costa Mesa
If you've been seeing diamonds in the sky, you either need to cool it on the drugs, Lucy, or you live in Costa Mesa. According to a witness report filed with the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), a diamond-shaped object that shined "brighter than the sun lights" appeared in the air on April 5. The un ... More >>
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March 21, 2012
Orange County Journo Writes for Huffington Post About Growing Up With "Cholo" as a Last Name
It's one thing to be a cholo, but quite another to be a Cholo--someone whose surname is the word denoted to mean a gang member in Southern California, and a mixed-race mongrel virtually everywhere else in Latin America. And that's the apellido that Orange County resident Ana Beatriz Cholo grew up ... More >>
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March 21, 2012
Octomom Nadya Suleman is Now Taking Phone Calls From the Public For $12 a Minute
Got any burning questions for Octomom Nadya Suleman? Perhaps, ones like: Who are your favorite 11 children? Tried any new drywall recipes? Made any mortgage payments lately? Spent any time parenting lately? Call her up! Suleman is one of the "stars" (groan) of Dial-A-Star.com, a webs ... More >>
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February 29, 2012
[UPDATED: It's Real!] Spotted: Girl Scout Cookie Candy
UPDATE, FEB. 29, 11:45: Because I dare not leave you with broken dreams, I have an update. The cookie candy is real! The Girl Scouts mothership told Huffington Post that the photo is of a retail sales sample and fans should "look forward to some very exciting news in June." Yesssss.ORIGINAL POST, ... More >>
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February 3, 2012
Lady Gaga Fans Paying People To Trash Madonna (PLUS: Watch the Video for 'Give Me All Your Luvin')
What is this? Young people have no respect, and I can't believe any of this is condoned by Lady Gaga. But The Lady Gaga Project (Where Little Monsters come together to help Mother Monster with her music and causes) will pay 5 to 10 cents per page hit to disparage Madonna's latest set, MDNA, on di ... 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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January 5, 2012
[UPDATED with Octomom Confirming She was Dropped as Client:] Nadya Suleman Fires Ex-Porn Star Manager?
UPDATE, JAN. 5, 9:08 A.M.: We should be used to this on Planet Octomom, where up is down, black is white, fiction is truth, employment is fantasy and whipping a fat guy in a diaper is appropriate parental behavior. And so, it comes as no surprise that the former porn star-turned-entertainment man ... More >>
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December 15, 2011
Laguna Beach Patch Revisits Town's Acid-Laced Past
Rosemary and Timothy Leary with the Brotherhood's John Griggs circa 1968On Dec. 6, the paperback version of my book Orange Sunshine: The Brotherhood of Eternal Love and Its Quest to Spread Peace, Love and Acid to the World, came out in paperback. To celebrate that event, my friend and former OC W ... More >>
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December 9, 2011
Obama Administration Promises (Again) Not to Wage War on Medical Marijuana
Eric HolderEver since the federal government announced a major crackdown on medical marijuana cultivators and dispensaries in California, a lot of people have been wondering what the hell Barack Obama is thinking. Message boards for medical marijuana activists in the state have been abuzz with on ... More >>
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November 25, 2011
Takeru Kobayashi Gobbles 7.5 Pounds of Turkey in 10 Minutes, Devours Record
In honor of day of the year when gluttony is not only accepted, but celebrated here in America (yeah, that would be all days that end in "y"), we'd only expect Takeru Kobayashi to show us how it's done. On Thanksgiving eve, the competitive eating superstar gobbled 7.5 pounds of turkey in 10 ... More >>
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November 1, 2011
Does Salon Meritage Need Extreme Makeover?
Self-described "flack, former journalist, Navy vet, autism mom" Ana Beatriz Cholo can't get her hair done at her usual salon because that salon is Salon Meritage, the site of Orange County's largest mass killing.But Cholo, who is a Courage Campaign communications manager, has come up with a bold ... More >>
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October 24, 2011
Newport Beach Hotel Used By GOP Mayor and Male Escort?
Image captured from Google Republican politician says this picture was doctored Various news outlets are reporting that a male hooker claims a New Jersey Republican politician hired him for an illicit, $500 rendezvous inside an Orange County hotel and has pictures to prove it.According to the Huf ... More >>
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October 18, 2011
Could Laura's Law Have Prevented The Seal Beach Shooting?
