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This preview of the 10 most interesting OC-area theater shows of the summer almost didn't get written. Not that it was hard to find 10—in fact, the challenge was keeping it to 10. It's that in perusing what's on tap on OC and Long Beach stages the next few months, your intrepid typist stumbled onto …
Now this is the kind of marketing I can get behind. Every buy a penis cake pan for a bachelorette party (college guys use 'em too to troll each other) and not have any use for it afterwards? Well, I (I being PenisPans.com) have a list just for you. Not one additional use or two …
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Feeling blue lately? We bet you chalked it up to 'June Gloom', but the truth is: you were subconsciously jonsing for a post about Glenn Danzig. Perhaps a statue of Danzig riding a dragon would lift your spirits even higher. Austin resident James Moody proposed the idea of a “statue of Danzig riding a dragon, …
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What do you get when you mix Stuff White People Like sensibilities with hip-hop? The answer comes in the form of a hilarious new clothing line! Rap Shirts for White People puts a twist on famous lyrics while having fun at the expense of the world of whiteness. Can we all really picture Method Man's …
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Fans of Exene Cervenka must be feeling a little torn right now. On the one hand, her ability to thumb her nose at convention and question the status quo are what make her punk rock royalty. But then you go and read her Twitter feed yesterday and realize there's a definite line between revolutionary and …
See the update at the end of this post with findings from yet another OCDA letter ORIGINAL POST, MAY 22, 7:03 A.M.: By Taco Tuesday, the Orange County District Attorney's (OCDA) office already put out four investigation letters. Two of them dealt with officer-involved shootings; the others looked into the circumstances surrounding in-custody deaths. Surprise, …
[Editor's Note: This week's edition of Locals Only is the preface of Venceremos: Víctor Jara and the New Chilean Song Movement, a new booklet available from PM Press; pmpress.org. It is republished with the permission of the author and publisher, veteran Weekling Gabriel San Roman] Víctor Jara's “Manifiesto,” the definitive song of La Nueva Canción …
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The Anaheim City School District (ACSD) took action against Palm Lane Principal Roberto Baeza during a Monday meeting of the school board. In a 4-1 closed session vote, board members released him of his principal duties and will reassign the educator at the start of the next school year. It's not a first for Baeza …
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What the hell is it with beer companies trying to Mexicanize their product for an American market? Recently, they tried to push micheladas on us, to crappy sales; earlier, they tried to push margarita beers on us, to crappy sales. Now, Heineken is going to debut something called Desperados, a tequila-flavored beer popular in France, …
Even hiding behind his icy silver aviators, it's apparent that Aloe Blacc's mind is somewhere else. Small talk ricochets off his lenses on a dark elevator ride up to the seventh floor of a downtown Los Angeles artist loft for a midday photo shoot. He's on a tight schedule of interviews and appearances these days, …
If there is one thing that can be said about comedian Keith Robinson it is that he always speaks his mind. OK, let's say two things about him because the other thing is, he's fucking hysterical. If you aren't familiar with this Philly native (and now that you know two things about this incredibly talented …
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In times of economic hardship, it is a given that school arts programs are the first to get the shaft. Naturally, the three R's are paramount, and, typically, sporting events are shown greater respect due to the social customs that accompany their practice; however, it is tragic that the arts, which offer the greatest contributions …
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