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  • Blogs

    April 22, 2012

    OC Bookly at the LA Times Festival of Books

    I've attended nearly all of the previous 16 years of the annual Los Angeles Times books festivals, this one again on the campus of USC. There was that one year I missed, when the bibliochild was born and some friends, fellow writers and Santa Monica Review volunteers staffed the SMR booth, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2012

    Five Gas Stations In Orange County That You Don't Want to Fill Up On

    ​It used to be said that everything was more expensive in California. And until our housing market crashed, it might have been true. But at least one thing remains ridiculously overpriced here--gasoline. California's average cost of gas is now $4.34 for regular gas, while the national average is c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2012

    Bruce Springsteen's Wrecking Ball; Do We Expect Too Little From Our Pop Stars?

    ​The United States is finally showing signs of recovering from the malaise that's plagued it for the past four (or so) years, and yet I haven't heard a significant voice in music dedicate a body of work to the alarming social inequities. It seems like people would rather listen to mindless pop mus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    You'll Know the Occupiers by Their Bio-Hazard Suits at Natural Products Expo in Anaheim

    ​When more than 30,000 attendees arrive at the Anaheim Convention Center Friday for Expo West, North America's largest trade show for the natural products industry, many may tread lightly.How else is one supposed to act around folks creeping around in bio-hazmat suits?

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    [BREAKING!] Whitney Houston's Death was a Barack Obama-Hollywood Illuminati Rub Out

    ​What do Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown, Barack Obama, a marijuana-toting pilot who wandered into the presidential airspace leaving Corona del Mar and the shooting of two Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Long Beach have in common?They are all connected to the Hollywood Illuminati A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2011

    John Boehner's Orange County Tee Party

    Thinkprogress.org​The Los Angeles Times and other outlets are reporting that Orange County activists rolled out the welcome mat for House Speaker John Boehner, who was in Newport Beach yesterday. While angry citizens in Irvine protested the cozy relationship between Wall Street and our p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2011

    Occupy Orange County's Irvine Protest Inspires Lefty Slogans

    Huge lefty crowd in Irvine chanted their belief that they "will win"​Though today's energetic, historic Occupy Orange County protest in Irvine generally tilted liberal, participants didn't all agree on the message they meant to deliver.That's not surprising given that the diverse crowd of perhaps ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    Angels Desperately Need to Defeat the Evil Empire Yankees--For You, Me and America

    Would be nice if that could be true, at least for this weekend.​The Angels are getting hot!They're fading!They're on the heels of the Rangers!They can't win a game!They're back in the chase!(Make up your damn mind, Scioscia--are your boys making the playoffs or not?!)This up-and-down push toward t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2011

    Nurses Rally Against Government Healthcare and Social Security Cuts

    ​Just to be clear, the more than 100 registered nurses huddled around Irvine's Civic Center Plaza at high noon today are not there to implant a conscious into Larry Agran. The RNs are joining community activists to rally against any cuts to Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid.

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2010

    Sarah Palin Fingers Ed Royce For Powerful House Financial Post

    Royce​Ed Royce, the Fullerton Republican congressman dreaming of taking over Rep. Barney Frank's House financial services committee, has captured a powerful ally: Sarah Palin.The new alliance apparently wasn't based on Royce's competence but because he is not Spencer Bachus, a more senior Alabama ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2010

    Explaining the Shitty Economy Through LMFAO's 'Shots'

    Christopher Victorio/OC Weekly​The Great Recession may have been long declared over, but the pain continues for many everyday people. For the curious, the bottoming out of the U.S. economy prompted inquiry into what the hell went down. The subject of economics, however, is all too often unnecessar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 22, 2010

    Sunday News Notes

    Rizzo: I've been sodomized!​Local news highlights include:Ex-Bell city manager says he is a rape victimIn case you haven't heard: Robert Rizzo, Bell's city manager who paid himself $1.5 million annually, was sexually assaulted. Yep, and Rizzo is naming names. The perpetrator? The LA Times, he says ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2010

    Ugo Allesina of Prego, Part One

    Kimberly Valenzuela​Of all the Los Angeles-area airports, John Wayne has the best food within easy striking distance. The traffic at LAX prevents people from eating nearby; Burbank's airport is in an absolute desert of food, and Ontario is even worse. Long Beach has some good options, but if you'r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2010

    Healthcare Celebration Today, Healthcare Protest Tomorrow

    ​Supporters of the historic healthcare reform bill signed into law by President Barack Obama will gather in front of the Garden Grove district office of Rep. Loretta Sanchez this afternoon to thank Orange County's only Democratic member of Congress for her yes vote on the controversial legislation ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2009

    Shamed ex-SEC Chairman Chris Cox to Float Not on Ice Floe But Orange County Republican Party Boat

    John McCain wanted Christopher Cox fired as the George W. Bush-appointed chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Los Angeles Times opined that Cox's chairmanship will be characterized by missing the signs that Wall Street was poised for a meltdown, noting the critics who said Cox's l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2009

