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  • Culture

    March 8, 2012

    Nameberry Is a Baby Name-Pedia

    [Trendzilla] The website that has every possible baby name known to man—even Fitzwilliam

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2011

    [UPDATED with Sentence:] Constantino Monterrosas Gamez Guilty of Setting Girlfriend on Fire While Zipping Along I-15

    ​UPDATE, OCT. 27, 1:07 P.M.: 39-year-old Santa Anan Constantino Monterrosas Gamez, who pleaded guilty last week to setting his girlfriend on fire as he drove his pickup on I-15 near Corona in July, was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years and four months in state prison. One stipulation of the plea de ... More >>

  • Music

    September 22, 2011

    Fender Factory Opens to Public

    [Mental Notes] Also: Latina theater group Breath of Fire goes gypsy

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2011

    [UPDATED with Judge's Affirmation:] Armando Macias: DEATH!

    Courtesy of OCDAArmando Macias​UPDATE, SEPT. 1, 1:26 P.M.: Superior Court Judge Francisco Briseno today affirmed the death sentence for gang member Armando Macias, the triggerman in a bizarre family murder plot in 2002.A jury that convicted Macias in April for his role in the slaying followed up ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2011

    Portola Coffee Lab and TAPS Create Neo-Colonial Stout

    ​What do you get when you take one part scientific coffee brewer and another part award-winning brewmaster? Some intensely caffeinated beer, that's what! Two great minds teamed up on a limited-edition taste that will get you pretty hopped up (Insert wah-wah trombone here).The players: Portola Coff ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2011

    KROQ's Curious Five: Rise Against, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Weezer, Linkin Park, 30 Seconds to Mars

    ​It's not KROQ's fault copious amount of sonic garbage spew from their massive antenna on Tonga Peak in Glendale. No matter how cutting edge they purport to be, they're a mainstream radio station with salaried programming directors who strictly adhere to a business model. As such, they are going t ... More >>

  • News

    June 23, 2011

    Cooling Down With Local Beer

    [SUMMER GUIDE] No. 44 of the 100 Reasons to Be Ecstatic About Summer In OC!

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    American, Mexican Beermakers Fight Over Mexican Livers in the United States

    ​It's no big secret that beer companies have long targeted Latinos in the United States to drink their swill, going as far as to turning an obscure Mexican holiday into the Cinco de Drink bacchanal we celebrate every May 5. Beer-company logos now decorate everything from booth banners at Mexican I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2011

    [UPDATED with Sentence:] Armando Macias: DEATH!

    Courtesy of OCDAArmando Macias​UPDATE, MAY 19, 6:08 P.M.: A jury today recommended that gang member Armando Macias, 35, of Lancaster, receive the death penalty for his role in a bizarre family murder plot in 2002.It was Macias who "executed" 44-year-old David Montemayor, who was fleeing after bri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2011

    This Week in Food: Smoked Turkey Legs, Cinco de Drinko, and

    Flickr user madmarv00​This was Cinco de Mayo week, so we understandably went more Mexican than usual. But after the jump are non-Mexi delights and more!

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2011

    [UPDATED with Conviction:] Armando Macias Faces Death Penalty for Bizarre Family Murder Plot

    Courtesy of OCDAArmando Macias​UPDATE, APRIL 21, 5:56 P.M.: A jury in Santa Ana today found Armando Macias guilty of murder--a conviction that could bring the 35-year-old Lancaster gang banger the death penalty.Macias was part of the family murder plot of businessman David Montemayor, 44, of Buena ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2011

    [UPDATED] Armando Macias Faces Death Penalty for Bizarre Family Murder Plot

    David Montemayor​UPDATE, MARCH 28, 9:34 A.M.: The Orange County District Attorney's Office (OCDA) today goes for a third death penalty conviction and sixth and final conviction overall in the 2002 murder of a Buena Park man that was set in motion by his sister, who was jealous he was being handed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2011

    [UPDATED] Gilberto Cruz Silva Gets 39 Years to Life for Raping One Prostitute and Trying to Rape a Second

    ​UPDATE, FEB. 18, 5:15 P.M.: 31-year-old Corona resident Gilberto Cruz Silva was sentenced to 39 years to life in state prison and required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life for raping one prostitute at knifepoint and trying to rape a second in 2009.

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2010

    Walt Disney Company: Insurance Claims, Murder and Suicide, Oh My!

    Where happiness sometimes happens.Let us be clear about this very early: there wasn't some weapon-wielding costumed Mickey Mouse running down Main Street popping people, nor was some disgruntled Toy Story 3 producer slipping cyanide capsules in movie-goers jugs of soda. That said, the Walt Disn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2010

    Comfort Food at El Pico de Gallo Taqueria

    Dave Lieberman​I'm sick of the word taquería. Seemingly every Mexican restaurant in these fair orange acres uses it to describe the food on offer, even when a place might better be described as a puesto, a fonda, a restaurante or a cenaduria. These shops do themselves a disservice, because while ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2010

    Orange Bits: No Doubt, The Aquabats, Local Natives

    The Aquabats​This week's edition of news we didn't write involves our mainstays (who else?) the Local Natives, No Doubt's Adrian Young and Bayside...read on after the jump.

