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May 12, 2013
Deadpan or Dead: Jim Gavin's Middle Men is the Real So Cal Existential Dread Deal
Good morning. Are you sure you've found the real deal when you see it? I mean the Real Deal, in caps, or in quotes, or whatever punctuation is required to separate if from the rest? Friends, home-grown So Cal short story writer Jim Gavin is the R.D., though most everybody already knew that except, i ... More >>
Blogs
May 10, 2013
The Five Must-See Shows in OC This Weekend
Friday, May 10 Lil' B The Observatory Lil B, the heavily tattooed Berkeley, California rapper with a gleaming grill and oversized earrings, entered the hip-hop game in 2006 as part of Bay Area rap group The Pack. Over the last three years he's garnered a tremendous Internet following, popularizing ... More >>
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May 6, 2013
The Five Must-See Shows in OC This Week
Monday, May 6This Time With FEELINGDetroit BarFor being a "four-piece fridge rock band" This Time With Feeling sure know how to heat up a dance floor at an indie rock show. Embracing sharp pop structures, full bodied rhythm, and Ali Coyle's vocals seething with attitude, the punchy four-piece ... More >>
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March 31, 2013
Nobody Wakes Up Literary: Writers & Activists & Teachers Saturday's Lit O
As promised, Mr. Bib is back this Sunday morning with Part II of a charming if rambling post about Literary Orange, next Saturday, April 6 at the Irvine Marriott. There's something for everybody here - and there - but since I am not everybody, I'll gasbag today mostly about my own panel and the terr ... More >>
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February 7, 2013
Reinventing Radio: An Evening with Ira Glass
Carpenter Center
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February 6, 2013
[UPDATED: Everyone Thinks Court Will Uphold Bans] California Supreme Court Weighs Future of Medical Marijuana
Click to next page for an update where I admit nobody agrees with my reading of oral arguments yesterday.ORIGINAL POST, Feb. 5, 2:00 p.m.: The fate of California's medical marijuana movement is now in the hands of the seven justices of the California Supreme Court.For two hours this morning, the jus ... More >>
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December 19, 2012
On The Line: Travis Flood of Landmark, Part Two
Immediately after our interview, Travis would start a tasting with a potential sous chef. Their staff holiday party was the other day, and his wife and twin daughters were sick at home. Oh, and they just changed the menu. To say it was a hectic time would be an understatement. We're simply pleased h ... More >>
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December 17, 2012
Paula Poundstone is Pretty Much the Funniest Animal Hoarder Alive.
Paula Poundstone is one witty broad but she hasn't just made a livelihood based solely on stand-up. She's an author, a regular panelist on NPR's weekly news quiz show, "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me," and her best role of all, she's a mom to three kids and a slew of animals. Frankly speaking, the latter ... More >>
Blogs
December 10, 2012
Death of Jenni Rivera Proves--Again--How Clueless Los Angeles Times and MSM Continue to be About Mexican Anything
The media requests for me to opine on the death of Mexican regional superstar (and Long Beach) gal Jenni Rivera are already coming in, and I expect them to only increase as the American media trips over themselves to cover the story. After all, I'm America's Mexican, right? I'm more than happy to ta ... More >>
Culture
September 20, 2012
Gizmos-a-Go-Go
[Trendzilla] Alarm clocks that roll, purses that charge iPhones and more!
Blogs
September 16, 2012
Baseball in Orange County: History Bats Last!
