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    May 22, 2013

    UCLA Professor Otto Santa Ana at Fullerton Library NEXT THURSDAY for Latest "Gustavo's Awesome Lecture Series!"

    I think it was about a decade ago that I first encountered the work of UCLA professor Otto Santa Ana--how else do you explain how I was able to obtain a galley of his excellent Brown Tide Rising: Metaphors of Latinos in Contemporary American Public Discourse, which was finally published in 2002? I m ... More >>

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    May 21, 2013

    Gustavo's Latest Commentary for KCRW: On the Brilliance of Arrested Development!

    This coming Thursday, make sure to pick up the dead-tree edition of your favorite infernal rag--scratch that. EVERY Thursday, make sure to pick up the dead-tree edition of your favorite infernal rag--but this one in particular will be a special one, as it's devoted to Arrested Development, the great ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2013

    The Funniest Billboard Music Awards Tweets

    With Tracy Morgan hosting the Billboard Music Awards this year, we were all anticipating a few shenanigans to go down courtesy of his sharp comedic tongue. Truth be told, we think he played it rather safe. Broadcasting "live" (yet somehow the East Coast once again saw it before us on the West which ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2013

    Gustavo on The Tom Leykis Show NEXT WEDNESDAY for Monthly ¡Ask a Mexican! Hour!

    It's never too early to shameless self-promote an appearance, so guess what I'm doing? If it's the end of the month, that means I'll be appearing on the last Wednesday of the month on The Tom Leykis Show from 3 p.m to 6 p.m.--the first hour devoted to Tom and I discussing the news of the month, the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2013

    Ice Cream Fried Bread Cone = Ice Cornet, a Sweet Treat Coming to Mitsuwa in Costa Mesa This Week

    Mitsuwa is continually bringing us tastes of Japan in the form of limited-time special items, and this one caught my eye. It's the Ice Cornet, a swirl of soft-serve ice cream inside warm bread shaped like a cone. The picture above doesn't do the concoction justice--it's huge! The treat is popular ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2013

    Dana Rohrabacher's Sporadic Bong Hit Libertarianism Doesn't Extend To Marriage Equality

    Dana Rohrabacher--Orange County's senior, career politician--is engaging in a Twitter dialogue about marriage equality with Brian O'Leary Bennett, a conservative Republican, public relations expert and gay activist who once served as chief of staff for Congressman Robert K. Dornan (R-Garden Grove). ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2013

    Could Costa Mesa Teen Turn into Bat Boy?

    You never know what you'll find tucked in a corner of your garage: a shattered holiday bulb, an unstrung wooden tennis racket, a rabid bat ... A 15-year-old Costa Mesa boy was recently treated for exposure to rabies after his mother learned he'd touched a bat he'd found in their garage.

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2013

    We're #1 in Twitter Hate! Report Says OC is Region With Highest Number of Racist/Homophobic Tweets in America

    All I know about Humboldt State is that it's a stoner campus--wait, that's Chico State. Or is it Sonoma State? To be honest with you, I have no idea who or what is a Humboldt State. But they've gained in Internet prominence in the past couple of years for something called the Geography of Hate, an a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2013

    UC Irvine Says "Go Back 2 Africa Slave" Note Was Left in Student's Backpack in Lab: Update

    See the update at the end of this post with the university clarifying the note saying "Go Back 2 Africa Slave" was left in the freshman student's backpack in a lab.ORIGINAL POST, MAY 9, 2:59 P.M.: A UC Irvine freshman received a note slipped under her dorm-room door* Tuesday night that read, "Go bac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2013

    Orange County Register Wildfire Coverage Has a Huge Hole in It: Media Watchdog

    Orange County fire officials recently held a press conference to go over their strategies and, more importantly, warn the public about an ever-earlier fire season. The Orange County Register covered this, as it did Southern California's recent wildfires, but a media watchdog saw a huge hole in the c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2013

    Cement Truck vs. Garden Grove Garage

    You never want anyone to get hurt out there, but the chain of events that led a cement truck to become embedded into a Garden Grove residential garage would have been as fascinating to watch as that old Mouse Trap game they used to hawk on the teevee. The marble dropped around 2:10 p.m. Wednesday wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2013

    Santa Ana Police Seek Radio Shack and Home Depot Gunman Who Claims Wife is Sick

    Earlier we had the Santa Ana Police Department releasing images from surveillance video of three men stealing a church safe. Someone's got the photo bug over at the PD because they have also publicized shots of a reluctant robber of a Home Depot and Radio Shack in town.

