Subject: Internet

• Night of the Living Election

  Tonight we're going to be blogging like it's 1984! Check back here and check back often for new blog posts as we'll have reporters out in the field, in front of the tube and under wherever it is upskirt camera shots are taken. Consider yourself duly warned.

  November 7, 2006

• Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who's the Greenest of Them All?

  Grist online magazine's Muckraker says the California gubernatorial race may very well come down to who voters think is more environmentally minded, Ahnuld or Phil the Pill.

  June 23, 2006

• Orange Juice Makes Weekly Look Smart

  A couple of weeks ago, this paper named the SanTana-leaning Orange Juice the county's best blog because it represents the best qualities of the blogosphere: scoops, jocularity, personality, with a bit of libel and bad graphics thrown in. And some paranoid arrogance, we thought, after bloggers Sean Mill and Art Pedroza began insinuating that SanTana City Hall forces were conspiring to throw them off the Planning and Housing and Redevelopment Commissions, respectively, because of their hell-raisin

  October 1, 2007

• Wally Wipeouts!

  The call for fans to bring forth their own Wally George archives continues to be heeded, this time by an enterprising YouTube user named Billybopper1, who has compiled thirteen montages of Wally getting prank calls live on the air. Long before Howard Stern's penis and Baba Booey became call-in catchphrases, the best recurring phone pranks involved Wally's impotence. It isn't clear whether Wally simply couldn't afford a call screener or didn't want one -- it's evident watching these highlights t

  December 24, 2007

• KCRW, Now with Even More User-friendliness

  Extraordinarily popular Santa Monica-based radio station KCRW 89.9 FM is introducing a new cutting-edge media player that, its publicist claims, “will empower online listeners to make KCRW their own.” (Does that mean we have to make the coffee, too?) KCRW’s Director of New Media, Anil Dewan, explains that “The player allows [listeners] to access playlists, subscribe to podcasts, embed content on blogs, buy a CD from an artist or a book of the author being interviewed, and share links

  January 31, 2008

• Idiots Already Misconstruing Ask a Mexican on YouTube!

  March 16, 2008

• Matt Costa on Morning Becomes Eclectic

  Huntington Beach's Matt Costa will be performing live on KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic" today at 11:15 a.m. Tune in to 89.9 FM, or if you're stuck at work, you can listen online at kcrw.com. For iTunes users—aren't we all?—there's a link embedded in the "Radio" section of iTunes. Costa will also be playing a couple of sorta-hometown shows this weekend: Saturday at the El Rey and Sunday at the Glass House. Saturday's long sold-out but head over to Pomona to get your fix before Costa and

  May 14, 2008

• Newfangled Interweb Promotions

  There aren't any previews or coming attractions for plays, which can make it difficult for potential audience members to decide if they'd like to attend a production. Well, the internet is changing that. Thanks to the development of YouTube, theater companies can now record a section of their performance and broadcast it for the world to see... and then judge. One theater company hopping on the viral video bandwagon is South Coast Repertory, who've posted clips of their current showings. Take

  June 2, 2008

• Kid Rock says steal music, gas

  I think I have to start liking Kid Rock now.....eeeewwww..... From BBC News: "Kid Rock said his record company Atlantic had asked him to 'stand up for illegal downloading' a few years ago because it told him 'people are stealing from us and stealing from you'." Kid Rock has just played his first UK shows for five years "And I go: 'Wait a second, you've been stealing from the artists for years. Now you want me to stand up for you? "'I was telling kids—download it illegally, I don't car

  June 23, 2008

• Visit Our New Food Blog!

  Stolen from our new food blog... "Hola, readers, and welcome to the Weekly's latest Internet endeavor: a food blog! Expect the same gourmand insanity I have brought ustedes for the past six years as food editor and Edwin Goei has in his year-and-a-half as my classier half: Where's the great local grub, the great personalities, but also the great failures, great insanities and other great greatness (can you tell I need to stop writing?). And something new for our vigorously provincial coverage:

  September 5, 2008

• Virtual Tax

  November 4, 1999

• Bandwidth on the Run

  March 9, 2000

• What's Humming Through the Skulls of Orange County?

  June 8, 2000

• Napster Up Your Asster

  June 29, 2000

• Telcom Critics Could Have Issues With Obama Pick

  A telecommunications executive today resigned from his director's seat at Newport Beach-based Mindspeed Technologies to work at the White House as Barack Obama's director of presidential personnel.Obama can thus expect heavy scrutiny from net-neutrality advocates fearful of Donald H. Gips' closeness to power. Neutrality proponents, who include Google, warn that telecom companies are heavily lobbying U.S. politicians to impose a tiered service model at the expense of other companies and the gener

  January 16, 2009

• That's Not a Virus Infecting Your Computer, It's Poorman

  He's been all over the radio dial. He's burned through all the local broadcast television channels. Now Poorman is headed for the infinite bandwidth of the World Wide Web. God help us all . . . Newport Beach, CA - January 21, 2009 - Picture Jay Leno meets Loveline meets Wayne's World with the look of a CNN roundtable forum of contributors via web cams. That's LuvChat. LuvChat premieres Feb. 16 and will be the first "live" interactive online variety show streaming Monday through Friday

  February 4, 2009

• Drunken, Disgruntled Plastic Surgeon Picks On Reporters

  A supporter or two of Brian West--the plastic surgeon whose ups and (mostly) downs, involving his drinking problem and former patients, I've covered in these pages--has now taken to trying to sully mine and Sacramento CBS television reporter Kurtis Ming's names with a comical new blog experiment. Ming has covered the story involving West since it began to unfold in Sacramento several years ago, and before West moved down south and began practicing in Long Beach, Huntington Beach and LA.The new b