    Believe the Investment Advice From the Man With No Mustache

    In mock congressional testimony, Bill Gross, co-chief investment officer of Newport Beach-based Pacific Investment Management Co. (PIMCO), said today the U.S. should only nationalize banks as a last resort, that focus should instead be placed on shoring up lending and staving off foreclosures a ... More >>

  • Film

    January 29, 2009

    [Special Screenings] Local Showings of 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show,' 'A Clockwork Orange,' More

    In mock congressional testimony, Bill Gross, co-chief investment officer of Newport Beach-based Pacific Investment Management Co. (PIMCO), said today the U.S. should only nationalize banks as a last resort, that focus should instead be placed on shoring up lending and staving off foreclosures a ... More >>

  • Columns

    July 31, 2008

    [Pucker Up] Straight Men Who Have Sex With Men

    In mock congressional testimony, Bill Gross, co-chief investment officer of Newport Beach-based Pacific Investment Management Co. (PIMCO), said today the U.S. should only nationalize banks as a last resort, that focus should instead be placed on shoring up lending and staving off foreclosures a ... More >>

  • News

    February 14, 2008

    They Didn't Pave Paradise: The top 10 reasons why the Foothill South Toll Road extension failed

    In mock congressional testimony, Bill Gross, co-chief investment officer of Newport Beach-based Pacific Investment Management Co. (PIMCO), said today the U.S. should only nationalize banks as a last resort, that focus should instead be placed on shoring up lending and staving off foreclosures a ... More >>

  • Columns

    November 16, 2006

    Diary of a Mad County

    Nov. 8 - Nov. 14

  • News

    October 12, 2006

    'Back to Square One'

    Martin Diedrich celebrates the death of his familys coffee chain

  • Culture

    August 24, 2006

    Total Recall

    Canvas? and Terry Kim remember the good 80s

  • Film

    April 13, 2006

    The Essence of Cool

    How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It) defines Melvin Van Peebles

  • News

    February 2, 2006

    Un-Made in Mexico

    Sex, drugs and the American flag: The true tale of an Orange County family

  • Culture

    March 31, 2005

    Gooooooaaaalll!

    FIFA 2005 introduces Mexicans to save its luster

  • News

    January 13, 2005

    Go Time

    Ex-toll-road boss had one last project before he left: His own financial windfall

  • News

    March 11, 2004

    Burning Bush

    Ex-toll-road boss had one last project before he left: His own financial windfall

  • Music

    November 20, 2003

    Lets Get Physical

    Beware the Pinnochian underworld of Ocean Brewing Co.

  • Features

    May 29, 2003

    Summer Reading

    A five-part course in Don DeLillo

  • Culture

    March 13, 2003

    Spicy Protest Jambalaya

    Armed only with paintings, Mark Chamberlain takes on Bush

  • Culture

    February 6, 2003

    Same as the Old Boss

    Curses of the New Economy workplace

  • News

    January 16, 2003

    Fool's Gold

    Curses of the New Economy workplace

  • News

    November 21, 2002

    The Party's Over

    Curses of the New Economy workplace

  • News

    July 25, 2002

    Reform-School Congress

    Curses of the New Economy workplace

  • Columns

    July 11, 2002

    A Clockwork Orange

    Diary of a Mad County

  • Columns

    June 13, 2002

    Diary of a Mad County

    Diary of a Mad County

  • News

    April 25, 2002

    Victims of the Dragnet

    Diary of a Mad County

  • Features

    March 7, 2002

    Made in Newport Beach

    How Chris Cox helped produce the Enron scandal

  • Columns

    November 15, 2001

    The Visible Invisible Man

    How Chris Cox helped produce the Enron scandal

  • Film

    October 4, 2001

    Male Malfeasance

    Dont Say a Word, plus Hearts in Atlantis

  • Columns

    April 12, 2001

    Cinderella Stories

    Amd then we have sex with Simon LeBon

  • Columns

    January 4, 2001

    The Year in Bits: January- June

    Amd then we have sex with Simon LeBon

  • Columns

    January 20, 2000

    Getting More Retail than Sinatra

    Amd then we have sex with Simon LeBon

  • News

    January 20, 2000

    A River Runs Beneath It

    Santa Ana River toll road elevates eco-fears

  • Music

    August 12, 1999

    The Shock of the Nude

    How would the Pageant of the Masters score Guernica?

  • News

    May 27, 1999

    Ass Fault

    County officials pave over the true source of toll-road funding: You

  • News

    April 29, 1999

    Merrill Lynch Mob

    The firm's Laguna Beach project backers are paving a little piece of paradise

  • News

    April 1, 1999

    Mo Money

    The firm's Laguna Beach project backers are paving a little piece of paradise

  • Columns

    October 1, 1998

    Out of Sight

    The firm's Laguna Beach project backers are paving a little piece of paradise

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