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April 18, 2012
Lowkey, UK-based Rebel Rapper, Calls it Quits
Lowkey's approach to hip-hop was always professorial and politicized. His critically acclaimed independently released double-album Soundtrack to the Struggle last year was layered with lyrical lectures and skits sampling luminaries like Tariq Ali. It was, then, as surprising as it was fitting that t ... More >>
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April 17, 2012
Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives Coming to Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
Lowkey's approach to hip-hop was always professorial and politicized. His critically acclaimed independently released double-album Soundtrack to the Struggle last year was layered with lyrical lectures and skits sampling luminaries like Tariq Ali. It was, then, as surprising as it was fitting that t ... More >>
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November 14, 2011
[UPDATED with Results and Photos:] Jenelle Hutcherson Wants to Be the First Openly Gay Miss Long Beach And Miss California USA
Janelle Hutcherson's Facebook pageUPDATE, NOV. 14, 3:59 P.M.: While Jenelle Hutcherson wasn't crowned this weekend, she wrote on her Facebook page that "history has been made." See her pose on stage in her handmade tux and swimsuit at the end of the post. Kristin Bopp was named Miss Long Beach ... More >>
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October 14, 2011
[UPDATE: Today's the Day!] Celebrate Steve Jobs Day on Oct. 14, 2011
UPDATE: Today is Steve Jobs Day. If you're paying tribute to the man who made "Think different" a way of life, post your photo/tribute on the Heard Mentality Facebook Page or Tweet it at us at @ocweeklymusic!ORIGINAL POST, OCT. 7, 2011, 9 A.M.: As people all over the world mourn the loss o ... More >>
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October 11, 2011
[UPDATED with Choice Chatter:] 3 Old Folks Hospitalized for Unwittingly Eating Pot Brownies at Surf City Funeral
UPDATE, OCT. 11, 12:32 P.M.: Someone leaving a comment on the Huntington Beach Police Department (HBPD) Facebook page, which broke the news about three elderly folks being rushed to the emergency room after unknowingly eating brownies laced with marijuana at a funeral, claims a woman was arrested ... More >>
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September 28, 2011
5 Ways Facebook Has Changed Console Gaming
Facebook games are on a completely different wavelength than modern gaming on consoles. They're simple, often mindless, and accessible to just about everybody. People who aren't typically gamers have now been introduced to games with a community larger than XBOX Live, or PSN. It did a better job ... More >>
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August 4, 2011
Become a Falling Still Fan to Win an iPad
Remember Falling Still? The band from LA that compared Orange County to the Midwest? Well, they're running a iPad promotion for the next two weeks. Anyone who likes, follows, or shares their Twitter and Facebook pages are automatically entered to win an iPad. The winner will be announced on Aug. ... More >>
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August 3, 2011
ACLU Demands Data on Mobile-Phone Surveillance From Five Orange County Police Agencies
Big Brother is not only watching you, he can answer in the affirmative, "Can you hear me now?" The American Civil Liberties Union would like to know how much he's listenening, and by "he," I mean "your local cop shop."The Communist Par . . . er, ACLU of California announced today that demands wer ... More >>
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July 25, 2011
Linkin Park to Play Secret Show in LA for Tsunami Relief
Linkin Park Foreign tragedies have a way of hitting close to home when you're world famous and have embarked on several world tours. For Southern California's Linkin Park, the March earthquake and tsunami in Japan affected them on a personal level. "We have family ties to Japan," Chester Ben ... More >>
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July 22, 2011
Flickr Photo of the Week: Twirly!
Flickr user Marcie Gonzales Behind the jump: Check out this week's Flickr Photo of the Week, by Flickr user marcie gonzales. Got some photos of life in or around Orange County you'd like to share with your community? Join the OC Weekly Flickr pool!
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July 8, 2011
Flickr Photo of the Week: Makin' It
Flickr user orbitgalBehind the jump: Check out this week's Flickr Photo of the Week, by Flickr user orbitgal. Got some photos of life in or around Orange County you'd like to share with your community? Join the OC Weekly Flickr pool!
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July 1, 2011
Flickr Photo of the Week: Round and Round It Goes. . .
