Subject: Rome

• Context-Free Reportering Courtesy of the Register

  It's always a guilty pleasure to see a new Orange County Register reporter--usually fresh from college--write a story in which the guy (or cute gal) has no clue about what's in his face. The latest example occurred today, in a piece by one Sean Emery, about the continued restoration of Mission San Juan Capistrano. Emery noted that Cardinal William Levada, Prefect of the Congregation of the Doctrine Faith in Rome, offered a blessing to the Mission's retablo in a Saturday Mass--but that's when the

  July 25, 2007

• Will the Register be As Abandoned as the Times?

  We're not supposed to like The Orange County Register, but we can't help but cringe after reading that the Reg is shrinking news staff yet again. The Reg (and the Los Angeles Times, for that matter) is atrophying before our hands—and that's not good for you and I. I'll post why it's not good tomorrow, but I want to relay this anecdote from earlier this year involving the Los Angeles Times that relates to the Register's layoffs—promise!

  August 2, 2007

• Because You're Ugly: Valentino

  September 4, 2007

• The Really - Really - Really - Real - This - Time - We - Mean - It OC Recap

  This week's episode of Newport Harbor opens with Chase deciding that he likes Taylor and not Allie. This is problematic because he took Allie to prom and kicked Taylor out of the after-party for cutting off his groove sauce or soiling his game, if you will. But, as it turns out, this lady switch is for the best because appears that Allie is a complete fucking retard. Here is a clip of a conversation between she and her friend who doesn't matter to the story line as they discuss going to Europe

  September 20, 2007

• Strictly ballrooms

  Am I really supposed to be here? The event: A party for the reopening of the ballrooms in the Anaheim Hilton, and the ongoing renovations (“Redressed for Success”) in all the rooms. The guests: Rich businesspeople, mostly wearing suits that look like they cost several months worth of my salary. And me, in my Spawn shirt from Hot Topic. The bar: open. Featured drinks include various pomegranate cocktails, which I try before realizing that there's 12 year-old Scotch. And some kind of high

  November 8, 2007

• Santa Ana Now Officially Run by Lazy Mexicans

  *Updated, with new information on the bottom... As the largest city in Orange County, SanTana needs a more-committed city council than, say, Laguna Niguel. Unfortunately, the county seat is cursed with buffoons, a veritable clowncil, to use the term of Orange Juice! bomb-thrower Art Pedroza. We've documented the wackiness of Mayor Papi Pulido and councilmembers Busty Bustamante (pictured), Claudia Alvarez and David Benavides, and at least one of them is amongst the pendejos who are out of town

  August 2, 2008

• Tom Petty & Jackson Browne

  August 18, 2005

• [Summer Guide] Harry Potter and 39 Other Movies We Can't Wait to See This Season

  June 4, 2009

• Letters From OC Weekly Readers

  March 26, 2009

• Sublime video from Saturday night

  A guy can't take a shit these days without someone posting it on YouTube the next day. That being said, here are some clips from the Sublime reunion show Saturday night in Nevada with new singer Rome. According to his MySpace page, he's from Newport Beach. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrkfVlCM_SA

  March 2, 2009

• On-Sale Saturday: Lucinda Williams, Gogol Bordello, More

  Alt-country icon Lucinda Williams at the House of Blues in Anaheim is just one of the shows going on sale tomorrow. Exciting!

  March 27, 2009

• 'You, Nero': Moralizing About the Decline of Western Civilization Has Never Been Funnier

  January 22, 2009

• Amy Freed's 'You, Nero' Tells the Story of Telling the Story of the Reviled Emperor

  January 8, 2009

• [Special Screenings] Local Showings of 'Back to the Future,' 'Scarface,' More

  July 24, 2008

• Time Warp

  March 27, 2008

• Sunday - 12/2

  ‘Imperial Rome: Discovering the Ancient Civilization’ at the Muzeo in Anaheim, The Lemonheads at the House of Blues, Winter Fantasy 2007 at the Sawdust Festival grounds
  

  November 29, 2007

• The Good Mother

  May 6, 2004

• We Aren't the World

  How the Americans fared at Cannes

  May 31, 2007

• Locals Only

  Strange New World
  

  March 1, 2007

• Trendzilla

  Skinny boys in cardigans

  January 4, 2007

• Mel Gibson Is Responsible for All the Wars in the World

  Okay, slight exaggeration. But hes at least to blame for this one
  

  December 7, 2006

• Double the Horror

  August 10, 2006

• Beast of Burden

  June 8, 2006

• Mama Needs a Sugar Daddy

  May 4, 2006

• Cypress

  October 20, 2005

• !Ask a Mexican!

  September 22, 2005

• When in Rome

  June 9, 2005

• Facts and Feces

  May 26, 2005

• Beautiful Strangers

  April 7, 2005

• Welcome to Pope Week!

  April 7, 2005

• The Flirty Dozen

  December 9, 2004

• Pedals To the Metal

  September 2, 2004

• Get Arthur

  July 8, 2004

• Diary Of A Mad County

  May 20, 2004

• Absurdity Began with Duck Soup

  May 1, 2003

• Shopping for Armageddon

  December 19, 2002

• Poptopia!

  November 28, 2002

• Looking for Love in All the Right Pastas

  November 7, 2002

• Stucco Is Me, Stucco Is You

  September 5, 2002

• Family Ties

  June 13, 2002

• Flame Thrower

  May 9, 2002

• Privilege Has its Membership

  August 23, 2001

• In Praise of Faux Castrati

  March 15, 2001

• One Cozy Bed

  May 4, 2000

• Does Masturbation Make You Smarter?

  February 17, 2000

• Letters

  January 20, 2000

• 'Angels & Demons' Is Holy Crap, But Not Entirely Un-Fun

  May 14, 2009

• To Do This Weekend 6/26 - 6/28

  Flock of Seagulls / Dramarama / When in Rome / Gene Loves Jezebel, Friday, 8 p.m.With a line up like this, how can you afford to miss it??House of Blues, 1530 S. Disneyland Dr., Anaheim, CA; 714-778-2583Morning Tidepool Exploration, Saturday, 9 a.m.Join a state park docent on a morning tidepool exploration at Crystal Cove State Park on Saturday when the tide will fall to a low -0.3 Meet at the turquoise cottage, next to the Beachcomber Café in the Historic District. Park in the Los Trancos lot

  June 26, 2009

• What A Hoot!

  Saturday was the annual rockabilly festival Hootenanny in Irvine, and I had a rockin' good time. There were tons of people, but not in the overwhelming I'm-going-to-die-of-heatstroke-and-no-one-will-find-me way of, say, Warped Tour or Coachella. People could actually find spots in the shade. Lots of foxy boys (I left my taste for pomps back in the late '90s, but hey! "When in Rome" . . . ) The music sets were brief and efficient, 30 minutes and right on time. Lots of vendors selling delicio

  July 9, 2007

• Do You Know Rome?

  ​According to his myspace page, new Sublime singer/guitarist Rome is from Orange County. I've been trying to track him down for a story and have got nothing. I sent a message to said myspace page and haven't heard back, so now I'm taking it to the streets (so to speak) and asking for the public's help?So public, do you know Rome? If so, can you get him in touch with me? If you can answer yes to either (and hopefully both) of these questions, please leave a comment with some contact info. Thank

  September 11, 2009