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  • Blogs

    November 7, 2006

    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.

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2008

    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 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 5, 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 g ... More >>

  • News

    November 4, 1999

    Virtual Tax

    Cox and Packard find a war they can winagainst a nonexistent tax

  • News

    March 9, 2000

    Bandwidth on the Run

    Is Net speed or censorship behind Napster spat?

  • Music

    June 8, 2000

    What's Humming Through the Skulls of Orange County?

    Is Net speed or censorship behind Napster spat?

  • Unknown

    June 29, 2000

    Napster Up Your Asster

    Is Net speed or censorship behind Napster spat?

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2009

    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 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 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 l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 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. Mi ... More >>

  • Music

    January 15, 2009

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

    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. Mi ... More >>

  • Music

    September 4, 2008

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

    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. Mi ... More >>

  • Music

    August 7, 2008

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

    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. Mi ... More >>

  • Music

    July 5, 2007

    MP3 the Easy Way

    Indie music retail gains momentum online

  • Music

    June 21, 2007

    Royalty Pains and Net Prophets

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

  • Music

    May 24, 2007

    Outgrowing Tom

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

  • News

    April 13, 2006

    Who Is 'Jubal'?

    Republican activists engage in right-wing circle jerk on the Net

  • Unknown

    October 17, 2002

    Downloaded

    Republican activists engage in right-wing circle jerk on the Net

  • Culture

    July 19, 2001

    By Any Means Necessary

    Finding new, free music without Napster

  • News

    June 8, 2000

    Not the Good Soldier

    Ex-OC politico wants to sell you lorettasanchez.com

  • Unknown

    June 1, 2000

    Rage Against the Machine's Machine

    Ex-OC politico wants to sell you lorettasanchez.com

  • News

    September 9, 1999

    Namesnakes

    Whos been sleeping in your Web domain?

  • News

    December 17, 1998

    X-Stopped

    Court rules library must remove OC firm's filtering software

  • Blogs

    June 3, 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 contribu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 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.

  • Blogs

    September 4, 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 Okla ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 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 neutral ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2010

    Rep. Loretta Sanchez Condemns Vietnam Cyberattacks, Assorted Douchebaggery

    ​Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (D-Garden Grove) is "outraged" that Vietnam used malware to illicitly monitor the Internet activity of human rights and democracy activists.

  • Culture

    May 20, 2010

    Blog On, Fashion Folks!

    [Trendzilla] These four style blogs are time-savers, not time-sucks

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2010

    Food Blogger Starts Filipino Food Truck

    Burnt Lumpia​Food bloggers and food trucks form a symbiotic relationship. You'll likely hear about a new food truck from a food blogger before anyone else. Nastassia Johnson and Marvin Gapultos are food bloggers. But they're not content on just writing about food trucks anymore--so they're s ... More >>

  • Culture

    July 1, 2010

    Little Games Are Big Business at Armor Games

    These guys take 'casual' games very seriously

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2010

    The Anti-iTunes Stand: Why AC/DC, Kid Rock and Garth Brooks are Still Holdouts

    ​Seriously, we thought iTunes was going to announce something really cool today, but all it was, is that the Beatles are finally on iTunes. Ho-hum, maybe. You might think, who on earth is going to download the White Album in a new format AGAIN?  Well, a ton of people, apparently. After all, T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2010

    OC Cities Ranked for Use of Social Networks, But the Public Only Gets to Peek at the Best

    ​An Irvine technology and accounting services firm recently examined the Internet strategies employed by Orange County's 34 cities and singled out eight for such criteria as best embracing social media, offering greater transparency and increasing citizen access to their government.And the virtual ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2010

    ¡Ask a Comida Critic!: Who are Your Favorite OC Food Bloggers?

    ​Seems like a shameless attempt at promoting oneself, but Sherri from Fullerton swears she's not a food blogger:I love you guys, remember when you first printed Shuji as Professor Salt, and have been a groupie of Edwin and Das Ubergeek since they were on the original Chowhound. I'm so glad you got ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2010

    Detroit Bar Finally Meets Web 2.0

    Detroit Bar.com​ You may have noticed that Detroit Bar's website has a new look. The background isn't beige anymore, and the information for their shows isn't in a flyer format (in a "cool in 1998" way). Plus, it doesn't take forever to load. The best part? You can share information about the show ... More >>

  • Culture

    December 9, 2010

    UC Irvine's New Computer-Games Major Gets Its Game On

    The school is banking big on computer games as an emerging discipline

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2010

    U.S. Senator Names UCI's World of Warcraft Research One of the Worst Wastes of Taxpayer Dollars in 2010

    ​In Tom Coburn's just-released "Wastebook 2010," an 85-page tirade on what the U.S. senator believes are the year's 100 most outrageous uses of tax dollars, UC Irvine's $3 million research of World of Warcraft and other games comes in at No. 6. "Most people have to work for a l ... More >>

  • Music

    December 30, 2010

    Hide Your Kids, Hide Your Wife

    But not your WiFi! In 2010, the Internet was the medium by which we all went what the fuck?