You've seen them, the "Images of America" series books from Arcadia Publishing, a terrific outfit whose sepia-toned book covers and the jam-packed photos inside pick up the slack where big-time houses often fall down as regards local history. I own a half-dozen of these, including books on Silv ... More >>
Blogs
September 11, 2012
Oh, You Fancy, Huh? Boxed Wine Now Comes In A High-Fashion Handbag
Classy gals would never get caught lugging a Costco-sized cardboard box of wine to a party. But what if it was pretty? In an attempt to estrogen up a universal product (booze), a Swedish company has created the Vernissage "bag-in-bag" wine. It's your typical boxed wine with "a woman's touch." M ... More >>
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May 30, 2012
[UPDATED First Official to Defect:] Hazem Chehabi, Syria's Honorary Consul General/UC Irvine Foundation Board Member, Resigns Consul Post
UPDATE: May 30, 1:13 P.M.: Hazem Chehabi, longtime Syrian honorary consul general, is the first diplomat to defect from President Bashar Al-Assad's government, according to the Syrian American Council. The national pro-revolutionary group lauded Chehabi's resignation from his 18-year-long post as c ... More >>
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April 23, 2012
Taco USA Gets Featured on NPR's All Things Considered!
I've known about this for a while, but didn't want to say a peep until it occurred: NPR's All Things Considered did a story about my book, Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America. It aired this afternoon. HELL YA!!!
Blogs
April 15, 2012
Mi Taco es su Taco: How Mexican Food Conquered America
I finally visited the snazzy corporate offices of the OC Weekly last week, to interview my editor, Gustavo "¡Ask a Mexican!" Arellano. Despite writing for years for the county's favorite alt-weekly, I'd conducted only an email relationship with the staff and editors. I arrived in person to tape my ... More >>
Blogs
April 11, 2012
On the Line: Ryan O'Melveny Wilson of Five Crowns and SideDoor, Part Two
Before this chef hopped on a plane to Chi-town for business (to work on a burger blend and attend a quarterly financial meeting), Ryan O'Melveny Wilson had enough time to answer those burning questions, such as what he thought of his Chiquita-banana costume. Maybe his answer belonged in part one, bu ... More >>
Blogs
March 27, 2012
Beverly Hills Macaron Maker To Open In Fashion Island
I think it was about 2005 that the Chowhound boards went mad for macarons, those colorful, chewy, crispy, filled cookies of Parisian persuasion. I remember it well because there was a particularly lively debate over whose macarons were better, Boule's or Jin Patisserie. Boule's long gone now, but ... More >>
Blogs
March 19, 2012
The Worst Moments from SXSW 2012
The last few days, Village Voice Media's indefatigable music staff has been regaling you with stories of the best from SXSW 2012. In the midst of these discoveries, we've been culling another list: the worst shit. The acts that ranged from huge bore-fests to downright lame. Below, you'll find our cr ... More >>
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March 16, 2012
This Week in Terrifying Food News: Red Meat Kills, Fatty Food Zaps Sperm, Imported Seafood Causes Outbreaks
Hate to be a buzzkill right before St. Patrick's de Drinko, but man, this week sucked in food news. Let's recap, shall we? (Spoiler alert: We're all gonna die.)
Blogs
March 5, 2012
Burger King Introduces Two More $5 "Chef's Choice" Burgers
Would you pay $5 for a burger at Burger King? How about if they called it "Chef's Choice"? And used a 1/3 pound patty instead of the usual quarter pound they use for the Whopper? And topped it with bacon? And bleu cheese?
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February 16, 2012
Jake Shimabukuro
Coach House
Blogs
January 31, 2012
Use Small Dishes, Add Red Food Coloring And Other Ways To Trick Yourself into Eating Less
The Delboeuf illusion.As you've probably figured out, this ol' blog of ours isn't intended to help you look like this guy (case in point). Still, we appreciate good eating tips, and this NPR piece is packed with them. The basis is that--surprise--we humans aren't as brilliant as we thi ... More >>
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January 29, 2012
Tom Zoellner, Chapman University Professor, On the Gabrielle Giffords Shooting
"What is government if words have no meaning?"
Blogs
January 4, 2012
Azealia Banks to Perform at Coachella?
The official Facebook account for the much anticipated fest doesn't update too often, but when it does, one should pay attention.A little over a half-hour ago, a YouTube video for Azealia Banks' oral sex anthem "212" was posted--along with zero comments, sure, but still an ominous clue indeed.