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2013

    The Ben & Jerry's Truck Is In OC Today! Free Ice Cream!

    Free Ben & Jerry's ice cream! Today! The Ben & Jerry's Truck will be roaming Orange County, announcing where it's at via Twitter (@BenJerrysTruck). Tell 'em where you want it to stop. @BenJerrysTruck My stomach. Thanks. Follow Stick a Fork In It on Twitter @ocweeklyfood or on Fa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2013

    More Than Just the Rates at Disney Hotels in Anaheim May Be Scary Soon

    This is just an idea so far from Disney World in Florida, so who knows if it will ever come to be or ever come to be in Anaheim?The idea is to decorate resort hotel rooms like they are part of the Haunted Mansion or Pirates of the Caribbean attractions or the Disney princess franchise.

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2013

    See This Tonight at Newport Beach Film Fest: I Declare War

    F-bombs drop like lead balloons. Torture is an option. And if generals do not break the rules of engagement, they bend them mighty hard. But this is no Tarantino war flick, it's a kid's movie--for anyone of an age where scenes with F-bombs, torture and nobility-myth breaking do not offend gentle sen ... More >>

  • Culture

    April 25, 2013

    STFU, TMI Parents!

    [Trendzilla] Blair Koenig's blog is now in book form to hilarious results

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2013

    Gremlins Attack OC Weekly Website!

    Sometime this past Thursday, some loser (frayed wires? Faulty code? Carona? Not sure yet) started fucking with the website of your favorite infernal rag and its sister papers, leading folks who tried to visit our digital kingdom to encounter a malware warning thanks to the folks at Google. Our websi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2013

    Be a Part of #TOKECHELLA This Weekend With Heard Mentality!

    Imagine for a second that you're in the crowd at Coachella this Saturday, sweating your ass off. The band you came to see is still in the middle of an annoying, feedback-filled sound check. Eventually you realize this is the perfect time to step up your game and celebrate 4/20 in proper festival fas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2013

    Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie Rolls in Anaheim Thursday Night and at 4:20 on 4/20

    Anaheim is one of eight California cities where Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie screens at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 18.Of course, the crowds may really show up to UltraStar's UtraLuxe theater in Anaheim's GardenWalk center on Saturday--4/20--at, when else, 4:20 p.m. For those stoners who forget (d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2013

    So You Had Fun At Coachella? Great! We Had Fun Talking About You On Twitter!

    Not everyone was hip enough to make it Coachella this weekend for all of the musical acts, people watching,drugs, and mayhem. Of course, the Weekly was there updating us on the latest news, our air conditioners, bathrooms that smelled fresh, and plenty of tweets flying around to keep us highly ent ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2013

    The Big Mistake Bands Are Making With Facebook

    By: Jessica HopperAre you a musician? Is your group having issues? Ask Fan Landers! Critic Jessica Hopper has played in and managed bands, toured internationally, booked shows, produced records, worked as a publicist, and is the author of The Girls' Guide to Rocking, a how-to for teen ladies. She is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2013

    Sobriety Checkpoints are Set Tonight in the Beaches Newport and Long

    The Newport Beach Police Department is holding a sobriety checkpoint tonight and--praise be--the cops are disclosing the location.It's at Newport Boulevard and Finley Avenue from 8:30 p.m. through 3 a.m. Saturday.That would put it near City Hall, councilman!

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2013

    Why Street Teams Are Nothing But "Proactive Litter"

    By: Jessica Hopper Are you a musician? Is your group having issues? Ask Fan Landers! Critic Jessica Hopper has played in and managed bands, toured internationally, booked shows, produced records, worked as a publicist, and is the author of The Girls' Guide to Rocking, a how-to for teen ladies. She i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2013

    [VIDEO:] Footage of TSA Test Flight Allowing Bats, Clubs and Small Knives Aboard Jetliner

    The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced that as of April 25 airline passengers will be able to carry on board previously forbidden items such as small knives, golf clubs, hockey sticks, souvenir baseball bats and other sports equipment that currently must be checked in. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2013

    Seal Beach Holds DUI Checkpoint Tonight

    The Seal Beach Police Department is holding a DUI/driver's license checkpoint from 6 tonight through 3 a.m. Saturday. Hey, anyone out there in Seal Beach who sees cones being set up want to let us know where? Because the department's not releasing the location.

