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Bartenders Tell All: What Your Drink Says About You

Someone on Reddit posed a question to bartenders: "What do drink orders say about people?" The responses that followed are enlightening and pretty hilarious. Redditor pres82 wrote this definitive guide. (Note to self: No White Russians ever.)

Bending Sticks: The Sculpture of Patrick Dougherty Screens Tonight at Cinema Orange

A documentary about an artist who sculpts with sticks to create massive public art screens tonight as part of Cinema Orange, the ongoing film series that marries the Orange County Museum of Art with the Newport Beach Film Festival.Bending Sticks: The Sculpture of Patrick Dougherty is scheduled to ro ... More >>

'Beautiful Creatures' Is a Swampy, Romantic Good Time

Richard LaGravenese's chaste, zippy film based on the YA series

Huntington Beach-Based Nationwide High Grade Marijuana Business Lands Man In Federal Custody

A federal grand jury in Michigan has charged an Orange County man tied to Huntington Beach with money laundering and trying to illegally sell more than 100 kilograms of high quality marijuana.According to U.S. Department of Justice records obtained by OC Weekly, Kenneth Hien Vu (AKA Kenny Nguyen) is ... More >>

Are Mexicans Having Fewer Babies?

[¡Ask a Mexican!] And what's the true story of the 1920s Cristeros revolt in Mexico?

Why a South Carolina Restaurant's T-Shirts Showing Tacos As Illegal-Immigrant Bait is Further Proof of the Mexican Conquest of America

I once lectured in South Carolina--at the University of South Carolina Upstate in Spartanburg in 2008, to be exact. Overflow crowd of over 300--mostly gabachos, with a handful of Latinos clustered in the front. It was a great event, everyone very respectful--and then on the drive back, at 4 a.m. in ... More >>

FBI Nabs Dangerous East Coast Gang Leader in Huntington Beach

Following a 134-count federal grand jury indictment, the FBI arrested the 35-year-old leader of a notorious South Carolina criminal gang United Blood Nation (AKA Bloods Street Gang) in Huntington Beach this week.South Carolina-native David Andrea Jenkins (AKA "Dread") and his gang members used sophi ... More >>

Five Legal Foods Just As Cruel As Foie Gras

"Foie gras is cruel. Those poor ducks." The anti-foie gras people, of course, don't want to ban just foie gras. Many of them would like to ban meat altogether as cruel, forcing everyone to espouse a vegetarian diet. While there's nothing wrong with being vegetarian, let's not pretend that vegeta ... More >>

American Civil Liberties Union Caravan Blasting Immigration Laws Coming to Santa Ana

The American Civil Liberties Union caravan stopping in Santa Ana at high noon Monday to draw attention to the damage done by immigration laws like Arizona's is sure to include a hippie van with stickers all over it. Only some messages will be in Spanglish, and Jerry Garcia's Dead head will be replac ... More >>

Remember When OC Republicans Loved Rick Perry? He Needs Them in Texas

​Remember last fall when Texas Governor Rick Perry packed 1,000 supporters--including former Orange County Republican Party chairman Tom Fuentes, rising from his death bed--into Roger's Gardens in Newport Beach? Perry also scooped up cash for his presidential run at some private affairs with Orang ... More >>

Fred Karger, Gay GOP Presidential Candidate, Left N.H. in Bachmann-Burner Overdrive

​Fred Karger's goal heading into the New Hampshire presidential primary was to better a major candidate who campaigned against gay marriage, something the GOP insider accomplished by beating Michelle Bachmann by 137 votes. Of course, Bachmann had dropped out of the race before the N.H. primary, b ... More >>

Two Asian Concepts From the Carolinas to Come to Irvine

Edwin Goei​Two new Asian concepts, both from the Carolinas, are coming to the Square at the corner of MacArthur and Main in Irvine, near the airport. Twisted Noodles is an import from North Carolina and will be serving Thai food. It's actually not the first Twisted Noodles restaurant to open in O ... More >>

Wacky Musical Genres, from Witch House to Chopped and Screwed

​Pitchfork reported yesterday that Deftones frontman Chino Moreno has released a new ep for his side project, cryptically named ††† (or, Crosses, if you want to say it out loud). The five-song release features Moreno's trademark echo-moans, which listeners usually hear soaring above the chug ... More >>

Michele Bachmann Ignores Tom Petty, Keeps Playing 'American Girl' at Rallies

​So when Tom Petty sent Tea Party candidate Michele Bachmann a cease and desist letter from asking her to refrain from playing his song "American Girl" (after which Katrina and the Waves asked her to stop playing "Walking on Sunshine") on Monday, Bachmann may not have gotten the memo.That's beca ... More >>

Pee-Wee's Is Beach Burger Bingo

[Hole In the Wall] This Huntington Beach fave offers great burgers and hot dogs, and its regional specialties are even better

Toro Y Moi Outlasts Blog Trends

Chillwave latecomer shakes free of Internet hype

We Were Feared, Film on '70s Costa Mesa Punk Club Cuckoo's Nest, Tours Colleges Before DVD Release

​We Were Feared, the documentary that premiered at the 2010 Newport Beach Film Festival about the dearly departed Cuckoo's Nest punk rock club in Costa Mesa, is making a curtain call around the country.Ivan Correa, the president of Endurance Pictures and co-producer of the film, says We Were Feare ... More >>

"Everyday Affluent" Can Be Pampered in Newport Coast Vacation Home

​Do you consider yourself a member of the "everyday affluent" who has endured poor vacation experiences or, at least, been forced to congregate near common, working-class folks?Well, Brent Handler has an idea you might like:Never lower your standards from the luxury you deserve--especially after B ... More >>

Isaac Robert Longo, the Face of Marijuana Manslaughter?