Blogs
December 8, 2011
Matt Iwanusa of Cavemen on In N Out, Cali Weed, and Being Ignored by Blue Oyster Cult
Jim WrightWhen Matt Iwanusa and Jimmy Carbonett first met at The Churchill and Center in New York City, they were only teens. Though the private school was in Manhattan, it was nothing like Gossip Girl. Their sound has been described as equal parts chamber pop, dreamscape, and horror film sco ... More >>
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December 7, 2011
Instant Ramen is Sending Kids to the ER
Cup Noodles Facebook pageDoctors HATE these. Our post-college selves know that eating oodles of cheap instant noodles can wreak havoc on our insides, but an NPR report reveals that those 69 cent Styrofoam cups pose other dangers, too. Each day, kids are sent to the hospital with ... More >>
Blogs
October 11, 2011
It's College Radio Day! KUCI And Titan Radio Join The Fight To Save Campus Stations
WRPICollege radio stations have long given a microphone to local musicians and DJs looking for an audience (and people who wanna talk about stuff), but like many awesome campus institutions, they're endangered by the swinging budget ax. Over the past few years, more than a dozen student-run stati ... More >>
Blogs
July 12, 2011
In Japan, It's 'Herbivore Boys' Vs. 'Carnivore Girls,' Desserts vs. Raw Meat Sushi
Flickr user thornypupDo you know what an "herbivore boy" is? It's a term to describe Japanese males who eschew the macho for the mild. These are men who have abandoned the aggressive tendencies of their salary-men fathers, like drinking heavily and eating spicy food, opting for desserts, being ge ... More >>
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June 30, 2011
Local Record Review: 'Watch TV' by Josh Ottum
Josh Ottum Watch TVTapete Records"College rock" as an operating phrase died some time back but sometimes the sentiment can be accurate, in that Josh Ottum is currently going to grad school at UC Irvine. But the Seattle transplant has been doing music for longer, while his latest album Watch TV do ... More >>
Food
June 23, 2011
Nuoc Mia Mania: Catch It This Summer!
[Hole In the Wall] Where to find the best Vietnamese sugarcane juice in Little Saigon
Blogs
April 11, 2011
Is Groupon Good For Restaurants?
There's been a lot of recent talk and articles written about Groupon and its competitors, specifically on whether they really do any favors for the restaurants that sign up for its services. Groupon, for one, charges a 50% commission. And though the restaurants do get seats filled, their marg ... More >>
Blogs
March 22, 2011
Evan Kleiman, Gustavo to Host Discussion on Street Food--With Street Food!
Piaggio on Wheels: bad-ass choripán...Ustedes know about my skepticism to the luxe-lonchera craze, especially the attempt of some to claim they sell honest-to-goodness street food, then charge you Ritz-Carlton prices for a pinche slider. Is it legit, or just Marie Antoinette dressing as a milkma ... More >>
Blogs
March 17, 2011
[BREAKING] House Cuts NPR Funding
UPDATE, MARCH 17, 12:41 P.M.: The U.S. House of Representatives just voted to defund National Public Radio (NPR). The matter now goes to the Senate.Start buying those tote bags.
