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If you look at the logo of the Orange County Hispanic Bar Association (OCHBA) to the left, you'll notice a take on the United Farm Workers' stylized Aztec eagle–a connection to its roots from the Chicano Movement, a reminder that la lucha continues in the present day, and a harbinger of the future Aztlán to …
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The John Mayer interview published in the March edition of Playboy will go down as perhaps the greatest display of douchery in the history of pop culture. The media immediately jumped on such deplorable statements as “nigger pass,” “my dick is sort of like a white supremacist” and sex with Jessica Simpson “was like crack …
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So, if you haven't noticed the piles of ugly bears, cheap chocolates, and heart-shaped balloons lining the isles of your neighborhood grocery store, V-day is getting ready to unleash its full gushy force upon us. Never fear, if you're still scrounging around for some romantic inspiration, Stick a Fork In It has got your back. …
Editor's Note: Veteran Orange County actress Jennifer Bishton was found dead in her Fullerton home in the early hours of Feb. 2. She was 38 years old. Fullerton police are calling the death an “apparent” suicide, though the case remains open pending toxicology results. OC Weekly theater critic Joel Beers–also a playwright in whose work …
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John Mayer screws the pooch with “my dick is sort of like a white supremacist” but fucks up royally with “because if you really had a hood pass, you could call it a n****r pass.” In the same Playboy interview, Mayer compares sex with Jessica Simpson to “crack cocaine” and “sexual napalm.” And Jess takes …
Lil Wayne eludes jail–for now–with toothache. Or something like that. Hilarious. Jay-Z, the Dead Weather and Phoenix are among the Coachella acts performing at Bonnaroo, which also has Dave Matthews Band (yawn), Weezer, Stevie Wonder, Kings of Leon, Flaming Lips, Regina Spektor, Kid Kudi, Miranda Lambert, Avett Brothers, Big Sam's Funky Nation and many more. Yeah, …
“The Flaming Lips playing Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, Weezer, Phoenix, Baroness, John Fogerty, the Black Keys, Wale, and Neon Indian,” among artists confirmed for Bonnaroo, reports Pitchfork. Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival takes place June 10-13 in Manchester, Tenn. At the Bonnaroo website and MySpace they're announcing the lineup from noon to 9 …
by John Gilhooley This past weekend saw the opening of the latest Vans store in Costa Mesa. More rainy weather threatened to put a damper on the celebration, but in the end, the sky remained just clear enough to pull it off. The “What If?” bus (a uniquely weird skate prop) was there, and pros …
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Inventor Douglas Hines got a lot of ink, virtual and otherwise, when he unveiled his sex doll Roxxxy at last month's Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas. At least one Interwebsian believes Roxxxy bears a striking resemblance to a genuine Orange County celebrity. ] Well, a celebreality celebrity, anway. “She kinda reminds me of Vicky …
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“Pete Townshend impressed by Super Bowl spectacle, felt supported by football-centric crowd,” reports Los Angeles Times. “Carrie Underwood's Super Bowl 'National Anthem': Another touchdown for the country powerhouse!” enthuses Entertainment Weekly. “Have Radiohead recorded a new album in Hollywood?” reports NME. “Johnny Depp directing doc about Rolling Stones' Keith Richards,” reports Rolling Stone.
There are a dozen or more sites tracking where the new gourmet food trucks at any given time. People follow the trucks on Twitter and retweet compulsively when one they like has shown up nearby. I prefer a more aleatory approach: I go to the Bruery and see what's there. They've been inviting the more …
In case you were wondering, yes, the new line of golf balls that each feature a mug of a Tiger Woods mistress includes the 24-year-old cocktail waitress the pride of Cypress banged at a ritzy Newport Beach hotel. During their alleged 31-month affair, Woods, uh, laid the wood on Jaimee Grubbs in October 2009 at …
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