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Ravers Show Us How to Dress at Ultra 2013

By: Liz Tracy They danced. They rolled. They yelled: Glitter! Yes, these are ten talkative fashionistas of Ultra Music Festival 2013. Certainly, there were some better dressed, and others more sensibly garbed. But the following folks found during night one of 2013's three-day shit fest -- they we ... More >>

Top Five Essential No Limit Soldier Tracks

With yesterday being Veteran's Day, we at the Weekly were reminded of how the late 90s wouldn't have been the same without the contributions of Master P's No Limit Soldiers. From their beginnings in California through their rise to national prominence with some of New Orleans' finest, No Limit Recor ... More >>

BlizzCon 2011 Highlights

Christopher Victorio/OC Weekly​BlizzCon 2011 took place in the Anaheim Convention Center over the weekend. As a celebration of some of gaming's most popular franchises, Blizzard used this opportunity to make many announcements of release of new content for their WarCraft, StarCraft, and Diablo gam ... More >>

Top Five Funny Kanye West Tumblrs

via Fuck Yeah Yeezy ​Considering the man has long been a meme in his own right, it was only a matter of time before the tumblr community hopped on the Kanye West schtick. And since the whole I'mma Let You Finish thing is pretty much dead and buried, we've tracked down the funniest and most curren ... More >>

Introducing 'Where Da Cash At?' by 3vajayjay

​Looking for this week's "Friday"? You're in luck. Even though it's only Tuesday, we found you the new Rebecca Black. Introducing 3Vajayjay, also known as the makers of the new "It's So Cold in the D." The song could be about prostitution...or about where to buy 3XL lingerie...or Pokemon.&nbs ... More >>

7 Racist Video Games You Had No Idea Were Racist

​Racism isn't always obvious. From time to time, a number of blatantly racist video games are released, and everyone goes apeshit. There are rare situations, however, when the racism isn't as obvious. These are the situations in which thoughtless stereotypes are used, or when games touch upon infl ... More >>

'Congratulations On Your Recent Death!'

A list of lists from our Heard Mentality blog's culture coverage

What You Missed: Cosplay Gathering, Roller Girls, Fuck Yeah Fest, Rock the Runway

Christopher VictorioRussell from Up, some decades later...​On a beeeautiful Saturday afternoon, Cosplayers of all kinds--from Snow White and Naruto to Pedo Bear and Mortal Kombat--gathered at Craig Regional Park in Fullerton for a SoCal Cosplay meet-up. There were hot anime babes dressed up in p ... More >>

Top Five Most Interesting Video Game Moms

Mother's Day is just around the corner, and it's the one time of year in which you have the opportunity to express your love and respect for the woman that raised and nurtured you. Whether you celebrate this day with breakfast in bed, family gatherings, or macaroni cards, your mother deserves to be ... More >>

Video Game Shopping for All Stereotypes! Spring 2010 Edition

Gamers know that the best games of the year don't necessarily arrive near the Holiday Season. Previously known for the long months of little or no game releases, spring is now a popular release time frame for some of the industry's most popular titles. Game publishers have learned to avoid the Holid ... More >>

Wacky Snacks: Chic Choc

Photo by Edwin Goei​Name: Chic Choc Origin: Korea Found at: Freshia, Tustin Cost: $2.50

Love in the Time of Pokémon: Raichu Proposes to Pikachu

True love knows no bounds (or sense of shame). While we've all seen public proposals at sporting events, this adventurous young romantic popped the question to his lady love while both were cosplaying as Pokémon characters at Anime Weekend Atlanta earlier this fall. Is it sort of inappropriate that ... More >>

Kanye West Photoshop Craze in Full Effect

​Move over, lolcats. The hot new Photoshopped macro thing is all about Kanye West, playing off the infamous Taylor Swift Incident (TM) at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards. You can find dozens of such images--of wildly varying degrees of funniness--right here. It's weird how many of them have to do ... More >>

Gettin' Made: Burn, Baby Burn... Some Candles!