  March 2, 2009

• New Digital-Only Japanese Motors EP Released Today

  Costa Mesa's Japanese Motors have been as popular lately as the Octomom has been unpopular, selling out theaters across the country with their sweet opening gig on Modest Mouse's current tour. They continue their momentum today with a new digital-only EP, Perception of Reality, available now on iTunes and the link. The three tracks go for $1.99, and include acoustic takes on two songs from their 2008 self-titled debut--"Spendin' Days" and "Better Trends"--and a demo version of "Bummin' Out." See

  March 3, 2009

• Tom Daly Gets Unanticipated Support in Supervisor Bid

  Orange County GOP insider and former state Sen. John Lewis' early endorsement of Democrat and current Orange County Clerk-Recorder Tom Daly in the race to replace Chris Norby as the Fourth District county supervisor has got some local Republicans fuming. But there is one high-profile, controversial, Republican endorsement of Anaheim's former Mayor Daly that has escaped similar criticism. And it is such a shocking revelation that Tony Bushala felt compelled to post in not only on 

  April 1, 2009

• Lykke Li

  February 12, 2009

• [Sound Guy] MyReview of the MySpace Pages of Local Acts

  January 15, 2009

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

  September 4, 2008

• [Aural Reports] Garden Grove-Based Online Shop Smartpunk Serves the Savvy Punk/Metal Fan

  August 7, 2008

• Privacy Policy

  September 29, 2005

• MP3 the Easy Way

  Indie music retail gains momentum online

  July 5, 2007

• Royalty Pains and Net Prophets

  As online radio faces possible financial doom, Pandora thinks outside the box

  June 21, 2007

• Outgrowing Tom

  Bugged by MySpaces clutter and limitations, some musicians are turning to smaller, artist-friendly alternatives

  May 24, 2007

• U Shoulda Seen Him On Billboard

  Jud Nesters hot hip-hop single debuts at No. 4

  November 23, 2006

• Who Is 'Jubal'?

  April 13, 2006

• This Week in It's a Pod, Pod, Pod, Pod World

  December 29, 2005

• Geek My Mail

  September 16, 2004

• Downloaded

  October 17, 2002

• By Any Means Necessary

  July 19, 2001

• Not the Good Soldier

  June 8, 2000

• Rage Against the Machine's Machine

  June 1, 2000

• What's Buzzing Through the Skulls of Orange County

  May 18, 2000

• Cash Cow!

  April 13, 2000

• Namesnakes

  September 9, 1999

• Forbes Play

  July 22, 1999

• X-Stopped

  December 17, 1998

• The Great Depression

  September 24, 1998

• Hail, Caesar Salad

  August 13, 1998

• Boobs, Bloodshed and Some Actual Art at Laguna Art's 'World of Warcraft' Show

  June 25, 2009

• The Ghost of Michael Jackson?

  Oh man. If you're not tired of the MJ news deluge yet, get ready. Too far, people. Too. Far. (However, that music? Thumbs up.) But if you're looking for a really good time, just check out some of the comments left on that YouTube vid. A comment left by YouTube user AmericanMatthew asks, "How can it be that MJ walks as a ghost when his brain was removed of his cranium? Without a brain it is impossible to walk as a Ghost around. Or what do you think about?"

  July 6, 2009

• Why Won't Loretta Sanchez Return a Blogger's Phone Call?

  It's fascinating to see the double standard that Orange County politicians employ with bloggers in these days of a flat media landscape. While blogs such as Red County and The Liberal OC are virtual megaphones for, respectively, conservative and liberal operatives and politicians (some even contribute articles), independent-minded blogs frequently find themselves in the same corner as the Weekly: when they ask for a quote or interview, ignorance. Dana and Don Papi Pulido: return our calls one da

  June 3, 2009

• Foodbuzz Nominates Local Foodies For Blog Awards

  ​The food blog network Foodbuzz has come out with the nominations for The Foodbuzz Blog Awards and it's as if the Oscars were actually smart enough to nominate The Dark Knight for Best Picture -- something I can get behind.

  October 7, 2009

• Dishney: Disney Launches Official Theme Parks Blog

  Courtesy of Disney Parks Blog​Perhaps in an effort to curb all the crazy rumor mongering (heh) being slung around by the squillion Disney fan blogs out there, the House of Mouse has decided to launch an official blog to document all the latest (official) happenings at their theme parks. The blog will cover Disneyland Resort, Disney World Resort, the cruise line and the Disney "vacation experiences worldwide." Chief blogger and social media director Thomas Smith promises readers exclusive behin

  September 28, 2009

• Coburn Ready to Blow Over UCI Computer Games Center?

  Coburn: Ready to blow?With UC Irvine's announcement of the establishment of the Center for Computer Games & Virtual Worlds, you've got to wonder if U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn's head is going to explode. At least his virtual noggin must be staining a carpet in some sims world somewhere. The Oklahoma Republican puts out annual "Worst Waste of the Year" reports, and among the examples of "outrageous federal spending" in the 2008 edition was the National Science Foundation having

  September 4, 2009

• As FCC Weighs Net Neutrality, McCain Tosses in Monkey Wrench

  ​As the Federal Communications Commission meets today to develop some "rules of the road" for the Internet, U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Sarah Palin) has thrown up a roadblock.The bitter, defeated presidential nominee today introduced legislation that would block the FCC from creating new "net neutrality" rules.

  October 22, 2009

• Just in Time for the Holidays: Secondhand Porn Under, On and Above Ground

  Monica Hesse has an interesting story in today's Washington Post on ​a new breach of etiquette sweeping this great land of ours: the secondhand porn that travelers are subjected to as they, well, sweep across this great land of ours.

  November 12, 2009