Behind the jump: Check out this week's Flickr Photo of the Week, by Flickr user marcie gonzales. Got some photos of life in or around Orange County you'd like to share with your community? Join the OC Weekly Flickr pool!
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June 17, 2011
RIP Crappy School Lunches, or: Six Legendary Cafeteria Menu Items
Flickr user john.murdenA farewell to childhood. It's the end of an era. The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Trustees has banned flavored milk in school cafeterias, and corn dogs and chicken nuggets are also off the menus. Who knows what's next? No word on whether OC schools are ... More >>
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June 10, 2011
DREAM Act Activists Release 'How To Stop Deportation' Guide
Jonathan Ho/OC WeeklyWith the fizzling of the DREAM Act last year and the belief that President Obama is doing little to help their plight, activist groups took matters into their own hands this week, boldly publishing a guide for youth on how not to get deported.Compiled by the Asian Law Caucus, ... More >>
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June 9, 2011
Lupe Fiasco: Barack Obama's a Terrorist
Well, I guess we know who's not being invited to the White House anytime soon. When asked about the political content in his music, rapper Lupe Fiasco told CBS' Shira Lazar, "My fight against terrorism, to me, the biggest terrorist is Obama in the United States of America." The rapper appeared on th ... More >>
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May 6, 2011
Flickr Photo of the Week: Don't Steal That Bird!
Flickr user OrbitgalBehind the jump: Check out this week's Flickr Photo of the Week, by Flickr user Orbitgal. Got some photos of life in or around Orange County you'd like to share with your community? Join the OC Weekly Flickr pool!
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April 29, 2011
Flickr Photo of the Week: Harbor Cruise
Flickr user (CMC)™Behind the jump: Check out this week's Flickr Photo of the Week, by Flickr user (CMC)™. Got some photos of life in or around Orange County you'd like to share with your community? Join the OC Weekly Flickr pool!
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April 26, 2011
UPDATED: R.I.P., Poly Styrene of X-ray Spex
UPDATE April 26, 2:30 a.m.: At 10:27 a.m. U.K. time, Poly Styrene's official Twitter feed confirmed that Poly did pass away last night due to breast cancer, in the company of her mother and her daughter, Celeste Bell-Dos Santos. The post read: "We can confirm that the beautiful Poly Styrene, who ... More >>
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March 18, 2011
Flickr Photo of the Week: Goodwin Field Read Seats
Flickr user greenthumb_38 Behind the jump: Check out this week's Flickr Photo of the Week, by Flickr user greenthumb_38. Got some photos of life in or around Orange County you'd like to share with your community? Join the OC Weekly Flickr pool!
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March 7, 2011
Michael Joseph DeSilva, Sex Offender, Booked for Allegedly Luring Kids with His Parrot 'Mango'
"Mango"The Huntington Beach Police Department mentions on its Facebook page that it is looking for children approached by a man who wanted them to play with his parrot.That is not a euphemism. Michael Joseph DeSilva, a 65-year-old Newport Beach sex offender, was arrested this past weekend for all ... More >>
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January 12, 2011
[UPDATED:] Four Decades After Woman Was Found Dead in a Ditch, the Huntington Beach Police Department Turns to Facebook and Twitter to Help Identify Her
Huntington Beach Police DepartmentUpdate, Jan. 12, 12:15 p.m.: Huntington Beach police may have a lead in the 1968 slaying. A person recognizes the woman in the composite sketch, believing her name was Rosie. Based on the information the person gave, police believe that Rosie moved to Long B ... More >>
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December 31, 2010
Flickr Photo of the Week: Sea Lion Pup on the Rocks
Flickr user OrbitGalBehind the jump: Check out this week's Flickr Photo of the Week, by Flickr user OrbitGal. Got some photos of life in or around Orange County you'd like to share with your community? Join the OC Weekly Flickr pool!
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December 30, 2010
Filed Under Awesome: An Angry Birds Gingerbread House
Flickr user zero-livesThe Chinese zodiac may point to the tiger but all those who've played that addictive mobile video game know this has indeed been the Year of the Bird. As a holiday tribute, Flickr user zero-lives built an Angry Birds gingerbread house. (Let's hope the supplies weren't pur ... More >>
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December 24, 2010
Flickr Photo of the Week: Merry Christmas!