​Don't be surprised if Isaac Robert Longo becomes a poster child for the evils of driving while high by forces girding to defeat marijuana legalization in California this November.After all, the 33-year-old Placentia man smoked pot before causing a five-car pileup on the 55 freeway in November 200 ... More >>

The Bard of the Gypsy Den Replies to the Democratic Party's Plea for Midterm Money

What, me worry?​Ann Marie Habershaw, chief operating officer of the Democratic National Committee, sent out one of those mass emails claiming her party has a plan to do well in the mid-term elections--if the person receiving the message sends back five bucks by tonight. Little did H ... More >>

South Carolina Restaurant Forced To Change Its Name: Too Similar To Dana Point Eatery

​Here's some odd news that came to my attention. A restaurant named Salt Creek Cafe in a town called Murrells Inlet, South Carolina recently had to change its name recently. And yes, it's exactly for the reasons you might have already guessed (it has to do with Dana Point's Salt Creek Grille). ... More >>

Sam Adams "Utopias 2009" Released at 27% ABV

bsx @ flickr.com CC BY-NC-SA 2.0​As reported today by the OC Weekly's sister publication, Phoenix New Times, Boston Brewing Company, the makers of Sam Adams, have released their biennial Utopias beer. The beer, a barrel-aged strong ale that came out at a whopping 54 proof, is sold in 24-ounce copp ... More >>

Are OC Republicans Lying or Businessmen Stupid for Leaving Country's Most Popular State?

​The kind of Orange County Republicans who would launch a recall of a Southern California politician from their own party tell you higher taxes are driving businesses out of California. They'll compare Cali's various tax rates with a backwater state like Nevada, or send their pupp ... More >>

Band of Horses

Pomona Fox Theater

FBI: That Cute Home for Rent Could Be Latest Nigerian Scam

​So, you know those Nigerian criminals of "We've got a $1 million check waiting from your long lost Nigerian prince uncle" spam e-mail fame? They've come up with a new scam, warns the FBI. You can't believe your good fortune--you find a rental home in a nice area through a Craigslist classifi ... More >>

Taco Bell Crime of the Week!

​The big story regarding Taco Bell is the death of its former Chihuahua mascot, and we'll have a proper eulogy once I recover from my recet wisdom teeth extraction. But you'd think criminals would at least take the week of out of respect for the dog who helped Taco Bell expand worldwide...but no! ... More >>

Cypress College Recognized for Muzzling Free Speech

Photo by Gregory MiguelA hand-cuffed activist is led away from an anti-abortion protest at Cypress College last year.The independently funded Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression cites the administration of Cypress College on its 18th annual list of the "best" Muzzlers of Fr ... More >>

Churro Station To Open Franchises in Santa Ana and Anaheim

Move over cupcakes. Step aside frozen yogurt. There will be a new dessert in town. And his name is churro. He's been deep-fried, covered in sugar and cinnamon, and franchised by an outfit called Churro Station. The chain -- started by a woman who rightly realized that there were no churro franc ... More >>

OC's Rich Vein of Klanniness Tapped Out?

Call it racist gentrification (redundant, right?): The Ku Klux Klan, the white supremacist group that virtually created Orange County, can now barely be found among our county's pale-colored treasure trove of bigots. Californian politician and proud clucker Dr. Henry William Head helped engineer Ora ... More >>

An Alligator Walks Into a Bar...

We don't take to kindly to reptilian creatures hangin' round our booze in these parts. In fact, we shun 'em. Honestly, who wrote the headline for that story? And more importantly, why do people in Fort Mill, South Carolina give a shit?

Democrat Boss (& Daybreak OC) Clueless on Cultural Reference

During Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church Obama-McCain interviews earlier this month, the pastor asked McCain to identify the “three wisest people that [sic] you know that you would rely on heavily in an administration.” McCain quickly named General David Petraeus and Lindsey Graham, a Republica ... More >>

Moneyopoly

Who are the OC players who contributed to the 2008 presidential candidates?

Sunday - 11/25

The SWEA Christmas Fair at the Costa Mesa Neighborhood Community Center, Band of Horses at the Glass House, Greyhound Adoption Show & Tell at Petco

Farewell 2006!

JAMES BROWN! WHOS HE?
Gary Burger, 1966

Deconstructing Borat

You've probably seen Borat, and if so you've probably seen Borat drunk, and you may actually be drunk now, and that puts you in a good state of mind to process this scene-by-scene dissection from Salon. Philosophical guy, the Borat: not many other movies this year have everybody asking questions lik ... More >>

New Reviews

Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker; Driving Lessons; The Grudge 2; The Marine; Nearing Grace; One Night With the King; The Queen

Angels, Osmonds & Bosoms!

The Blame Game

Uncle Sam Bets Big Money on Iraq

Diary of a Mad County

Seizures in the Middle East

Smoke, Bullets, Mayhem

And free apple pie to the Nixon Librarys first 100 visitors

Satan vs. Lucifer!

This weeks featured NFL game: Carolina Panthers vs. Green Bay Packers

Working

Bikini Shop Salesperson, Huntington Beach

The Needles Eye

Talkin smack where smacks due

This weeks featured NFL game: San Francisco 49ers (4-9) at Carolina Panthers (6-7)

Mugged

Need to find a good photo of yourself? Ask the Secret Service

This weeks featured game: Arizona (9-7 last season) at Philadelphia (3-13)

Ode to Sneaky Pete

Nuclear industry exposes ex-governor's Ward Valley lie

Between the Generations

Sexual politics and moral ambiguity take the stage