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2010

    Japon: El Original Cacahuate Estilo Japonés

    Edwin Goei​Name: Japon: El Original Cacahuate estilo Japonés (The original Japanese-style peanut) Origin: Mexico Found at: Superior Grocers, Buena Park Cost: 4 bags for $1 Ingredients: Selected Peanuts, Wheat Flour, Sugar, Water, Iodized Salt, Brown Sugar, Hydrolyzed Soy, Hydrolyzed Soy P ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2010

    Five Real Mexican Drinks for Cinco de Mayo

    Let's just get this straight right away, OK?Yes, Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican holiday. It's a Mexican holiday the way Patriots' Day is an American holiday. Patriots' Day is only observed in two out of the 50 American states (Massachusetts and Maine, in case you were wondering); Cinco de Mayo is only o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2010

    Over the Weekend: Where's the Band? Featuring Dustin Kensrue, Matt Pryor, Chris Conley, and Anthony Raneri, House of Blues

    The Hype: Featuring a solo acoustic performance from Orange County's own, Thrice front man Dustin Kensrue, plus Matt Pryor (The Get Up Kids), Chris Conley (Saves the Day) and Anthony Raneri (Bayside), the Where's the Band? tour, which stopped at Hous eof Blues, Anaheim, Saturday, might have more  ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2009

    The OC Connection to KPFK's Anti-Semitic Show

    Type "Augustin Cebada" on YouTube to hear his take on plain ol' white folk!The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles has a fascinating article in tomorrow's edition about "La Causa," a show that airs Wednesdays at 9:30 p.m. on KPFK-FM 90.7 and is hosted by a 1960s refugee who calls himself Augustin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2008

    Live Review: Bambu at UCI on 03/07

    Third world logic stormed UC Irvine last night as former Native Gun rapper Bambu took the stage, promoting his newest CD, "I-Scream for the Children." As a Pinoy born and raised on the streets of Watts, Bambu's rhymes and perspective come from a place few people outside Manila or Downtown Los Ange ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2008

    People Noise, Casket Salesmen and The Prisoner's Dilemma at the Glass House on 02/10

    The minute I cut through the entrance curtains of the Glass House in Pomona Sunday night, it dawned on me how the setup looked more like an intimate rehearsal than an actual gig. In the darkness of the main hall, the venue's flashing strobes and swirling colored lights revealed. . .the floor, buffed ... More >>

  • Film

    January 10, 2008

    Special Screenings

    Movie of the Week: The Power of Nightmares

  • Film

    January 3, 2008

    Special Screenings

    Movie of the Week: The 400 Blows

  • Film

    December 20, 2007

    Special Screenings

    Movie of the Week: The Wild Bunch

  • Film

    June 28, 2007

    Special Screenings

    Movie of the week: Lost in La Mancha

  • Food

    June 14, 2007

    Going Global

    Kimera chef Chris Grodach crisscrosses the continents

  • Blogs

    June 13, 2007

    Introducing Blues Control

    Blues Control Blues Control (Holy Mountain) Release date: May 29, 2007 Curb Your Cynicism is a recurring blogtastic feature in which the music editor pithily enthuses about new releases and reissues he thinks will enhance your life and erode your cynicism about the state of music, circa now. An ... More >>

  • Film

    June 7, 2007

    Special Screenings

    Movie of the Week: Who Killed the Electric Car?

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2007

    17th Time ain't a charm

    This morning, we noted that the man known as the "Irreconcilable Differences" bandit robbed his 16th bank out in Newport Beach. Now, CBS reports that a guy who matched his description was arrested in Glendale shortly after robbing a Wells Fargo. They got him in the parking lot of the local McDonald ... More >>

  • Film

    May 17, 2007

    Special Screenings

    Movie of the week: Kiss of Death

  • Film

    December 28, 2006

    Special Screenings

    Movie of the Week: Greg's Last Picture Show

  • Features

    October 19, 2006

    The Playground

    No. 3: Santa Ana is absolutely, positively, OCs best downtownnow, keep it that way!

  • Columns

    June 29, 2006

    Letters

    'You are smart and funny. And have a very cute cooter'

  • Web

    October 27, 2005

    A Clockwork Orange

    'You are smart and funny. And have a very cute cooter'

  • Culture

    August 18, 2005

    Good Bones

    Careful restoration and decoration revived designer David-Michael Madigans historic Federal-style home

  • Columns

    August 11, 2005

    Aug. 11 - Aug. 18

    Careful restoration and decoration revived designer David-Michael Madigans historic Federal-style home

  • News

    May 12, 2005

    Thanks for Visiting Mexico!

    Alleged murderer who made a run for the border is finally back home and behind bars

  • Culture

    March 31, 2005

    Architecturally Sound

    Orange County can match LA County building for building

  • News

    January 20, 2005

    No Justice, No Peace of Mind

    Parents have dim hopes sons killer will be brought to trialeven though cops know where alleged murderer is

  • Music

    November 11, 2004

    Beats Rhymes Life

    A Tribe Called Quest: not another Urban Dance Squad!

  • Music

    November 13, 2003

    Mondo Generator

    A Tribe Called Quest: not another Urban Dance Squad!

  • Music

    September 4, 2003

    Clubbed!

    A Tribe Called Quest: not another Urban Dance Squad!

  • Food

    December 19, 2002

    Wandering the Dessert

    Sarkis Pastry finds prosperity, peace in Anaheim

  • Music

    November 7, 2002

    Get Up and Go!

    Sarkis Pastry finds prosperity, peace in Anaheim

  • Music

    August 15, 2002

    Panda-monium!

    Sarkis Pastry finds prosperity, peace in Anaheim

  • Music

    May 10, 2001

    CD Reviews

    Sarkis Pastry finds prosperity, peace in Anaheim

  • Features

    June 1, 2000

    Balboa Trailer Park Weekend Manager

    Sarkis Pastry finds prosperity, peace in Anaheim

  • Music

    April 27, 2000

    One More Dose of Thunder

    Nebula bring the pain

  • News

    April 1, 1999

    Rebel Yell

    Zapatista struggle enlivens life in el Norte

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