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  • News

    May 24, 2012

    Burying Tom Fuentes' Secrets

    [Moxley Confidential] The longtime chairman of the OC Republican Party passes away and takes some great dirt with him

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2011

    Carlos Mencia talks South Park, Name Changes, and Family Dysfunction

    ​Carlos Mencia has been called a lot of things, but the one that sticks the most is--wait for it--hilarious. From his travails in hit TV shows and movies, to being a topic on gossip sites, Mencia has come out wiser and funnier. Carlos recently dropped 70 pounds, too. Oddly enough, with less of ... More >>

  • Music

    October 20, 2011

    Alice In the Bag

    'Violence Girl' contextualizes the Bags' place in LA punk history

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Leo Machado: 'Without Passion, There is No Song'

    ​ Looking back, Leo Machado says only words remained to shape memories of his past relationships. Fortunately for the Managua-born musician, he was able to translate them into the songs that define his full-length debut. Aptly titled Solo Quedan Palabras, the indie effort released in February ... More >>

  • News

    May 12, 2011

    Reza Abedi's Greatest Escape

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

  • News

    March 31, 2011

    Welcome to the Ronald Reagan Great Park

    EXCLUSIVE! Super-secret plans are afoot to name Orange County's largest public-works project after the Great Communicator

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2011

    Ex-Newport Beach Firefighter Sues Over Alleged Anti-Latino Bias

    Who is getting hosed here?​Based on his resume, it's difficult to imagine that Christian Benard is lazy. He graduated from the University of Southern California and served as an officer in the U.S. Navy before deciding on a career as a firefighter in Newport Beach.But fire department officials fir ... More >>

  • Columns

    March 10, 2011

    Can Mexico Sue the United States to Get the Southwest Back?

    [¡Ask a Mexican!] Also, why do Mexican girls write online in ALL CAPS?

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2011

    Blonde, Botox'd and BACK! The Real Housewives of Orange County returns this Sunday

    ​Because there just aren't enough cat fights, Brazilian lesbians and talks of "vaginal rejuvenation" in regular life, The Real Housewives of Orange County are back--this Sunday at 10 p.m. on Bravo.  It's been a while since the tanned and mostly toned ladies invaded our TV screens. Here's who ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2011

    Ronald Reagan Day in Larry Agran Land?

    ​It's unclear why this wasn't proposed a few weeks ago, but the Irvine City Council tonight will consider proclaiming Feb. 6 "Ronald Reagan Day," in honor of 40th president's birthday.The proclamation is not being foisted on the panel that leans Democratic because Reagan was once a member of the p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2011

    New Surf-Movie Trailer: Mikey DeTemple's Sight|Sound, Which Includes Some Local Talent

    Chasen Marshall/OC WeeklyDirector DeTemple on set for Picaresque.​In July 2009, East Coast-based surfer and filmmaker Mikey DeTemple premiered his debut flick, Picaresque, to a packed house at the Hurley warehouse in Costa Mesa. It was an artistic representation of the sport he loved and the surfe ... More >>

  • News

    October 7, 2010

    Disney's Hotel-Workers' Union Is Still Trying to Bring Down the Mouse

    After some two-and-a-half years of stalled negotiations and street theater, a new labor deal still seems like Fantasyland

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2010

    Racist OC Register Reader Fustercluck of the Day

    Headline: Hardest Worker in O.C.? Get 'em a Zoila!​ Comment by IRVINKNIGHT: 100 pesos says Yvette gives the Zoila award to either an illegal alien or a pregnant homeless girl.Comment by EVILTWIN: Another great article for "LA Opinion". Where it belongs!Comment by SHOULDNTBELIEVE: I have a bet ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2010

    Elie Wiesel Joins Chapman University, to Guide Undergrads Spring Semesters Through 2015

    ​Elie Wiesel, the Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Holocaust survivor and author of more than 50 books, has accepted an appointment as a Distinguished Presidential Fellow at Chapman University.Chapman President James Doti revealed the appointment of the author of the internationally acclaimed Night d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2010

    Release the Sounds: Vampire Weekend, 'Contra'

    ​There are a few basic reasons why fans will gravitate toward Vampire Weekend's slightly evolved sophomore release, Contra (out today in the U.S. on XL Recordings). Besides retaining their white-knuckle grip on Afro-pop imitations and sugar-coated existentialism, they're still as bouncy ... More >>