Are you one of those people that keeps candles around the house without burning them? Wait, really? You are? What're you saving them for? Seriously, you're missing out. Today OC Weekly chats with John Sutton of Maddie Kates hand-poured soy candles - rumor is he has over 400 different candle s ... More >>

Incoming: Mew at Detroit Bar

Casper Sejersen​This is a big one. Danish showgazers Mew, one of the best bands to ever share a name with a Pokemon, are coming to the Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa on September 7. Tickets are on sale now for $18.Mew have been touring with Nine Inch Nails, and will be main support for their farewell t ... More >>

Because You're Ugly: It's Not Too Late!

Look, it's not too late. Jump in the car, drive. See something in her size? Are Pokemon still cool? What's a Ped Egg?--just fucking grab it at this point. Hey, Macy's is even staying open until midnight today and tomorrow for people like you. Hurry. South Coast Plaza: Mon.-Tues., 8 a.m.-10 p.m.; Chr ... More >>

[Game On] You Down With OCD? Yeah, You Know Me

[Game On] Fuzzy Fights: The Combat's Cuddly in Super Smash Bros. Brawl

'Horton Hears a Who!' Is a Surprisingly Strong Dr. Seuss Adaptation

Caffeine 'n' Cartoons

So what's up with the dude on this coffee package? The label says "high octane," but he looks like he's just kinda chill. Maybe the motorcycle drank the coffee instead. I don't even like coffee much, but Starbucks keeps sending me stuff in the mail, like a $5 gift card recently -- II guess the make ... More >>

Not-so-americana

An Introduction to Japanese Sake

Screw the Mariners: We Love 'Em!

The premise was as simple as it's hackneyed: in anticipation of a mega-baseball series, writers from each city would trash the other team. At least that's what I proposed to Mike Seely, managing editor for our brother paper to the north, Seattle Weekly, because your Anaheim Angels and his Seattle Ma ... More >>

Yo-Ho-Ho and a Bottle of Nog

Pirate's Christmas Dinner Adventure

Confessions of a Comic-Con Virgin

A non-geek follows the king of geekdom into the heart of dorkness

Sheer Kon

Paprikas director is hard to pin down, but he wants you to try

Jerking Back and Forth

Daughters

Trendzilla

Pogs? Are back?

Turning Japanese

Anime, superheroes and the outsourcing of the American imagination

Tween-Girl Crack

The education of Paul Frank

Cartoon geekboys are go!

Anime Expo 2004 descends into the heart of Disney

Take Me Out to the Brawl Game

Brotherly love at Larrys Pizza

Flip the Bird This Thanksgiving

Coincidentally, Clammy-Condom Chowder Claims Cloud Courts

Panda Punk!

Peelander Z made themselves from noodles

Fear Bikes Out

Panic about kids and the rise of the neighborhood bike

Bottoms Up!

The worst in 2001 movies

A Father of Punk

Mike Ness and the importance of roots

Letters

Script Pediatrician

Naked! In A Freaking Truck!

And other highlights of a not-weak week

Happy Anniversary!

Five years of Wedded Dis

Exclusive Interview!

We found someone as old as the Weekly

Pigs! Pigs! Pigs! They're Porkin It up!

And 26 other observations about the Orange County Fair

Hip! Hop! Shop!

Black Guys Imitating White Guys Imitating Black Guys: The strange end of the hip-hop revolution

Debatemon!

Digital Monsters 2000

The Domestic Life of a Porn Star

Porn stars are different from you and me. They have more sex.

Star Crossed

Celebrity-bashing thrives, gets its own search engine

Junk-food Theater

Byrning Down the House of Cards

David Byrnes look at advertising looking at us

Notes on a Bloodstained Band Flier

Samiam/Farside/Shades Apart/Jesse & the Rockers
Chain Reaction
Wednesday, Nov. 17

The Huckster Cometh

A salute to The Orange County Register