Scott DekraaiThe list of local tragedies that might have been averted by Laura's Law is growing. Yesterday's post focused on a county-drafted and rather negative report on Laura's Law, which was thrust into the spotlight after the tragic beating death of Kelly Thomas, who suffered from ... More >>
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October 14, 2011
Ten Musician Stamps We'd Like To See
The US Postal Service, desperate to stop 15 years of bleeding caused by email and private competitors, announced that it will soon feature living people on stamps (the post office has long had a policy of placing only the dead on postage). Of interest to this column, the USPS will consider fe ... More >>
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October 7, 2011
Protesters Disrupt Bankers Meeting at Balboa Club
The LA Times is reporting that protesters disrupted a bankers conference held at a Newport Beach yacht club on Monday. According to Sgt. Steve Burdette, Newport Beach Police responded to the Balboa Bay Club Monday at 10 A.M., where a large group of protesters with a campaign known as ReFund Calif ... More >>
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October 7, 2011
This Week In Food: New Slater's 50/50, Hipster Blueberry Donuts and Piraat!
It's time for our weekly round-up of all the tasty news you may have missed (see awesome popsicle to the right).Taste it all after the jump!
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October 6, 2011
Huffington Post Gets Punked by Fake Ben & Jerry's Arrested Development Ice Cream Flavor
It is amazing (and hella disturbing) how most people even bother to scan, let alone read a story anymore before spreading it around the Internet. Sign of the times, I guess. But when the offending organization is the Huffington Post (which carries my ¡Ask a Mexican! column), such a rush for web ... More >>
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September 1, 2011
Lt. Dan Choi's White House Fence-Chaining Case May Be Dismissed
Army Reserve Lt. Dan Choi was arrested in November for chaining himself to a fence around the White House, and the former Tustin resident claims the government is still pressing its case against him in federal court because he is gay and outspoken against "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."On Wednesday, Cho ... More >>
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August 8, 2011
Downgraded S&P Rating, China, Cuba, Obama, The Illuminati and Their Scary Ties to Newport Beach
As Republicans in Congress and Democrats in the White House argue over whose role in the debt-ceiling crisis led Standard & Poor's for the first time ever to downgrade U.S debt from an AAA to AA rating, evidence mounts that the cause for this possible push into a double-dip recession was bor ... More >>
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August 2, 2011
Are Bloggers Disappointed That Beyonce Is NOT Writing a Cookbook?
Amazon.com album cover artThat collective sound you heard late last week is either a sigh of relief or disappointment from the blogosphere on the news that Beyonce is not, after all, writing a cookbook. Earlier in the week, it was said that none other than Gwyneth Paltrow encouraged her to do it. ... More >>
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July 28, 2011
Rick Warren Tweets and Then Removes Debt-Ceiling Jab
"I can see the debt ceiling from here."Saddleback (mega-) Church's pastor Rick Warren's got a loose Twitter finger again, texting and then deleting a jab at those who want to raise the nation's debt ceiling."HALF of America pays NO taxes. Zero. So they're happy for tax rates to be raised on the o ... More >>
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July 13, 2011
Nadya Suleman's Latest Octo-Promos: I Was Raised Muslim, I've Been Celibate 12 Years and No Touching!
Elizabeth Taylor was the master at keeping herself relevant through tabloid headlines, but at least she had true talent. It seems the latest generation living off publicity is wading in a very shallow talent pool: Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, any Kardashian.The muck at the bottom of that talent p ... More >>
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July 7, 2011
Jeffrey Tambor: Yes, 'Arrested Development' Movie is Happening
Jeffrey Tambor as George Bluth Sr.It seems every few months we've got another Arrested Development star assuring us that a film is indeed happening.Well, now it's Jeffrey Tambor's turn. As the Huffington Post reports, Tambor--who's currently promoting his new "romantic comedy serial killer film"- ... More >>
Film
June 16, 2011
'The Real World': Midtown
Or 'Survivor'. Or '(Head for) The Hills.' As the industry panics, the NYT gets its own reality show

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