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End of the World Party

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Detroit Bar

'Creativity Within Tradition: The Beauty of Oaxacan Folk Art'

Bowers Museum

You Got Balls

[Hey, You!] Taking the fun from a little dog's mouth

Me-Ality Is a Jeans Jean-ie

[Trendzilla] This new system makes sure you get the perfect pair

[Hey, You!] Love 2 the 909s

Singing the praises of our much-maligned Inland Empire neighbors

Christmas Eve Reggae Brunch

House of Blues

Pinback

Observatory

Tiësto Launches Clothing Line Called "CLVB LIFE." Seriously.

Stephanie PistelYes, now you can look like this, too​See also: *3hree Things: Holiday Shopping for THAT DUDE *David Guetta Is the First DJ to Have His Handprints at Grauman's Chinese Theatre Tiësto's brand-new clothing line, called CLVB LIFE, debuts in Los Angeles tomorrow. The DJ, who was ... More >>

David Guetta Is the First DJ to Have His Handprints at Grauman's Chinese Theatre

​See also: 3hree Things: Holiday Shopping for THAT DUDE David Guetta is the first DJ to have his handprints immortalized at Grauman's Chinese Theatre. The French native, whose mystical ability behind the booth has the power to reconnect the continents, was recognized this weekend by the iconic ... More >>

Report: Best-Selling Video Games of Black Friday 2011

​Like watching football or having a nap after stuffing yourself with turkey, Black Friday shopping has become a Thanksgiving tradition for millions of Americans. If you're a smart shopper and a gamer, there's no doubt that you've saved many of your video game purchases for the weekend following Th ... More >>

The Five Best Foods to Have Delivered on Cyber Monday While You Shop Online

​It's Cyber Monday, that analogue to Friday's truly shameful display of American consumerism. (Seriously, that image of the woman's butt crack in the video for the $2 toasters? Some things you can never un-see.)Our brethren and sistren at the Houston Press wrote a great list of why Cyber Monday is ... More >>

Big Brother is Watching You ... Shop

​At least this can be said of the decision by operators of The Promenade at Temecula to track Black Friday shoppers via their mobile phones:At least they aren't using the technology only to track black people.Back in the day--but not anymore, right guys--African Americans were closely monitored at ... More >>

Black Sunday Record Fair

Alex's Bar

Holiday Tea

Ritz Carlton

Support Your Local Independent Record Shops: Black Friday Record Store Day Sales Roundup

​Like it or not, the holiday season is upon us. As we all know, the big kick-off is Black Friday, when everyone shakes off the inevitable Thanksgiving food coma and hits the streets to forage for the best deals on gifts for friends and family. Rather than heading to the nearest mall to wait in hel ... More >>

Awkward Commercial of the Day: Rebecca Black's Viral Monstrosity Tapped For Kohl's Black Friday Ad

​Just when you thought you'd finally got Rebecca Black's musical aneurysm "Friday" out of your head, the most obnoxious store in the mall has tapped the most annoying song in history to try to convince you to go shopping on the most stressful day of the year. Apparently, Kohl's brilliant mark ... More >>

Record Store Day's Black Friday Special Releases: Rolling Stones, Beastie Boys And More

​Record Store Day is giving fans a few limited releases to tide them over until the annual April event. The event, which saw it's 30th anniversary this year, is dedicated to independent record retailers and supported by artists and fans alike. A handful of new records will be released on Nov. 25, ... More >>

Z Is for Zara

[Trendzilla] The fast-fashion company opens an online store

'The Breakfast Club'

Regency South Coast Village

Charlie Sleeth

Seasons 52

3hree Things: On Holiday Shopping And Retail Zombies I Hope To Avoid This Season

Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native.Tis the season to be an asshole jolly. A caveat: I love giving gifts, and love that the hol ... More >>

Free Breakfast at IKEA from Friday to Sunday

Edwin Goei​It's that time of year again: The time of year where IKEA tries to entice you to come to do some holiday shopping at their yellow/blue warehouse by offering their already ridiculously low priced 99-cent breakfast plates for absolutely nothing at all. From tomorrow (yes, Black Friday), u ... More >>

Gettin' Made: Patchwork Holiday Shows

It's not quite Thanksgiving yet, but it's time to start turning our thoughts towards the holidays. Get a jump on your holiday shopping by picking up unique, one of a kind handmade goodies for your friends and family at one of the upcoming Patchwork craft fairs! ​ After the jump, details ... More >>

Gettin' Made: A Fond Farewell to Mahar Drygoods

A constant in the world of indie crafting for the past five years, it always brightened my day when I saw Robert Mahar of Mahar Drygoods at shows. His bright, sunny and always friendly disposition was the perfect complement to the unique and nostalgic children's products offered in his online s ... More >>

A Gimmick From Record Stores and Slayer on Black Friday? No Way!

