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Sea Monsters Off San Diego!

What’s 105 miles off San Diego and 17 miles long, lurks just three feet below the surface at its highest point, earned San Clemente’s Mike Parsons a nifty $60,000 for about two minutes’ adrenalin-stoked work in January ’01, and generates waves so freakin’ huge they show up on radar? Itâ ... More >>

Why Selling the Orange County Register to George Argyros is Censorious

The Orange County Business Journal is reporting that local mega-slumlord George Argyros is interested in buying the Orange County Register (we'd link to the OCBJ, but you have to pay to read the article--get with the 21st century, Rick Reiff!). This is a horrible idea, and not just because Argyros k ... More >>

Pumped-up Shuffledown!

The Orange County Business Journal is reporting that local mega-slumlord George Argyros is interested in buying the Orange County Register (we'd link to the OCBJ, but you have to pay to read the article--get with the 21st century, Rick Reiff!). This is a horrible idea, and not just because Argyros k ... More >>

SCRs Deal With the Devil

The Orange County Business Journal is reporting that local mega-slumlord George Argyros is interested in buying the Orange County Register (we'd link to the OCBJ, but you have to pay to read the article--get with the 21st century, Rick Reiff!). This is a horrible idea, and not just because Argyros k ... More >>

The Year in Killing El Toro

The Orange County Business Journal is reporting that local mega-slumlord George Argyros is interested in buying the Orange County Register (we'd link to the OCBJ, but you have to pay to read the article--get with the 21st century, Rick Reiff!). This is a horrible idea, and not just because Argyros k ... More >>

Top 10 Latin Music Albums of 2008

Americans who still think of Latin music as mariachi bands and gyrating Ricky Martins and Shakiras might want to lend a closer ear to the genre. This country's Hispanic population isn't just growing, it's growing more diverse. More and more unique musical styles are being gobbled up, and that shoul ... More >>

Moneyopoly

Who are the OC players who contributed to the 2008 presidential candidates?

[Summer Guide] Fox Theater Pomona: Yet Another Reason Not to Go to LA for a Concert this Summer

Who are the OC players who contributed to the 2008 presidential candidates?

[Versión En Español] ¿Dónde en el Mundo Está Edgardo Jiménez

Who are the OC players who contributed to the 2008 presidential candidates?

Fullerton College Loves Gustavo for Some Bizarre Reason

I have a tortured relationship with most of my alma maters. I speak at high schools across Southern California before assemblies and classes, yet have spoken at Anaheim High but once since I graduated in 1997--and when I did, my former biology teacher ridiculed my decision to work for the Weekly. Ea ... More >>

A Priest the Diocese of Orange Admits Faced an Abuse Accusation Is Still in Ministry In Spain

I have a tortured relationship with most of my alma maters. I speak at high schools across Southern California before assemblies and classes, yet have spoken at Anaheim High but once since I graduated in 1997--and when I did, my former biology teacher ridiculed my decision to work for the Weekly. Ea ... More >>

[¡Ask a Mexican!] Jaime Hendrix?

I have a tortured relationship with most of my alma maters. I speak at high schools across Southern California before assemblies and classes, yet have spoken at Anaheim High but once since I graduated in 1997--and when I did, my former biology teacher ridiculed my decision to work for the Weekly. Ea ... More >>

Xenophobia, the Musical

The closing of our cultural borders

Locals Only

It's Very Stimulating: Sound Trolley delivers the underground’s cultural splendors

Disney Owns the Night

Why not? They own everything else

!Ask a Mexican!

'Whats the deal with the racist stereotyping?'

Talking to Her

At home with Penelope Cruz

The Man Who Loved Women

Gyno-centric director returns with a light-hearted ghost story

New Reviews

Beerfest; How to Eat Fried Worms; Queens

Sleepers Awake!

Bigg Jus and Nikola Tesla and the Lunar Hip-Hop Robot Camera

Unamerican Dream

Goal! follows an immigrants pursuit of a European fantasy

The Year in Politesse

Web exclusive!

Meeting Mrs. Argyros

Oh Really

If the DAs tough on GOP corruption, thats news to us.

In the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Aznar

Former Spanish prime minister proclaims new Trinity at UC Irvine appearance

Letters

Former Spanish prime minister proclaims new Trinity at UC Irvine appearance

No Entiendo

Tom Fuentes and friends ax Saddleback Colleges Spain study-abroad program

No Justice for Bassim

Why is fed who killed rapper still free?

Letters

Why is fed who killed rapper still free?

Unholy Orders

Catholic damage in Almodovars Bad Education

OC's Scariest People 2004

Letters

I See Fat People

Fernando Botero is stuck with his shtick

Our Little Secret

The ABAs and Anaheim Surf attempt to do what few OC teams can: Survive

Lo Siento

An open letter of apology to the Spanish people

It's Good to Be King George

An open letter of apology to the Spanish people

Argyros Scrambling

Newport Beach tycoon impatient over delays in his ambassador nomination

Shrubs Man In Madrid

Lets send someone with lots of money and no experience to Spain

Control Freak

DA report alleges ambassador-designee Argyros paid bonuses to employees who ripped off tenants

Leaving for Spain, Developer Takes a Moment to Grab Newport City Hall

DA report alleges ambassador-designee Argyros paid bonuses to employees who ripped off tenants

Send George Packing!

Dailies Praise Argyros as a Civic Leader, Ignore Allegations His Firm Ripped-Off Tenants

'No Entiendo'

Tom Fuentes and friends axe Saddleback Colleges Spain study abroad program

The Northern Chinese Fare at Asian Tapas Isn't Really Tapas, But It Is Delectable

Tom Fuentes and friends axe Saddleback Colleges Spain study abroad program

Call for Art "Revisiting Beauty"

Orange County Center for Contemporary Art

Just Like Starting Over

Pilar Diaz's solo stint has been a helluva ride

Five Songs for Earth Day

​ Today marks the forty-first anniversary of Earth Day. As the brainchild of Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson, the observation first held in the United States on April 22nd, 1970 was conceived as a 'teach-in' meant to inspire awareness and action on issues critical to the health of the enviro ... More >>

Five Deep Fried Desserts Worth the Calories

Flickr user judybaxter​What a pity this isn't Scotland. There are chippies (that's fish and chips shops to us) where they'll fry just about anything. Frozen pizza, Twinkies, Mars bars, you name it, they'll batter and deep-fry it.Sure, we have our fried desserts here, our beignets and our doughnuts ... More >>

Reza Abedi's Greatest Escape

A local high-school-wrestling coach gave up his Olympic dreams to flee Khomeini's Iran

[UPDATED with Suspect Dead and I.D.'d:] Anaheim Police Shooting Injures One

​UPDATE, NOV. 9, 1:12 P.M.: The man shot by an Anaheim police officer near Casa Madrid Apartments on East Ball Road Friday later died.He has been identified as Marcel Luis Ceja, 22, of Anaheim.Ceja was among three pedestrians stopped by the unidentified officer just before noon. The cop later radi ... More >>

Compañia Flamenca

SCFTA

New Artists Just Added to SXSW's 2012 Lineup

Mary Bell/OC WeeklyDelta Spirit at BuskerFest in Long Beach in 2010​South By Southwest revealed a whole slew of new acts confirmed to play at official showcases during the annual music and film conference in Austin. This is the third list of musicians to be released. The venues and dates they ... More >>