Music
March 17, 2011
Style Is Substance for New Fidelity
[Locals Only] The Long Beach quintet are through being cool
Calendar
February 3, 2011
Garrison Keillor
Cerritos Center
Blogs
December 20, 2010
La Santa Cecilia Make Some Night Moves With 'Noche y Citas'
La Santa CeciliaNoche y CitasRebeleon EntertainmentWith their new EP Noche y Citas, Los Angeles Latin music makers La Santa Cecilia are signed, sealed and delivered. Released by the ambitious new label Rebeleon Entertainment, the band gifts us with four brand-new songs and a remake of an old stan ... More >>
Blogs
December 20, 2010
Flavia de la Fuente, Irvine DREAM Act Advocate, on NPR's Talk of the Nation
My news story this week highlighted how Orange Countians have helped push the DREAM Act--which would create a pathway to citizenship for undocumented college students--to national prominence. One of them was Flavia de la Fuente, an Irvine native, UCLA's most-recent valedictorian, and currently in ... More >>
Blogs
December 13, 2010
Loretta Sanchez Makes PR Blunder List in Sex Escort Case
As Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez's Republican general election opponent, Van Tran repeatedly portrayed the veteran Anaheim Democrat as an odorous floozy.And sure enough: Fineman PR, a San Francisco-based public relations firm, has included Sanchez in its 16th annual Top 10 PR Blunders List.The bl ... More >>
Blogs
December 9, 2010
Art Whore: The Old In and Out
ART WHORE likes the sexy.So this week's blog--an assemblage of links with brief commentary--is dedicated to the sexy in recent Arts & Culture.*****
Blogs
November 1, 2010
'Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear': Photos From Across the Country
See Denver rally photos.If you were outside enjoying the fall weather this weekend, and not holed up in your home watching Comedy Central, you might have missed the airing of the "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear," hosted by the cable channel's fake newscasters/real pundits Jon Stewart ... More >>
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July 26, 2010
NPR on Kook: Making Orange County An Adventure
NPR's All Things Considered has featured Kook: What Surfing Taught Me About Love, Life, and Catching the Perfect Wave by travel writer Peter Heller.According to the report, Heller "has sailed the Antarctic Sea with eco-pirates in pursuit of an illegal Japanese whaling fleet, and traversed the dee ... More >>
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June 29, 2010
Irvine's 85°C Bakery on NPR
85 Degrees Celsius (pardon me if I don't use the ° from here on out), local Asian bakery and unstoppable juggernaut was featured in an NPR story a few weeks ago (yes, this post is a bit late on reporting on the report), but the piece by Neda Ulaby for Morning Edition is still worth a listen if you ... More >>
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May 27, 2010
[UPDATED:] 4 OC Weekly Staffers are Now Finalists for Los Angeles Press Club Awards
See our fourth finalist staffer in the update near the end of this post. Three Four OC Weekly staffers are finalists for awards in the Los Angeles Press Club's 52nd annual Southern California Journalism Awards, including nominees for journalist and designer of the year.As previously announced, R. ... More >>
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April 22, 2010
Hold Steady, LCD Soundsystem, Caribou: There Is So Much Free, New, Amazing Music Right Now
This past week has been like Hanukkah for anyone in love with good, modern music. Seemingly each new day recently has seen a different and excellent band putting up their new albums for free streaming. Better than gelt!Right now, the Hold Steady is getting my day off to a good start in ... More >>
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April 1, 2010
What Do Pot Dispensaries, Cannabis Cowboys and "Glee" Have in Common?
Fox's high school musical-twisted comedy Glee and segments on KCET/Channel 28's SoCal Connected on medical marijuana dispensaries and pot farm-busting law enforcement officers known as "cannabis cowboys" are among the latest winners of prestigious Peabody Awards honoring the best in electronic ... More >>
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March 16, 2010
She & Him 'Vol. 2' Streaming, Lady Gaga Collapses, Hold Steady Album Art, Allmans Still rock
She & Him Volume Two streaming on NPR!Too much for Lady Gaga? Singer/spectacle collapses on stage in New Zealand. Check out the artsy, raised-hand album cover for the Hold Steady release Heaven is Whenever due out May 3.The Allman Brothers remain only "jam band" worth a damn.
Blogs
November 5, 2009
Sesame Street Going on 40: 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 10, the Sesame Street gang will have been coaching generations of Americans through their ABCs and 123s for nearly 40 years. The ... More >>
News
May 26, 2005
Facts and Feces
Rewrite history with the Register! Its fun!
Music
October 9, 2003
A Yin-Yang Push-and-Pull Party
Slowrider cruise into the ever-mutating future
News
April 18, 2002
Making OC More Like Orange County
Dont worry, Register readers: Your newspaper isnt changing, just going back to how it was
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