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  • Blogs

    November 1, 2007

    Busywork, Detroit Bar, October 31, 2007

    Muscles from Melbourne: kinda weak. Halloween: It's really more for adults than for kids, isn't it? It astounds me how much effort grownups put into their costumes, simply to have ridiculous amounts of fun getting wasted as they take mini-vacations from their own personae. The overflow gathering ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 5, 2009

    Cut Copy

    The Glass House

  • Film

    July 17, 2008

    Special Screenings

    The Glass House

  • Music

    March 25, 2004

    SXSWXOC

    Our annual South By Southwest report

  • Film

    January 4, 2007

    Vintage Dame

    Web Exclusive! Cate Blanchett exhumes Hollywoods golden era

  • Music

    March 11, 2004

    What We Do Is Not Normal

    Brody Dalle and the art of Distilling

  • Music

    September 11, 2003

    Out of Nothing at All

    The symbiotic entity-force of Air Supply

  • Culture

    August 23, 2001

    My Gay Son

    David Stevens The Sum of Us

  • News

    March 16, 2000

    Supermarket Sweep

    HomeGrocer.com stocks OC

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2009

    As Stephen Smith Leaves Town, Irvine's "Tattler" Calls on Others to Step Up

    Stephen C. Smith calls on others to keep tabs on Irvine City Hall.CORRECTED!Lost in Santa Ana a few months ago, half paying attention to the street signs and half to Larry Mantle's KPCC interview show blaring out of the car speakers, I heard the host steer his Orange County "roundtable" guests--Oran ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2009

    Nothing to "Klingon" in New "Star Trek" Movie

    If your TV is on the fritz, you didn't pay your cable/satellite bill or you're just one of those Communists who does not watch the tube, you may not have heard there is a new Star Trek movie opening today and, according to one Weekly Trekker at least, it's a solid effort.But some die-hards do have s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2009

    Mickey Mouse Justice for Mom Who Wanted to Bring Kids to Disneyland

    An Australian mother of four daughters who planned to bring her brood to Disneyland to celebrate her release from detention in Thailand for stealing a bar mat was denied a U.S. visa so the trip has been scrubbed, reports today's Herald Sun. Annice Smoel, 36, of Melbourne, hoped a visit to the Magic ... More >>

  • Music

    June 25, 2009

    Drummer Josh Freese Sells Himself, Famous Friends, Dinner at Sizzler to Promote His New Album

    An Australian mother of four daughters who planned to bring her brood to Disneyland to celebrate her release from detention in Thailand for stealing a bar mat was denied a U.S. visa so the trip has been scrubbed, reports today's Herald Sun. Annice Smoel, 36, of Melbourne, hoped a visit to the Magic ... More >>

  • Columns

    July 16, 2009

    Letters From OC Weekly Readers

    An Australian mother of four daughters who planned to bring her brood to Disneyland to celebrate her release from detention in Thailand for stealing a bar mat was denied a U.S. visa so the trip has been scrubbed, reports today's Herald Sun. Annice Smoel, 36, of Melbourne, hoped a visit to the Magic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2009

    Two Reasons to Be at House of Blues Tonight (Even If You Don't Like Jet)

    Don't get me wrong, it's not that I have any specific gripes against the Melbourne-based rockers of Jet, except for maybe this photo. Any band that has managed to brave the music business in the heart of the download era for more than one album deserves a little credit. Plus, you know they're all fa ... More >>

  • Music

    October 15, 2009

    [Sound Guy] Cold War Kid Matt Aveiro Makes a Movie

    Don't get me wrong, it's not that I have any specific gripes against the Melbourne-based rockers of Jet, except for maybe this photo. Any band that has managed to brave the music business in the heart of the download era for more than one album deserves a little credit. Plus, you know they're all fa ... More >>

  • Music

    November 12, 2009

    Mash-up Master Dirty South Leads Geekdom's Charge Into Clubland

    Don't get me wrong, it's not that I have any specific gripes against the Melbourne-based rockers of Jet, except for maybe this photo. Any band that has managed to brave the music business in the heart of the download era for more than one album deserves a little credit. Plus, you know they're all fa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2010

    SATURDAY: Katie the Pest, Baby Champ, Light Music and Electric Jellyfish at the Prospector, Long Beach

    ​This weekend, beloved Long Beach hangout the Prospector is a worthy destination for those looking for a quirky, experimental rock fix. Featuring a lineup of mostly-local LBC talent, the bar welcomes ethereal pop songstress Katie the Pest, eclectic and echo-heavy Long Beach rock vets Baby Champ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2010

    Integrity? Quality? Objectivity? We've Got 'Em

    ​When we received a tweet that included this link: http://www.newspaperintegrity.com/paper.php?id=513. . . we here at the Weekly World HQ nearly flipped our Che berets. Who was this "Committee for Newspaper and Media Integrity" and where did they get off scoring us with a combined 57.1 for integr ... More >>

  • Film

    August 19, 2010

    'Animal Kingdom' Suffers for Its Ambition

    David Michôd's debut slowly explores a damaged family's history

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2010

    Shelly Register of A Restaurant and Market, Part One

    Photo by Todd Barnes​This week, we meet Chef Shelly Register of A Restaurant and Market in Newport Beach. Typically, bakers are strong at either breads or pastries, but not both. The French make a linguistic distinction between these specialty shops: pâtisseries sell pastries, and boulangeries ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 22, 2011

    Miami Horror

    Detroit Bar

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2011

    Meditation Flash Mob Comes To Long Beach

    MedMob Facebook page​​Is it just us or are flash mobs getting lazy? They've gone from full-fledged, song-and-dance spectaculars like this: 

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2011

    In Memory: 5 Notable Game Studio Closures of 2011

    Dead Space 2​2011 has been a rough year for so many businesses. With the way the economy is heading these days, we should expect to see more and more companies go under, and video game development studios are not immune to such sad news. Despite many of them having popular and critically acclaimed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    Tom Segura Talks Babies, Bears and Where The Dudes At

    ​ Valentine's Day may be all about love and all of that mushy stuff to some people but this February 14th, why not make it a fun one by checking out the pure comedic genius that is Tom Segura. Will it be a romantic show? Not so much. Will it be hilarious? Oh for sure! If you and your honey (or ... More >>

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