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Tijuana

  • Music

    December 21, 2000

    Ill Communicado

    Manu Chao rocks the universal barrio

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2007

    Thursday's Headlines & Surprises: Dirty Cop Sting

    Catch a crooked cop: Nope. Sorry. Not here in the USA. No way. But in Mexico, authorities want a no corruption zone for the the five-mile road from the Tijuana border south to the beach. Officials are “installing cameras to catch extortion attempts, publicizing that people can pay tickets with cr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2008

    Carl Karcher Already Spinning in His Grave

    Anaheim burger titan Carl Karcher died on Friday (look for our obit in this Thursday's edition of your favorite fish wrapper), and how does the company he founded honor the man? By unveiling a stupid commercial for its breakfast burrito. Hey, pendejos: the long lines on the United States-Mexico bord ... More >>

  • News

    July 25, 2002

    Dont Drink and Drive

    Let a teenager do it for you

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2008

    The Prospector Accepting Toy Donations

    Long Beach's The Prospector--who are playing host to Tijuana Knife Fight, Chotto Ghetto and Killer Dreamer tomorrow--are accepting donations of new (new, not that broken Teddy Ruxpin you've been hanging on to for some reason)  toys on behalf of local children's shelters.So, if you're checking o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2009

    Hey, Federales: Don't Forget the Pedo-Priest Protectors from the Diocese of Orange!

    When I heard late that the United States Attorney's office is investigating Archdiocese of Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony for his role in covering up the rapes committed by his priest, I attributed it to a hallucination brought on by last night's episode of Lost. But here's the Los Angeles Times ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2009

    It's a Quick Read Two-Two

    Orange County Register: The Catch restaurant and sports bar that had been in the shadow of Angel Stadium for 32 years before closing in February 2008 will reopen even closer to the Big A. . . . While noting highway deaths dropped nearly 10 percent locally and nationwide, the Reg unveils a map s ... More >>

  • Columns

    August 28, 2008

    [¡Ask a Mexican!®] A Gabacho In Front of a Mexican Tourist Trap Deserves the Reconquista His Wallet Gets

    Orange County Register: The Catch restaurant and sports bar that had been in the shadow of Angel Stadium for 32 years before closing in February 2008 will reopen even closer to the Big A. . . . While noting highway deaths dropped nearly 10 percent locally and nationwide, the Reg unveils a map s ... More >>

  • Columns

    August 7, 2008

    [¡Ask a Mexican!®] A Short History of Comics In Mexico

    Orange County Register: The Catch restaurant and sports bar that had been in the shadow of Angel Stadium for 32 years before closing in February 2008 will reopen even closer to the Big A. . . . While noting highway deaths dropped nearly 10 percent locally and nationwide, the Reg unveils a map s ... More >>

  • Music

    October 11, 2007

    Flower Punk's Sonic Bloom

    Black Lips Give Garage Rock a Sloppy Smooch of Vitality

  • Food

    January 30, 2003

    Surfin Chicken Safari

    Old pals, piquant poultry and memories a-plenty at San Clementes Bird Nirvana

  • News

    December 15, 2005

    King of the County Pedophiles

    The life, death and final escape of Eleuterio Ramos

  • Food

    September 22, 2005

    Great Food Moments in Weekly History

    The life, death and final escape of Eleuterio Ramos

  • Music

    August 18, 2005

    Do el Mash-up

    Latin alternative: The place for effortless musical miscegenation

  • Music

    April 28, 2005

    !A Todos Bailar el Cover!

