Subject: National Public Radio Inc.

• The I Hate David Sedaris Fan Club

  In this week's thrilling episode of OC Weekly, Nadia Afghani previews this Sunday's Long Beach Terrace show by author/storyteller/Amy's brother David Sedaris. But our friends in the East Village Arts District present an alternate take on Mr. S. Take it away, village people . . . A SELF-IMPORTANT EVENING WITH DAVID SEDARIS I was listening to David Sedaris on NPR and reading David Sedaris' "Dress Your Family In Denim And Coudoury " when I saw David Sedaris from my bathroom window. He was in town t

  April 20, 2006

• The Snowballing Don't Stop

  More from the gift that keeps on giving. This time, it's an e-mail Michael Scott "Wanted in Arizona on a Child Support Arrest Warrant" Kerr sent yesterday to participants of the Snowball Success: From: Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 12:54 PM Subject: Help! Hi everyone, There are three reporters and two individuals who want nothing more than to destroy the Snowball Express and particularly destroy my wife and I. We would appreciate it if you would send them your feelings about the Snowball

  December 22, 2006

• Notorious Pedophile Organized Youth Retreats in OC

  Earlier this week, National Public Radio aired a segment on Donald McGuire, a Jesuit who served as a spiritual director for Mother Teresa's religious order who just happened to molest boys. You know the rest of the story: ravaged kids, parental complaints ignored by diocesan and Jesuit officials, more rapes, lawsuits. But what hasn't been noted is that McGuire was a familiar face in Orange County for decades. The pedophile, described in a 1991 Orange County Register article as "feisty, blunt an

  November 1, 2007

• OC Civil Rights Pioneer Alfred Aguirre Dead at 87

  Let's hope the Orange County Register offers a fuller obituary for Placentia resident Alfred Aguirre than the two-byline rush job they printed today. Reporters Eric Neff and Heather McRea covered the main facts--Aguirre was indeed Placentia's first Latino councilmember (and the third in Orange County) and was involved in desegregating the city's schools--but Alfred also played a crucial role in Labor and Community: Mexican Citrus Worker Villages in a Southern California County, 1900-1950, UC Irv

  January 11, 2008

• SXSW Slices

  March 29, 2001

• Goodbye, Gurza

  April 5, 2001

• Letters

  November 1, 2001

• Diary of a Mad County

  January 24, 2002

• Vanishing River Songs

  February 27, 2003

• Pussy Galore

  January 15, 2004

• Welcome to the Poorhouse: the Fresh and Easy Life

  It was good to be back in Henry's. I'd been a regular customer of the yuppified farmers market since it opened in February 2003 on the other side of Costa Mesa's Great Wall of College Avenue that blocks the sights and sounds of the Target store loading docks from my humble abode. Everything changed as my fortunes declined. In fact, you can track my falling finances by simply examining my grocery stores of choice. I went from being a regular at Henry's to Trader Joe's to Ralph's to Stater Bros. t

  March 18, 2009

• The Ripple Effects Of Octo-Breeding

  Adhi DarmawanIt seems the hyper-breeding antics of "octomom" Nadya Suleman have now prompted television networks to halt production of reality shows or documentaries about women trying to have babies in any non-conventional way, writes former NPR "Day to Day" host Madeleine Brand on her new parenting blog. The move is meant to hold on to advertisers who might otherwise flee out of fear of some kind of negative octo backlash.Brand heard this latest development from a talent agent, so it's hearsay

  March 24, 2009

• Fewer Naive Aspiring Journos Flocking To The Register

  hometownzero / Flickr / Creative CommonsConfession time. A certain person posting on this here OC Weekly blog may have, at one point, worked as an intern at the Orange County Register. Hint: A family-friendly publication like the Register would never hire someone with a history of "ALCOHOL and BREAKING THE LAW." Rules out a lot of people, right? So, yeah, it's me. Why bring this up? Dennis Foley, the Register's "Reader Engagement Editor" (they've got all sorts of voodoo titles over there), wrote

  March 20, 2009

• Meet the Poundstones

  July 3, 2008

• Radio Days

  January 10, 2008

• In the Zone

  The soul eventually shines in the intense Tranced

  January 17, 2008

• Here it Go!

  December 6, 2007

• A Yin-Yang Push-and-Pull Party

  October 9, 2003

• This Week in Geek Love

  December 29, 2005

• Live From Earthquake Central!