​Thanksgiving, Schanksgiving. As a music geek who lives to shop, Black Friday gimmicks are near and dear to my heart.This year has a bunch of Black Friday gimmicks that sound pretty interesting.

Gift Wrath: Retailers Walk Fine Line at Christmas

Be more jolly!​Gustavo blogged about California Coalition for Immigration Reform head Barbara Coe forwarding to her knuckle-dragging followers an article critical of Best Buy's all inclusive Thanksgiving greeting including a happy Eid Al-Adha wish to Muslims, which naturally forced Babs to conclud ... More >>

Free Cocoa And Hot Cider at South Coast Plaza

​It's not a free IKEA breakfast, but it's something.  This year, like last year, South Coast Plaza will put out some free cocoa and hot cider to anyone needing a little pick-me-up after a marathon shopping spree...or at least they hope that you'll go on a marathon shopping spree after you get ... More >>

Cops to Be Out in Force Throughout OC This Weekend, "Black Friday"

​Various Orange County communities are going to be crawling with extra cops this weekend as pre-Thanksgiving pushes are made to get drunks, druggies, the unlicensed and unsafe motorcyclists off the road and to ensure everyone is buckling up.R. Scott Moxley blogged earlier today about the Orange Co ... More >>

The Weezer Snuggie Has Landed!

You might remember Weezer's endorsement of the Snuggie during their live concerts. This was the obvious next step to take. Christmas shopping: DONE--everybody gets a backwardsass robe!  

Welcome to the Poor Chalet

The lifts are still running at Mammoth and our local mountains, but SnowSports Industries America (SIA) reports the retail side of the industry got hammered in February, continuing a steady decline that began last November, at the height of the Christmas shopping season. "Snow sports ... More >>

'Confessions of a Shopaholic' the Latest Cultural Relic to Be Adapted, But Why Now?

Because You're Ugly: Hearts and Laserbeams Sale!

It's Cyber Monday! That means you can get all the great deals of Black Friday today--and with all the comforts of shopping online. Long Beach Craft Mafia member and local artist Steph Calvert is offering 20% off everything in her online storefront, Hearts and Laserbeams, which features all sorts of ... More >>

LowBallVideoChatter: Steely Dan, "Black Friday"

Good morning! It's Black Friday, a term some wanker marketing genius coined for the day after Thanksgiving when, ideally, retailers all across this mass-consumer-crazed nation of ours will be (the theory goes) left "in the black." Though in these recessionary times, I'm not even expecting Christmas ... More >>

On Sale This Week: Mike Ness, Not Much Else

It's a light week for show announcements, what with the holiday and all--but we do have Mike Ness at the Glass House on Dec. 21, following closely on the heels of his Dec. 6, 9, 10, 14, 19 and 20 shows at the Coach House (of which only the Dec. 14 date is not yet sold out). So much Mike Ness. So ma ... More >>

[Trendzilla] Chanel Jackets and Cheap Chic

[Trendzilla] Shopping In the Out of Doors

Monday's Headlines. No Surprises: Shaky ground for the mayor-who-would-be-governor

Preparing for deportation: In the past fiscal year, Immigration and Customs Enforcement made almost twice as many arrests (30,396) in its fugitive operations program as it did the previous year, reports the Register. ICE also picked up more than 4,000 illegals in workplace raids - up 11 percent fro ... More >>

NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL 2007: THE ARTFUSION EXPERIMENT

The best place to drink heavily at Fashion Island is...Red Robin. Unexpected, right? But a Jack-and-Diet there will run you $4.79 plus tax, and it comes in a full-size glass. Don't ask why the price is so strangely to-the-penny; just enjoy the fact that it's a cocktail cheaper than many beers. Other ... More >>

Step by Step

Mark Reynado, Marketing Director, the Block at Orange

Saving a Landfill Near You

Computer Recycling at the Sports Complex

Coyote Sale

Friends of Coyote Hills—the group battling valiantly to protect the last undeveloped land in Fullerton—hold their fifth annual Garage Sale Fundraiser from 7 a.m. to noon Friday and Saturday at 925 Valencia Mesa, Fullerton. Promising "tons of bargains" (and advising shoppers to arrive ear ... More >>

Staff Infection

Every now and then, a Weekling steps up

In the Kitchen, With a Knife

Shopping Bagged

Deck the malls with rounds of Stoli

Tailgate Party

Shopping for Armageddon

Humbuggery at the mall

The Gifts That Keep Giving

MORE DIRT, PLEASE

Re-creating Vietnam

The Starbucks Solution

Mike Sheldrake figured he was dead when Starbucks opened two stores near his indie coffeehouse. Now his business is up 40 percent.