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April 29, 2010
An Evening with David Sedaris
Terrace Theater
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March 19, 2010
This Week in Food
Esty Seller SouZouCreationsComplete with veggies and seafood--and a floating pair of chopsticks, of course. $12.50.Another week of eating, recipes, crime and general food-related goodness has come and gone at Stick a Fork in it, and with Grace off on a vacation, I'm standing in for a roundup of t ... More >>
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February 18, 2010
NPR Rips Off ¡Ask a Mexican! and Starts Ask an Arab
Those geniuses at NPR, the network that thinks Garrison Keillor and Mo Rocca are the height of hilarity, have shamelessly ripped off ¡Ask a Mexican! to start a new feature, Ask an Arab. It's airing on their All Things Considered snoozefest, and I'm sorry, but people don't have issues with Arabs--it ... More >>
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February 11, 2010
ALO at Fingerprints, Long Beach
The Hype: Right now, jam band ALO has reason to celebrate. Their latest album, Man of the World, was released Tuesday and the group is gearing up to tour in support of it. As a bonus, the album was produced by laid-back granola-rocker Jack Johnson, who signed ALO to his Brushfire Records in 2007. ... More >>
Music
January 28, 2010
[Locals Only] Local Artist Chris Schlarb Speaks Wednesday at Cal State Long Beach
The Hype: Right now, jam band ALO has reason to celebrate. Their latest album, Man of the World, was released Tuesday and the group is gearing up to tour in support of it. As a bonus, the album was produced by laid-back granola-rocker Jack Johnson, who signed ALO to his Brushfire Records in 2007. ... More >>
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November 23, 2009
Zee Avi: Live From NPR's Little Desk
Former Costa Mesa resident (by way of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) and first gal to ever sign to Brushfire Records Zee Avi is currently being featured on the front page of NPR Music online. Check out three live tracks, "Honeybee," "First of the Gang" (Morrissey cover) and "You and Me," recorded at NPR's ... More >>
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October 23, 2009
Deep End Dining's Eddie Lin's First Book Out In Stores Today
Photo Courtesy of Eddie LinYou 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 li ... More >>
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August 15, 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 ... More >>
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July 28, 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 ... More >>
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June 5, 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 Ho ... More >>
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May 21, 2009
The Prodigy Are Still Changing Their Pitches Up, Probably Not Smacking Bitches Up
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 Ho ... More >>
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May 18, 2009
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 ... More >>
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March 24, 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 parentin ... More >>
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March 20, 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 BREAK ... More >>
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July 3, 2008
Meet the Poundstones
Paula Poundstone
Culture
January 17, 2008
In the Zone
The soul eventually shines in the intense Tranced
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January 10, 2008
Radio Days
Ira Glass
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December 6, 2007
Here it Go!
David Alan Grier
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November 1, 2007
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, mo ... More >>
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July 8, 2007
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 fro ... More >>
Film
April 5, 2007
New Reviews
Are We Done Yet?; Firehouse Dog; The Page Turner; The Reaping; The TV Set
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December 28, 2006
The Year in Pretending to Break Stories
The OC Registers New Motto: You didnt read it here first
Blogs
December 22, 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 reporter ... More >>
Film
November 2, 2006
True Lies
The rise of the bunkumentary
Music
August 24, 2006
Sleepers Awake!
Bigg Jus and Nikola Tesla and the Lunar Hip-Hop Robot Camera
Film
June 22, 2006
Letter-Box Edition
Wordplay explores the cult of the crossword puzzle
Blogs
April 20, 2006
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 EVE ... More >>
Culture
April 20, 2006
Me Talk Pretty Sunday
An Evening With David Sedaris
Film
December 29, 2005
This Week in Geek Love
OnDVD: Veronica Mars: The Complete First Season
Features
October 20, 2005
Huntington Beach
OnDVD: Veronica Mars: The Complete First Season
Web
August 4, 2005
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
OnDVD: Veronica Mars: The Complete First Season
News
May 26, 2005
Facts and Feces
Rewrite history with the Register! Its fun!
Music
February 24, 2005
Smushed!
Rewrite history with the Register! Its fun!
Columns
November 11, 2004
Left on Sunset
Hanging with the Hollywood-liberal elite
Unknown
May 13, 2004
The presidents conservative critics
Hanging with the Hollywood-liberal elite
Music
May 6, 2004
We had joy, we had fun
Hanging with the Hollywood-liberal elite
News
February 26, 2004
Deja You
Agran and Kucinich could be twins . . . very wee twins
Columns
January 15, 2004
Pussy Galore
Agran and Kucinich could be twins . . . very wee twins
Music
February 27, 2003
Vanishing River Songs
Hot blondes like Lanternas NPR music
Features
September 26, 2002
Reality Check
Hot blondes like Lanternas NPR music
Columns
July 25, 2002
Diary of a Mad County
Hot blondes like Lanternas NPR music
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January 24, 2002
Diary of a Mad County
Hot blondes like Lanternas NPR music
Columns
October 11, 2001
United We Brand!
So a priest, an imam and a Buddhist guy make a long-distance phone call . . .
Music
July 5, 2001
New Music
So a priest, an imam and a Buddhist guy make a long-distance phone call . . .
News
April 5, 2001
Goodbye, Gurza
Plus, the powers out! The Times bites! Let Freedom wring!
Music
March 29, 2001
SXSW Slices
Vignettes on a barbecue-sauce-stained notebook
Culture
February 1, 2001
Too Much Comfort
Vignettes on a barbecue-sauce-stained notebook
Columns
November 23, 2000
Hog Heaven
Exploding GOP heads, nipples with pasties and people who were mean to me
Columns
August 3, 2000
Party Pooper
Exploding GOP heads, nipples with pasties and people who were mean to me
News
July 6, 2000
Trivial Pursuit
Online journal makes the irrelevant relevant
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