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Mr. Bib is still happily, hauntedly, hung up on memoir, having reviewed two books of autobiography a couple of weeks ago. One was by a comics artist, the other by a woman who struggles with the lies of both family and government by way of the biggest lie of all, nuclear power and nuclear weapons. …
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A butcher in Minnesota has created a 7 pound dog that spans 25 inches. Yes, that's a big wiener. The man reportedly was inspired by a dare from his sons. No word if it was a double dog dare or the triple. According to the story by KVRR, which was picked up by CNN, customers …
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For those avoiding the traffic this hump day holiday, may we suggest cooling off in Placentia. Why? There's upwards of 40 reasons, and they all taste like beer. The need to expand was inevitable– especially after four years of growing success. Fortunately, The Bruery's landlord was on board with the expansion from the beginning. The …
For all you rockeros and rockeras out there in Southern California, a new podcast show debuted yesterday just for you! Co-hosted by Christian Mejia, a local music promoter and Hector Robles, a musician on the scene, “Talking Rock en Español” is all about supporting local talent and engaging in a dialogue about the music industry. …
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See update at end of this post about People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) offering to donate “virtual dissection equipment” to Newport-Mesa schools. ORIGINAL POST, JULY 3, 2:15 P.M.: The nonprofit pressuring Newport-Mesa Unified School District officials to intervene to stop Newport Harbor High School students from posting Facebook photos of themselves playing …
Proprietor-founder Joe Manzella of TAPS Fish House & Brewery sat down for a meal as executive chef Manny Gonzalez, Tom Hope, director of culinary, and brewmaster Victor Novak took turns offering our luncheon the backstory on some seasonal specials. Chef Manny reincarnates a fashion plate of vegetables annually (this year's variation includes watermelon radish, cucumbers, …
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This week, Mr. Bib happily shares a rant-analysis-thought piece by a fellow scholar-activist who takes on the dismal decision-making at our shared alma mater and place of employment. My biblio-pal Michelle Chihara is a PhD candidate, an MFA, a creative writer and sometime journalist, and knows how to write a righteous homily on a Sunday …
After DREAM activists courageously staged sit-ins at Obama for America campaign offices in multiple cities, the President announced earlier this month on June 15 a policy change affecting undocumented youth. Not an executive order as Know Nothings whine, the move nevertheless pressured the Deporter-in-Chief from below and gained concessions in the run-up to an election …
I have a couple of tricks to do this series. Since I'm chained down to this desk, it's a bit difficult for me to dive into microfilm, but thankfully I'm enough of a nerd so that I have nearly every book about the history of Orange County–on a city, county, familial, regional, and national level–written …
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Philip Larkin's famous and bitter poem, “This Be the Verse,” about what Mom and Dad do to you has “faults” and a “coastal shelf” which suits me fine for some easy book talk this week by way of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, that toxic and dilapidated Three Stooges movie with the endearingly poetic official …
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See end of the post for victim possibly identified in lawsuit Kent Easter filed against her and his wife Jill's legal and crime-thriller background. ORIGINAL POST, JUNE 19, 2:23 P.M.: Kent and Jill Easter are accused of being very bad eggs. The husband and wife attorneys face charges today of planting a bag containing Vicodin, …
The survey results of a so-called American Customer Satisfaction Index released Tuesday ranked McDonald's dead last in with a customer satisfaction rating of 73, two points behind Burger King and KFC. Number one? Papa John's. You can see the full list here. Pithy headlines like “McDonald's Customers Aren't Lovin' It” aside, is this really much …
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