Norman Rockwell

Ten Great Places for Ice Cream in Orange County

Photo by John Gilhooley​You just recovered the mittens you stored away last season from the deepest part of your coat closet. Last night, you wore socks to bed because you didn't want your toes to lose feeling again. The heater's being used for the first time this year, and it still hasn't cooked ... More >>

OC Art Galleries Will Feature Japan, Shag and More!

[SUMMER GUIDE] Highlights from Orange County and Long Beach galleries for the summer

Christopher Titus

Brea Improv

Drive-In to Distraction at Ruby's

Why eating in your car should be an act of desperation, not a conscious choice

'Buried Child' Is Family Not-So-Friendly

The Hunger Artists show us why Sam Shepard is still revered

Western Medical Center's Owners Sued Their Doctors to Muzzle Them, But One Wouldn't Shut Up

Remembering Janice Lowry Gothold

Few local artists provoked as much outpouring of good vibes as Janice Lowry Gothold, whom God called to her reward Sept. 20. The woman, a continual presence in our pages and Best of OC 2007 winner for Visual Art, was a walking smile, a gal with so much talent that the Smithsonian has her personal jo ... More >>

Santa Ana "Resurrected"? When Did it Ever Die?

Fourth Street, SanTana: mid 1950s. What was so great about these segregated days?​ Orange County is a place where booster myths have masqueraded as fact and history since the days of Serra, but an article in this month's Orange Coast by former Los Angeles Times writer Agustín Gurza on ... More >>

Christopher Titus

Irvine Improv

[Summer Guide] Different Brushstrokes This Summer at OC's Art Venues

Tragedy Plus Time

Christopher Titus

Dandy Swells

J.C. Leyendecker

LAFF 2007: Rural Places Are Scary

Pollock-esque Dinosaur

It was purely an urge to reunite with my pal Gail Stahl that led me to the Art Walk in Laguna Beach on Thursday night. Although I was tired and hesitant, my friend-since-first-grade, Mike Michika and I piled into the car of my cousin and namesake, Billy Joe Agan - heading south along the 5 freeway ... More >>

Late to the Legacy

It may have taken her a while, but painter Gail Stahl has finally followed in her father Bens footsteps

Grub Guide

A taste of Orange County's best damn dining guide

Special Screenings

Movie of the Week: Night of the Hunter

Letters

'Art critics are too afraid to say that certain works are pure crap that need flushing.'

The Art of Bodily Horror

A History of Violence director David Cronenberg talks about history and violence

Burger Safari

Ground beef well-done with a side of amnesia

Dead Director Rises Again

George Romero on zombies, politics and his own second coming

No Justice? No Kidding

Todd Solondz on being stuck with who you are

Out of the Temple

Kinkade makes the baby Jesus cry

A Rheum of Ones Own

The creaky displeasures of Mona Lisa Smile and Calendar Girls

Buying Woodstock

Is Ladera Ranch the green revolution or the same development crap in a new package?

Shagadelic!

Josh Aglea.k.a. Shagis OCs hippest painter, and he has the cult to prove it

Sore Eyes

Is PXL This worth the eyestrain?

Don't Mess with the Missionary Man

The Night of the Hunter descends on OC

Flee

Weirdpolitick at the OC Fair

Kick Some Emo Ass!

The Way She Were

Anaheim school trustee says America was greatuntil the 60s

Graceful Boxers

"Myth" sells sports, or maybe religion

Road to Nowhere

Irvines Car Culture is desperately in need of speed

Nice Rack

Buxom maids abound at the Society of Illustrators

Daniel du Plessis Is Very Sweet

And we mean that in a good way

America!

Steve Metzger makes you squrim with envyor maybe thats terror

Real American Graffiti

Rhino exhumes the scariest rock of the 1950s, buries Alice Cooper

Goddamn You, Vin Scully

More Dance Clubs!

The boss bellows, Commie Girl delivers