Leonardo Da Vinci

The Medicis: The Original Koch Brothers

'Gems of the Medici' at the Bowers whitewashes the ruthless Florentine family in a way in which it'd approve

What Do a Santa Ana Artist, Ex-Surf City Art Center Director, Leonardo da Vinci and Citizen Space Exploration Have in Common?

A Santa Ana artist who has created an institute dedicated to the life and work of Leonardo da Vinci has joined visions with a former Huntington Beach museum director opening a new exhibit on citizen space exploration "to dream, conceptualize and build the world of tomorrow." You can't see the fruits ... More >>

Orange Sunshine

In his new book, the Weekly's Nick Schou tells the tale of the Brotherhood of Eternal Love, OC's notorious 'Hippie Mafia'

PRESS "X" OR DIE!: The Most Hilarious Uses of Quick Time Events in Video Games

"Press X not to die!"If words like these are familiar to you, then you know exactly what a quick time event (QTE) is. A QTE, very simply, is an interactive cutscene. Players watch a scene that they have no direct control over, and are prompted to press a button or two in order to "win" the event. Fa ... More >>

OC, Pageant of the Masters Lose Quite a Character

Courtesy of Pageant of the MastersLyle BrooksFolks with the Pageant of the Masters in Laguna Beach are reeling over last week's death of one of their veteran sculptors, Lyle Brooks, who collapsed after a morning production meeting and died shortly thereafter of an apparent heart attack. He was only ... More >>

Hold Still!

Pageant of the Masters Tryouts

Cracked Code

Da Vincis leap to the screen leaves no room for surprise

Cheeseburgers and Patsies in the White House

If it wasn't for the cheeseburgers, I might have found this morning's resignation of White House Chief of Staff Andy Card touching. Certainly the reporters– and I use that word loosely– on the various cable news stations did, but then they were just following the White House's lead and i ... More >>

Yule Log!

Cultured Carnies

Taiwans national acrobats weird up the circus thing

Persecution of a freedom fighter

My day in the park with Michael Lavery

Penis Mightier Than Sword