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Etta James Dies at 73 of Leukemia Complications; Five Essential Recordings

CNN reports that Etta James has died from leukemia complications in Riverside. She was 73. The singer, known for her definitive rendition of  “At Last,” was diagnosed with leukemia in 2010. She had been battling Alzheimer's disease for a few years, and also had hepatitis C. Her husband, Artis Millsm and her sons were by …

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Inside the Mind of Luis Mijangos, Sextortion Hacker “Mistah X”

January's GQ has a fascinating piece on a fellow who turned up in our crime coverage the past couple years: Luis Mijangos, the so-called “sextortion” hacker out of Santa Ana sentenced Sept. 1 to six years in prison for cyber-terrorism. The 32-year-old undocumented immigrant hacked into dozens of computers to obtain personal data–and in some …

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5 Strange Video Game-Inspired Dishes From Japan

Here in the United States, we do silly things like honor our precious movie stars by naming sandwiches after them. To name a few, there are the “Woody Allen” at Carnegie Deli in New York, “The Salma” and “The Kiera” at Hot Doug's in Chicago, and “Marilyn Monroe”–a Thanksgiving-style turkey sandwich served at Flashback Diner …

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Five Unique Artifacts from Disnyeland's Opening That Remain at the Park

Over the nearly six decades that have passed since its debut, many things at the Happiest Place on Earth have either been lost over time or met with a wrecking ball during one of the park's many expansions and refurbishments. After the jump, we list five original Disneyland artifacts that existed in the park back …

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Ditch 3-D Glasses for “Jesus Glasses” at One Irvine International Film Festival Screening

“Irvine International Film Festival is Full of Hidden Gems” gives an overview of the inaugural event running through Monday at Edwards Westpark 8 in Irvine, but more advance word is in order for Vic Losick's In God We Teach. Though it mostly chronicles a New Jersey high school student outing his history teacher proselytizing for …

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[UPDATE: Casting Requirements Changed] Disneyland Wants Musicians For Mad T Party [Audition Details and More!]

UPDATE, Jan 12, 2012, 3:13 p.m.: Stan Freese got in touch with us today and said that the casting requirements have been amended; the characters don't have to play specific instruments, as the original audition stated. Original post, Jan. 11, 2012, 10:58 a.m.: Can you play a mean guitar riff while rocking a Tim Burton …

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Denver Wants Its In-N-Out; Local Councilman Puts It As Part of His 2012 Agenda

As Southern Californians we take for granted our In-N-Outs. It's only when we hear of our out-of-state neighbors going ape shit when one opens in their neck of the woods, with people sobbing as if they've just seen the Messiah Himself, that we take stock on how beloved our homegrown burger empire just is. It …

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