  • Columns

    December 4, 2008

    Letters From OC Weekly Readers

    ​There are a few basic reasons why fans will gravitate toward Vampire Weekend's slightly evolved sophomore release, Contra (out today in the U.S. on XL Recordings). Besides retaining their white-knuckle grip on Afro-pop imitations and sugar-coated existentialism, they're still as bouncy ... More >>

  • News

    October 23, 2008

    [Election 2008] 25 Reasons Why John Sidney McCain III Sucks

    ​There are a few basic reasons why fans will gravitate toward Vampire Weekend's slightly evolved sophomore release, Contra (out today in the U.S. on XL Recordings). Besides retaining their white-knuckle grip on Afro-pop imitations and sugar-coated existentialism, they're still as bouncy ... More >>

  • Features

    June 28, 2007

    From Hunter to Hunted

    In his quest to free slaves around the world, Aaron Cohen thought hed seen it all. Then he went to Myanmar

  • Film

    March 9, 2006

    Go Home to El Salvador

    Wetback: The Undocumented Documentary reveals the true anti-immigrant assholesMexicans

  • News

    December 8, 2005

    The Low Cost of High Wages

    American Apparel wants to follow Wal-Mart to Chinafor all the right reasons

  • Film

    April 14, 2005

    Go Home to El Salvador

    Wetback: The Undocumented Documentary reveals the true anti-immigrant assholesMexicans

  • Columns

    February 10, 2005

    Letters

    Wetback: The Undocumented Documentary reveals the true anti-immigrant assholesMexicans

  • News

    December 16, 2004

    Kill the Messenger

    Gary Webb, 1955-2004

  • Features

    October 21, 2004

    Best of OC 2004: Part 5

    Gary Webb, 1955-2004

  • Columns

    November 6, 2003

    Hosed

    Forest fires? Blame Bush

  • News

    September 11, 2003

    Cold Case at the Marine base

    An El Toro officers 1991 death could re-open controversy over military drug trafficking

  • Columns

    August 7, 2003

    Dont Bitch, Vote Kucinich!

    OC activists rally to underdog candidate

  • News

    May 8, 2003

    The Kids Are Not All Right

    OC activists rally to underdog candidate

  • News

    April 3, 2003

    Straight Talk From the White House

    OC activists rally to underdog candidate

  • Culture

    January 2, 2003

    386 Words About Nine Bad Plays

    OC activists rally to underdog candidate

  • News

    December 5, 2002

    Give It Up, Al

    Citizen Gore's shadow campaign

  • Culture

    September 12, 2002

    Retrospective Fatigue

    Is it still too early to say something smart about Sept. 11?

  • Culture

    September 12, 2002

    Without Sin?

    Noam Chomsky looks at American foreign policy after Sept. 11

  • News

    August 29, 2002

    Our Man in San Salvador

    Notorious generals U.S. ties ran through an ex-OC cop

  • Culture

    August 1, 2002

    God Damn the 80s!

    Loud*R*mouth Theatre Co.s Parallel Lives

  • News

    August 1, 2002

    The Martian Plan

    Loud*R*mouth Theatre Co.s Parallel Lives

  • News

    March 14, 2002

    We Know Evil

    Loud*R*mouth Theatre Co.s Parallel Lives

  • Features

    March 14, 2002

    Great, Satan

    A Weekly roundtable on the subject of evil

  • Features

    February 7, 2002

    Not Too Late for a War Crimes Tribunal

    He turns 91 this week, so its possible Ronald Reagan cant remember. But Jim Washburn cant forget

  • Columns

    September 20, 2001

    No Shelter

    Vengeance isnt justice

  • Features

    July 19, 2001

    Crack Cop

    FBI documents link an ex-Laguna cop and drug runner to an Irvine executive with ties to the CIA

  • Features

    February 22, 2001

    The Taxi Driver

    Military sales to Latin American dictators, CIA contacts, and the strange odyssey of OC cabby Richard Schorling

  • News

    August 24, 2000

    The Partys Over

    Buchanan crashes Reform Party convention in Long Beach

  • News

    February 24, 2000

    Who Killed Col. James Sabow?

    Was Marine Corps Col. James Sabow the victim of a military cover-up?

  • Food

    October 7, 1999

    Latin Soul

    Rafis Cuban food for the people

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