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Berlin Discoveries

Greatness emerges at the year's first major film festival

Berlin Discoveries: Greatness Emerges at the Year's First Major Film Festival

Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Face Monsters

'Mama' is less scary than a call from Mom

Letters From OC Weekly Readers

How the Church of Scientology Responds to a Reporter's Repeated Requests for Comment

​Asshole. Prick. Handsome. I've been called all three. But Karin Pouw, a spokesthetan for the Church of Scientology, dropped a u-bomb on me in a Feb. 20 email. She called me "unprofessional." Sniffle. Between Feb. 13 and 18, I called the church's media-relations outfit in Los Angeles t ... More >>

Belgian Classics

Total Wine

Walking Sleep

The Prospector

Loosely, Luyas

A band's songs evolve largely from playing them live

Choosing Charcoal and Wood For Your Smoker or Grill

ProfessorSalt.comThe brick pits at Kreuz Market Lockhart, Texas​ There's nothing wrong with propane grills, but if you ask a barbecue purist, only charcoal or hardwood will do to impart a deeply smoky flavor to your food. This week on Grill Marks, we take a look at the fuels needed to cook real sl ... More >>

Chromeo: Almost Totally '80s

The Montreal duo delve even deeper in to Reagan-era pop

Lesser 'Version'

Mordecai Richler gets a downgrade

'Photo Environment': Ecologically Sound

The uncluttered exhibition at Orange Coast College gives some stunning images their due

The Union Line Tour With Local Natives

​So we just heard that The Union Line will be touring with their buddies Local Natives this fall. The Local Natives are really blowing up, performing in festivals around the world this summer.  This is also the third time the Union Line is going on the road, and the difference is that mos ... More >>

Orange County Snowfall Averted

​Three separate busts over the past couple weeks in Orange County prevented cocaine authorities say was worth $20 million from reaching their destinations.

Move Over, Hi-Time, Here Comes 7-Eleven

Dallas Observer​Robert Wilonsky at our sister publication, the Dallas Observer, broke the news today that 7-Eleven will be selling private-label wine in their stores starting next week.That's right, folks. No longer will you have to suffer the slings and arrows of shops run by true oenophiles, lik ... More >>

Lady Gaga Announces Tour, Skips Orange County

​OK, so we all know by now that the Kanye West/Lady Gaga show at the Honda Center, once scheduled for November 15, isn't happening. Heck, the whole "Fame Kills" tour isn't happening. But even though Kanye is dealing with his own post-Taylor Swift issues, the hope still remained that the seemingly ... More >>

[¡Ask a Mexican!] Special Annual Canadian Edition

Serial Pedophile Who Bought 5-Year-Old Vietnamese Sex Slave is Up For Parole

England wants freedom but hasn't admitted his sick sex crimes​A convicted California serial pedophile who despises Jews, cops and African Americans and who forced a kindergarten-age girl he purchased in Vietnam to become a sex slave to not only himself but also his German shepherd and basset hound ... More >>

Letters From OC Weekly Readers

Montreal's Plants and Animals Fly South for the Winter

Letters

Their Charming Man

Dispatches from the Latino Morrissey love-in

One Year, Two Summers

Real life in Southern California

Raaamp It Up!

True love and 1,000 lesbian breasts all in one day!

For Christ's Sake

The OC Supertones, the Pope and the rise of the new Christian rock