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2013

    Unlikely Songbird Joey Diaz Gets Up Every Morning and Tweets Random-Ass Music From His iPod

    Joey "CoCo" Diaz isn't really the guy you'd expect to go around singing songs in public. But we'll be damned if he doesn't post them on Twitter. Every day, the hefty, foul-mouthed comic wakes up his followers with a blast of noise, whether it's Tool or 2Pac. It's the kind of ritual that proves there ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2013

    Dana Rohrabacher Quietly Erased His High Twitter Praise of Hillary Clinton

    For more than two decades, Orange County Congressman Dana Rohrabacher has attempted to rewrite history to mask his numerous political and ethical blunders.But Rohrabacher's latest venture into audacious spin involves erasing history.On Jan. 20, the Weekly reported that the Costa Mesa Republican know ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2013

    Five Funny People You Should Follow on Twitter.

    Whoever said, "It's better to be a leader than a follower" clearly never knew how amazing that Twitter would become. Really people, where else can you get news, jokes, classic one-liners, endless links to OC Weekly articles, fake deaths, and animal GIFs all in one place? And you don't even have to r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2013

    Eat This Now: Popcorn Chicken Salad at Guppy House

    Can you still call a dish that's half fried chicken a salad? Probably not. But who cares? This, ladies and gents, is the salad you want to eat when you want to say you ate a salad, but you were actually craving something fried and something chicken. I ordered it one night for take-out, opened it at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2013

    Inauguration 2013: Loretta Sanchez Hangs with Katy Perry, Republicans Dismiss Obama Speech

    Can you guess who Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Garden Grove) is standing next to in this Twitter pic from yesterday's inauguration ceremonies in D.C. (No, it is not the rest of the animal from which the thing on her head came from.)This and more from grumpy Orange County Republicans after the jump . . .

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2013

    [UPDATED with Stanton, Villa Park Patrols:] Costa Mesa Hosts DUI Checkpoint Tonight

    See the update at the end of this post about sheriff's department roving patrols tonight.ORIGINAL POST, JAN. 18, 9:22 A.M.: The Costa Mesa Police Department holds a DUI checkpoint from 8 tonight through 8 a.m. Saturday, which I believe is the longest such operation I've ever reported here.Guess Righ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2013

    On the Line: Carlos Salgado of Taco Maria, Part One

    Firsts happen all the time. Our interview with Carlos Salgado was the first time a chef brought someone to our meeting (who was lovely, by the way!). It was also the first time we heard of a subject experiencing car trouble on the way to their photo shoot. Actually, it was luxe lonchera trouble whil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 2, 2013

    Dana Rohrabacher Flip-Flopped on Fiscal Cliff Debate; Claims He Was Confused

    As he paced the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. last night, Dana Rohrabacher must have felt knots in his robust belly beneath the soiled tie, incessantly wrung his hands and sweated profusely inside his ill-fitting, polyester-inspired suit.Rohrabacher, who is accustomed to barking ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2012

    Free Ticket Tuesday Wednesday: Moving Units at the Glass House

    We can't tell you how nice it is with all this Mayan calendar talk to hear about one of the first great shows to happen AFTER Dec. 21. And seriously, we can't think of a more appropriate band to help us move on from all this apocalyptic prognosticating than Moving Units. Few things cut through bulls ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2012

    Five Things We Learned From the Twitter Fuckery of Marquise Fivestar

    So for those who have been totally unplugged from civilization and/or Twitter, Cal State Fullerton became part of some classic 12-12-12 lore thanks to a group of jewelry thieves and a rapper looking for some self promotion. On Wednesday, three suspects in an armed robbery and shooting at p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2012

    Dana Rohrabacher, Dumb as Always, Blames Federal Debt on Illegal Immigrants,

    As long as Dana Rohrabacher is a congressman, Orange County deserves all the stereotyping scorn we get of being a land of moronic conservatives who can't separate reality from their demented Know Nothing minds. It is simply HILARIOUS that voters in his district continue to elect a man with no logic, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2012

    Birdie Bowl & Juicery Coming to OC Mart Mix

    We cover so much action at OC Mart Mix/SoCo Collection, it should have its own category. Surfas, luxe lonchera competitions, and the upcoming Arc are just some of what we've covered-- and that's just in the last month!So imagine our (feigned) surprise when we learned about more rumblings off Hyland ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2012