    Seven terrible Mexican remakes of American songs

  • Food

    November 18, 2004

    Super Pollo

    Seven terrible Mexican remakes of American songs

  • Culture

    August 26, 2004

    California Dreaming Gone Seriously Sour

    Kem Nunn on environmental apocalypse, surfing subcultures and his new novel, Tijuana Straits

  • Features

    February 5, 2004

    Show and Tell

    Condom Revolution blows (our minds)

  • Columns

    September 12, 2002

    Letters

    Condom Revolution blows (our minds)

  • Features

    September 5, 2002

    Confessions of a Border-Jumping Drug Smuggler

    Condom Revolution blows (our minds)

  • Columns

    December 20, 2001

    Dating Lessons for Dorks

    Condom Revolution blows (our minds)

  • Music

    June 21, 2001

    New Music

    Condom Revolution blows (our minds)

  • Music

    March 22, 2001

    All Sales Vinyl!

    Condom Revolution blows (our minds)

  • Columns

    August 20, 1998

    Letters

    Condom Revolution blows (our minds)

  • Music

    April 30, 2009
  • Columns

    June 18, 2009

    [¡Ask a Mexican!] The Ugly Gabacho

    Condom Revolution blows (our minds)

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2010

    Racist OC Register Fustercluck of the Day

    ​ Headline: Huntington Beach Fires Police Officer Accused of Rapes, AssaultsComment by surf714: I admire the HBPD. They've kept our city safe for many years. HB used to rank either #1 or #2 in the nation as the safest city (over 100,000). Of course, then parts of it started to look like Tijuana, a ... More >>

  • Music

    April 29, 2010

    NarcoTunes

    In honor of Cinco de Mayo, this is your Mexican regional music on drugs

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2010

    Racist OC Register Fustercluck of the Day

    ​ Headline: Grand Jury Says OCTA Fails Low-Income Bus RidersComment by rufus1: Transportation welfare...OCTA is the original Tijuana Taxi Service...What a  waste.

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2010

    Eating Tijuana, Part Two

    Dave Lieberman​I wanted to see whether the news reports were true; I missed Baja and the laid-back lifestyle it represents. When Bill Esparza of Street Gourmet LA offered a quick one-day tour, I jumped at the chance to see whether it was time to go back.I'm happy to report that it is. No soldiers ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2010

    This Week in Food

    Christopher VictorioYou get what your ask for.​ Deep fried butter, tasty Tijuana treats and more of what you missed this week in Stick a Fork In It after the jump!

  • Columns

    August 26, 2010

    It Ain't Easy Being Mexi

    [¡Ask a Mexican!] The chaotic life of Mexicans who hike

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2010

    Racist OC Register Reader Fustercluck of the Day

    ​Headline: Report: Illegal Population to Soar if Birthright Citizenship RepealedComment by WRESTLER76: So basically anyone that came over with Christopher Columbus and after him are illegals and none of there descendents have a right to be here, only native americans ... so i agree, lets start wit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2010

    Four Ways to Make Mickey Mouse More Mexican

    The title says it all...​Mickey Mouse was at SanTana's Mexican Independence Day Festival yesterday, wearing a costume of imperceptible ethnicity and a sarape. That's the best you can do, Disney, to Mexicanize the Mouse? Even Minnie wore a baile folkórico dress, for chrissakes.Disney should've con ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2010

    Eating Tijuana, Part One

    Dave Lieberman​"You're insane." "You're going to die, you know." "Are you stupid?" "Can I have your car?" Such were the reactions I got when I mentioned that I would be taking part in a culinary tour of Tijuana given by Bill Esparza of Street Gourmet LA: total certainty that I would never ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2010

    Some Music to Listen to While the Loretta Sanchez-Van Tran Race Gets Decided

    ​Most any rational commentator has called the 47th Congressional District race for incumbent Loretta Sanchez, but hold on to your Gretsky, Lo-Lo! The Orange County Registrar of Voters say they still need to go through about 30,000 more votes in the district, and betcha bánh mìs to tortas that ch ... More >>

  • News

    November 18, 2010

    Shock the Junkie

    A hallucinogen called ibogaine has helped addicts kick heroin, meth and everything in between. Is it the trip that does the trick?