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2011

    Loretta Sanchez Goes to the Net for the Vietnamese

    ​Here in the goldarn US of A, we argue about Net neutrality, but over in Vietnam, there are citizens struggling just to get access to the Internet. It's like a mass of people who would looooooove dial-up AOL.Help for them is coming from this side of the world--in Washington, D.C., to be precise--w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2011

    Dervaes Family Sends Out Ridiculous Press Release Claiming They're Not Trying to Shut Up Urban Homesteaders

    Say what you will about the dingbat Dervaeses of Pasadena, the family that stirred a national controversy when they decided to trademark the terms "urban homstead" and "urban homesteading," but at least they're remaining consistent. They've maintained their innocence from the start, blaming a conspi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 10, 2011
  • Blogs

    March 16, 2011

    How the Video Game Community Is Responding to Japan's Quake Disasters

    Masahiro Sakurai's TwitterA photo by Kirby creator Masahiro Sakurai shows empty Tokyo streets after the earthquake​With the death toll rising above 10,000 people, 88,000 people reported missing and the threat of numerous nuclear meltdowns, Japan is facing its worst national catastrophe since World ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2011

    The Path to Transparency: Costa Mesa Discovers Social Media

    Costa Mesa is finally onboard. ​One week into its top-dollar investment in a communications director and the city of Costa Mesa now has its own (active) Twitter and Facebook accounts. Congratulations, you're now where most of America was in 2008.Okay, that may have been a bit harsh a critique ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    Antoine Dodson Gets Arrested for Marijuana Possession

    ​According to TMZ, our favorite YouTube sensation Antoine Dodson was arrested in Alabama on Saturday for possessing weed. That's right--weed. He was also arrested for failing to appear on a traffic charge, failing to have insurance and speeding.

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2011

    Lady Gaga to Premiere New 'Born This Way' Songs on FarmVille

    ​ Question: why is Lady Gaga premiering her unreleased tracks on from Born This Way (out May 23) exclusively on FarmVille? Answer: It may have something to do with the 63 million FarmVille fanatics who play the Zynga game every month.

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2011

    Top 5 YouTube Cover Artists

    Karmin​Many big-name talents like Justin Bieber, Cody Simpson and the now infamous Rebecca Black were discovered on YouTube, so it's no surprise that thousands of aspiring singers have taken to the video website in hopes of launching their own music careers. There are so many self-proclaimed YouTu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2011

    Pearl Jam's Ten Club: Are They Eddie Vedder's Copyright Police?

    ​We don't condone the violation of copyright law. But if you try to upload a video on YouTube featuring a live Pearl Jam or Eddie Vedder performance, chances are your account will be blocked due to a copyright claim filed by a third party. At least that's what happened when I attempted to upl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2011

    BlizzCon 2011 Highlights

    Christopher Victorio/OC Weekly​BlizzCon 2011 took place in the Anaheim Convention Center over the weekend. As a celebration of some of gaming's most popular franchises, Blizzard used this opportunity to make many announcements of release of new content for their WarCraft, StarCraft, and Diablo gam ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2012

    Katy Perry, Now On a Sims Game

    ​ Electronic Arts today announced its collaboration with Katy Perry for The Sims. The life-simulation game will feature Perry-themed content and virtual goods such as clothing, hairstyles, props and furniture. The Collector's Edition expansion pack for The Sims 3 Showtime will be out in March.Ste ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2012

    Bed Intruder Antoine Dodson is Back, Resurrecting the Slow Jam

    ​Yup, Antoine Dodson of ye olde "Bed Intruder Song" fame is back, and he's out to reclaim the lost art form of the slow jam on his song, "Lovesick Lullabye." Featuring another guy big on the Internet, Brent Morgan, it's slick ultra-autotuned fodder, but it's pleasing to the ear and really makes yo ... More >>

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