  WikicommonsYou know what's funny? Earthquake coverage. To be specific: coverage of moderate earthquakes. NPR's coverage of the devastating Chengdu tremor in 2008 can be called many things, but not "funny" isn't one of them.When a 4.7 quake hits Southern California, as one did last night, you have to expect a certain level of hilarity from news outlets. They're trying to report on an event that everyone knows happened, that everyone knows had few real effects, and that everyone knows happened yes

  May 18, 2009

• New Reviews

  Are We Done Yet?; Firehouse Dog; The Page Turner; The Reaping; The TV Set

  April 5, 2007

• The presidents conservative critics

  May 13, 2004

• The Year in Pretending to Break Stories

  The OC Registers New Motto: You didnt read it here first

  December 28, 2006

• True Lies

  The rise of the bunkumentary

  November 2, 2006

• Sleepers Awake!

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

  August 24, 2006

• Letter-Box Edition

  June 22, 2006

• Me Talk Pretty Sunday

  April 20, 2006

• Huntington Beach

  October 20, 2005

• A CLOCKWORK ORANGE

  August 4, 2005

• Facts and Feces

  May 26, 2005

• Smushed!

  February 24, 2005

• Left on Sunset

  November 11, 2004

• We had joy, we had fun

  May 6, 2004

• Deja You

  February 26, 2004

• Reality Check

  September 26, 2002

• Diary of a Mad County

  July 25, 2002

• Making OC More Like Orange County

  April 18, 2002

• United We Brand!

  October 11, 2001

• New Music

  July 5, 2001

• Too Much Comfort

  February 1, 2001

• Hog Heaven

  November 23, 2000

• Party Pooper

  August 3, 2000

• Trivial Pursuit

  July 6, 2000

• The Prodigy Are Still Changing Their Pitches Up, Probably Not Smacking Bitches Up

  May 21, 2009

• To Do This Weekend 6/5 - 6/7

  Paula Poundstone, Friday, 6 p.m.You probably recognize her name from NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me line up--or from watching early '90s stand up comedy videos (she's the one wearing the vests all the time), either way come and see this funny lady/stand-up comic/mother/writer perform at the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano. Oh, and she'll probably talk about her cats, because they are hilarious! Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano,San Juan Capistrano, CA;949-496-8930Clues (ex-Arcade Fire and

  June 5, 2009

• Carrie Brownstein Calls Weezer the 'Ultimate Novelty Band'

  Former Sleater-Kinney singer/guitarist Carrie Brownstein has a blog on NPR called Monitor Mix (stick with me), and yesterday she called out Weezer for being "the ultimate novelty band." Specifically, she targeted two of their new songs, "I'm Your Daddy" and "The Girl Got Hot," which the band debuted last week in South Korea.Here's the awful(ly catchy) "I'm Your Daddy":The problem is this: people are just catching on now that Weezer are a novelty band?

  July 28, 2009

• Orange County to Lose Bankruptcy Crown to Jefferson County, AL?

  ​Am in Chicago right now for an Association of Alternative Newsweeklies (AAN) conference, and during a meeting at a bar, three good ol' boys went up to me. "So you're from Orange County, California," one drawled. Yep. "Home of the largest municipal bankruptcy in American history?" Why yes. "We're going to beat you!"Turns out the Southern gentlemen were staffers from Birmingham Weekly, and they're right. Jefferson County in Alabama (where Birmingham sits) has a debt of nearly $5 billion, which

  August 15, 2009

• Sunday's Headlines & Surprises

  “Luckiest Day of the Century!”: Jumped out of bed this morning, rushed to the online Vegas papers and expected to read all about our nation's newest millionaires who cashed in on 7-7-07. There was not one big winner story in either local daily. Instead, I read about likely casinos profits from the date, how casino giant Steve Wynn frets about cheating dealers, a rush of “lucky” weddings and the tale of Al from Monrovia who was up a lousy $1,800 early in the evening. Transforming the B

  July 8, 2007

• Deep End Dining's Eddie Lin's First Book Out In Stores Today

  Photo Courtesy of Eddie Lin​You may have seen, heard, or read Eddie Lin before. That was him you saw chomping pig's ear and nibbling crickets with the jolly-Buddha-meets-cueball Travel Channel host Andrew Zimmern on the Los Angeles episode of Bizarre Foods. That was him you heard regaling NPR listeners on "the pleasures and perils" of eating brain on last Saturday on Evan Kleinman's Good Food show on KCRW. And that was him you read on the pages of our humble rag a few years ago, where he st

  October 23, 2009

• Sesame Street Going on 40: Top Five Lessons We've Learned

  ​ If you were born a baby boomer or younger, chances are that, as a result of being raised by television, you grew up along side Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie. Come November 10th, the Sesame Street gang will have been coaching generations of Americans through their ABCs and 123s for nearly 40 years.The only thing more impressive than its title as the longest running US children's program, is the way Sesame Street continues to remain relevant throughout the decades. So celebrate early by watching o

  November 5, 2009