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2010

    Racist OC Register Reader Fustercluck of the Day

    ​Headline: Two Men Injured When Shot Outside Church PartyComment by CADRE77: Go figure, another shooting in little mexico.Comment by TOMNORANGE: Let's just put a fence around Santa Ana. They're shooting each other at a CHURCH!Penal Colony, Channel IslandsComment by SCAFI53: Looks like Tijuana !!!! ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2010

    Five Current Food Trends That Need to Die in 2011

    Dave earlier this week gave us a list of food trends that most of us can agree reached their innovative end in 2010, if not earlier; this list is different. The following trends are still raging, will probably rage throughout the coming year--but they need to die for the reasons I'll explain. The vi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2010

    Teens Smoke More Weed, Drink Less, Study Says

    Flickr user twodolla​According to a recent study by the University of Michigan and the National Institute on Drug Abuse, pot use is increasing among American teenagers, while drinking is on the wane. This is apparently bad news, at least according to a group calling itself the Community Anti-Drug ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2010

    UPDATED: Pee Wee's Famous Hot Dogs and Hamburgers Rips Off Picture of its "Mexican Hot Dog" from Legendary Tucson Chain El Güero Canelo

    ​Updated, with a comment from Pee Wee's and the Tucson Weekly at the bottom...I've been hearing good things about Pee Wee's Famous Hot Dogs and Hamburgers in Surf City, but had to roll my eyes when the Orange County Register announced this morning they were introducing "real Mexican hot dogs" to i ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 27, 2011

    Julieta Venegas

    House of Blues

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2011

    Local Record Review: Los Fabulocos

    OC Weekly​Los FabulocosDos(Delta Groove Music)Let time take its path, and simplicities start falling away, at least for the most part. We know there are people out there who use the phrase "Latin music" as if that explains everything because there are people who similarly think that everyone south ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2011

    This Week in Food: Luxe Loncheras, More Luxe Loncheras, and Even More Luxe Loncheras!

    Photo by the Elmo MonsterOur requisite mention of Piaggio for the week!​We went luxe lonchera crazy this week, and even crazier in other departments. The bedlam after the jump!

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2011

    Rubio's Tries--and Fails--to Reproduce the Taco Salceado

    ​My wife wandered over to the table we were holding last week at the Taste of Anaheim. "You've got to hear what this taco is," she said. "Garlic herb shrimp, toasted cheese, habanero citrus salsa, crisp bacon, chipotle picante sauce, avocado, cilantro, onion and cotija.""What a hot mess," I replie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2011

    Have Americans Been Drinking Tequila Shots the Wrong Way All These Years?

    ​It's a rite of passage for the college crowd, for girl's night out, and for gabachos who want to play Mexican for a night: the tequila shot. Salt your hand, lick it off, down the shot, then suck a lime slice. One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, FLOOR! Mexicans do it, too, although not as muc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    Baja Culinary Fest to Take Place Oct. 5-9

    ​A huge column of smoke rises from a charcoal grill set into a counter; the air fills with the scent of beef grilling and the sound of fat spattering onto the fire below. It takes just a minute or two, and I'm fascinated. My rapt gaze is lost on the taquero, for whom this is not new. He hacks the ... More >>

  • Music

    October 13, 2011

    Get Mobbed Up With Mafia Rusa

    [Locals Only] Spanish-language hardcore ska: What could be more Orange County?

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2011

    Recipe of the Week: Fun With Empanadas

    Dave Lieberman​Last week, I talked about how easy it was to make panisses, and the photo (taken with my old iPhone, yeah, yeah, haters gonna hate) had some empanadas in the background. Empanadas are, with about $10 worth of equipment you might not already own, the easiest appetizer to make.

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2011

    Mexico As Imagined By the Washington Post

    Flickr user yarhargoat​It gets fatiguing reading the same articles on travel to Mexico that parrot the U.S. State Department over and over again. Precious few of those people have ever actually been to the places they're writing about, but they turn the fear dial up to 11, the result being that Am ... More >>

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