    Dennis Miller Gets a Ton of Shit From Fans on Twitter For Being a "Right Winger"

    It is safe to say that Dennis Miller is a man of many rants. He poked fun at the news with Weekend Update on SNL, won five Emmy awards with Dennis Miller Live on HBO, has written a slew of awesome rant related books, and not to mention, bitching, grinding his teeth at current events, making us laugh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2012

    5 Best Jenna Jameson-Tito Ortiz Twitter Wars

    If two crazy kids--an ex-MMA fighter and ex-porn star--can't make it, what chance is there for the rest of us? Yes, it's tissue time as the onoffonoffonoffonoffonoffonoff relationship between UFC Hall of Fame "Bad Boy of Huntington Beach" Tito Ortiz and his Club Jenna baby mama Jenna Jameson is off. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2012

    Taco Bell To Give Out Free Doritos Locos Tacos Today

    America, go at it. From 2 to 6 p.m. today, Taco Bell will be giving customers a free Doritos Locos Taco.The fast-food chain had promised fans that if any player stole a base during the World Series, it would declare today Free Taco Tuesday. On Thursday, Angel Pagan of the San Francisco Giants swiped ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2012

    Franchesca Robi Carries the Platters' Torch

    Paul Robi was the booming baritone of the 50s vocal group the Platters. He stayed with the group through their chart topping heyday, performing on timeless classics like "Only You," "The Great Pretender" and "Twilight Time." He passed away in the late 1980s, performing for as long as his body would ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2012

    Free Ticket Tuesday: Bone Thugs-n-Harmony at City National Grove of Anaheim

    Just because it's not the first of the month doesn't mean you can't still feel like a winner. And who better to illustrate that point than Cleveland's own Bone Thugs-n-Harmony? Anyone with an ounce of K-Day pride has watched with amazement this year as the slithery, half-sung flows of Layzie Krayzie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2012

    Jillionaire Says Major Lazer Can Free The Universe From Boredom at EDM Shows

    If you've been to a Major Lazer show recently, you realize that their name has become a bit of a misnomer. Not that we're complaining--after an endless summer of EDM shows spent watching one identical laser-light party after the next, it's nice to see a group take a notably different route in their ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2012

    Top Five Most Memorable MTV Films

    Today marks the release of Pitch Perfect, a youthful music-centric comedy that you may be surprised to know ISN'T being released by MTV Films. Yes, despite the absurdly heavy cross-promotion on the network and the story of competing college acapella groups being perfect for the imprint, the movie so ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2012

    Free Ticket Friday: Catz 'N Dogz at Focus OC

    Club Focus is invariably on our list of things to make your Tuesday night 10 times better than it normally is-- especially for househeads, members of the trance family and other beat freak pedigrees. But next week's event on Oct. 2 definitely deserves a big red circle on your calendar thanks to Berl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2012

    Free Ticket Friday: Catz 'N Dogz at Focus OC

    Club Focus is invariably on our list of things to make your Tuesday night 10 times better than it normally is-- especially for househeads, members of the trance family and other beat freak pedigrees. But next week's event on Oct. 2 definitely deserves a big red circle on your calendar thanks to Berl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2012

    Picture Guide on Bread Braiding For Rosh Hashanah

    We're not Jewish, but we have friends who are celebrating Jewish New Year right now. One of them shared how she learned to shape her own bread. Symbolizing the continuity of life, the author of this pictorial explains how they dip challah in honey with hopes for a sweet year.

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2012

    7-Eleven Wants People to Hate You For Your Coffee

    Is it the first Wednesday in November yet? No? What do you mean, we have eight more weeks of this bullshit left?Obviously, plastering your car or truck with self-serving bumper stickers advertising your every belief isn't enough; posting comments anonymously on the Internet doesn't allow you to see ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2012

    Jason "Mayhem" Miller of MMA Fame Faces Misdemeanors for Naked Church Romp

    Jason "Mayhem" Miller is facing misdemeanor vandalism charges for the mixed martial arts warrior-turned-commentator and Twitter warrior's alleged naked romp through Mission Hills Church near his Mission Viejo home.The 31-year-old is due in court on Nov. 21 to answer to charges he caused $400 in dama ... More >>

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