Flickr user Marcie GonzalesBehind the jump: Check out this week's Flickr Photo of the Week, by Flickr user marcie gonzales. Got some photos of life in or around Orange County you'd like to share with your community? Join the OC Weekly Flickr pool!
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December 17, 2010
Flickr Photo of the Week: "Two Greats Share a Moment"
Flickr user GreenThumb_38Behind the jump: Check out this week's Flickr Photo of the Week, by Flickr user GreenThumb_38. Got some photos of life in or around Orange County you'd like to share with your community? Join the OC Weekly Flickr pool!
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December 3, 2010
Flickr Photo of the Week: Jabba the Mutt
Flickr user Stephanie A. RicherBehind the jump: Check out this week's Flickr Photo of the Week, by Flickr user Stephanie A. Richer . Got some photos of life in or around Orange County you'd like to share with your community? Join the OC Weekly Flickr pool!
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November 29, 2010
Free Food From Louks and Dan Dan TODAY!
Courtesy of Louks To GoThis could be yours for FREE if you go to Fullerton today for lunch!UPDATED with confirmations: see below the jump.Free food. That's right, free food. Sprint is rolling out some 4G something-or-other (new technology? we don't need no stinkin' new technology!) and will be sp ... More >>
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November 5, 2010
Flickr Photo of the Week: "Miss You, Mom"
Flickr user Stephanie A. RicherBehind the jump: Check out this week's Flickr Photo of the Week, by Flickr user Stephanie A. Richer. Got some photos of life in or around Orange County you'd like to share with your community? Join the OC Weekly Flickr pool!
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October 10, 2010
Chapter One: the modern local: Opening in Downtown Santa Ana: Sometime This Year: Maybe Early Next
Much speculation has swirled around what exactly was going into the building on the corner of Third Street and Broadway in downtown SanTana, and now there's a definite answer: a gastropub with the grammatically mysterious name Chapter One: the modern local (lowercase and superfluous colon theirs) ... More >>
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October 1, 2010
Flickr Photo of the Week: Sunrise, Sunset in Huntington Beach
Flickr user OrangeCounty_GirlBehind the jump: Check out this week's Flickr Photo of the Week, by Flickr user OrangeCounty_Girl Got some photos of life in or around Orange County you'd like to share with your community? Join the OC Weekly Flickr pool!
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September 24, 2010
Flickr Photo of the Week: All Clear For Landing
Flickr user Eric NelsonBehind the jump: Check out this week's Flickr Photo of the Week, by Flickr user Eric Nelson. Got some photos of life in or around Orange County you'd like to share with your community? Join the OC Weekly Flickr pool!
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September 17, 2010
Flickr Photo of the Week: Which Way, OC?
Flickr user JaimeGonzalezPhotosBehind the jump: Check out this week's Flickr Photo of the Week, by Flickr user JaimeGonzalezPhotos. Got some photos of life in or around Orange Count you'd like to share with your community? Join the OC Weekly Flickr pool!
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September 10, 2010
Flickr Photo of the Week: Prints on the Sand
Flickr user Stephanie A. RicherBehind the jump: Check out this week's Flickr Photo of the Week, by Flickr user Stephanie A. Richer. Got some photos of life in or around Orange Count you'd like to share with your community? Join the OC Weekly Flickr pool!
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September 3, 2010
Flickr Photo of the Week: Osprey at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary
Flickr user ctnelson (Tustin)Behind the jump: Check out this week's Flickr Photo of the Week, by Flickr user CTNelson (Tustin). Got some photos of life in or around Orange Count you'd like to share with your community? Join the OC Weekly Flickr pool!
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August 13, 2010
Flickr Photo of the Week: Arch Stone, Corona Del Mar
Behind the jump: Check out this week's Flickr Photo of the Week, by Flickr user dacoach89_89. Got some photos of life in or around Orange Count you'd like to share with your community? Join the OC Weekly Flickr pool!
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August 6, 2010
Flickr Photo of the Week: Just Another Day at the OC Fair
Behind the jump: Check out this week's Flickr Photo of the Week, by Flickr user marcie gonzales. Got some photos of life in or around Orange Count you'd like to share with your community? Join the OC Weekly Flickr pool!
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July 30, 2010
Flickr Photo of the Week: Little Lobster Boat
Behind the jump: Check out this week's Flickr Photo of the Week, by Flickr user whalenmdw. Got some photos of life in or around Orange Count you'd like to share with your community? Join the OC Weekly Flickr pool!
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July 6, 2010
Alexis Bellino, Real Housewives of Orange County Star, Nearly Loses Toddlers to Pool at Tony Balboa Bay Club: TMZ
"It's all about the family Fourth of July," posts The Real Housewives of Orange County star Alexis Bellino on her Facebook page.That's followed by several exclamation points to drive home Mom of the Year's point. However, it was all about saving her family, or at least part of it, when a reporte ... More >>
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July 1, 2010
Anaheim White House Chef To Give Free Demo
Flickr user zagatbuzzBruno Serato, owner of the Anaheim White House, and Eddie Meza, executive chef, will give a free cooking demo today from noon to 2 p.m. at the Anaheim Farmers' Market on Center Street Promenade.
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June 25, 2010
Amid Bad Ticket Sales, Lilith 2010 Looks For ~~Free Labor~~ A Social Media Ambassador
www.lilithfair.comNorah Jones was supposed to play five Lilith dates in August; her management says the shows have been cancelledReports all over the Interwebz say that Sarah McLachlan's all-female music festival Lilith Fair, now simply called Lilith, is quietly cutting more dates from the tour ... More >>
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June 1, 2010
No Doubt Say The New Album Is Delish
www.nodoubt.comHow No Doubt spent the beginning of their long weekend: recording in the studio. On Friday, Gwen Stefani sent out an update on the new album that the band is currently recording. They also posted the photo above on their Twitter account. Gwen says, " Hey Guys...thinking a lot abo ... More >>
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April 23, 2010
One Dozen Unique Food Tattoos
Flickr user gwenbell1. Flickr user gwenbell: "He says he has a lifetime of 'bacon-related puns' ahead of him. One can only hope. One can only hope." Who loves asparagus, flan, bacon and eggs enough to permanently etch it on their bodies forever? These people do. And we love them for it.
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March 25, 2010
That's No Cookie!: Star Wars-Themed Baked Goods
Flickr user SweetSugarBelleYou like baking, you like Star Wars. You love Star Wars-themed cookies. While the Star Wars love/fandom/wankery extends its paws into all aspects of life--bedsheets, video games, walking around campus listening to a self-made audio tape of Return of the Jedi on yo ... More >>
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February 16, 2010
Facebook Free Speech Page Denies Free Speech
A Facebook page has been created "in light of the recent event at UC Irvine in which 11 members of the Muslim Student Union @ UCI were arrested for attempts to silence and censor a speaker whose views they disagreed with. Free speech is NOT negotiable!"Too bad the page does not practice what it p ... More >>
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January 26, 2010
Dishney: Flickr Set Documents "Fat People in Disneyland"
It's true that perusing Flickr for the cute kitten/Shiba Inu pup or Disney-related picture du jour is an undying habit of ours--and sometimes, we come across stuff like this: Flickr User Matt NichollsYes, this is indeed a screen cap of an entire Flickr gallery dedicated to "Fat People in Disneyla ... More >>
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December 18, 2009
Flickr Photo of the Week!: Yes, He Had his Seat Belt On
Flickr user vickie c Aaand after the jump: A gratuitous frontal view of this fantastic duo spotted on 2nd St. in Long Beach.Got something to share with your community? Join the OC Weekly Flickr pool!
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December 2, 2009
Rick Warren Tweet Catches Wonkette's Wary Eye
It's safe to say Wonkette, "the D.C. gossip blog," is no fan of Rick Warren. The Saddleback Church pastor's Twitter page tweet above generated the following response:Here we have the most recent entry from smarmy hippopotamus Rick Warren's Twitter page, the rest of which is SO. GRATING. GAHH. (Ex ... More >>
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October 16, 2009
Wahoo's Fish Tacos Opens at UC Irvine
Image From Twitter User rockdamullet @ http://twitpic.com/kvghn Well, there really isn't that much to say other than the headline and what can be implied by the above pic taken by a Twitter user named rockdamullet. Except, that is, to say that our Web Editor Vickie Chang, who is an Anteater alum ... More >>
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