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Father's Day is around the corner, and if you're like us, you're just now realizing it. It's okay–you still have time, and OC Weekly is here for you. We decided to make it easy on you and show you some of your options, ranging from simple vinyl record frames to high-tech speaker systems and turntables …
Executive Producer Steve Popovich (best known for making Meat Loaf famous) died June 8 in his apartment in Murfreesboro,TN. According to Billboard, his cause of death has yet to be determined. He was 68. Popovich was born in Nemacolin, PA, in 1942. After his father passed away, his family moved to Cleveland where he landed …
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Jaws dropped, eyes bulged, clouds parted and fingers typed “Houston airfare” when we came across this post from our sister paper, Houston Press. The Flaming Hot Cheeto Hollandaise Burger, oozing with hot cheddar cheese and topped with an egg and spicy Cheetos, is served at one of Houston's best burger joints, The Burger Guys. Food trip! Follow Stick …
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When you see flashing advertisements on your web browser announcing you've won a free laptop, iPod, Louis Vuitton purse, etc., the “scam” light bulb goes off in your head. Even when you get a coupon for a free burger, one scan of the fine print will show you that you need to buy the same …
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Those damn ninnies at the California State Legislature! Our state's economy is still moribund, businesses are getting the hell out and moving to Texas, and they want to keep that “temporary” sales tax increase implemented a couple of years ago. So what's the latest, most important thing to worry about and legislate against? Styrofoam* takeout …
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Dictators have been all over the news lately, thanks to the ouster of Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak and NATO strikes against Libyan relic Muammar Qadhafi. Believe it or not, but personality traits common to political tyrants are prevalent in the tamer world of popular music. Rock stars may be less violent than their political brethren, …
Continue reading “Axl Rose, Eddie Van Halen, Billy Corgan: The Dictators of Rock & Roll”
Disrupting a speech on campus by an Israeli government official. The suspension, probation and criminal prosecution that followed the incident. The annual teach-ins on the Israel-Palestine issue some have dubbed “Hate Week.” Yep, headlines involving the Muslim Student Union at UC Irvine have been mostly negative for years. However, by that reasoning, it should really …
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UPDATE, MAY 31, 1:18 P.M.: The lead prosecutor in the “Irvine 11” misdemeanor criminal conspiracy case is Dan Wagner, who earlier this year was named head of the Orange County District Attorney's Homicide Unit. He'll now match legal wits with another veteran homicide prosecutor as Lane Liroff has joined the defense team for the 11 …
Drowning in debt, Robert Schuller's Crystal Cathedral is reportedly being put up for sale. The American Independent surmises the mega-church's dire financial straits demonstrate conservatism is on the wane behind the Orange Curtain. But rather than wallow in what used to be, we ought to be celebrating our future spiritual possibilities. ] Consider these five …
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Rep. James Clyburn (D-South Carolina), the highest-ranking African American in Congress, used Orange County Republican Party official Marilyn Davenport's controversial email depicting Barack Obama as the child of chimps to argue most of the president's problems relate to “the color of his skin.” Ironically, a racist would also blame Obama's problems on his skin color. …
Everyone craves pizza because we're talking a meal based on bread and covered in cheese. Chains involving tables, huts and brew houses work in a pinch. Neighborhood joints can be nostalgic, almost Cheers-like. To go beyond the acceptable taste of Costco-style, but not so chic as Pizzaria Ortica, we travel along the eastbound 91, almost …
Flickr user Another Pint Please… As if the Weekly had the budget to buy us lobster… Tired of the same old burgers and dogs you grill every Memorial Day? Steaks and chicken don't lift your kilt like they used to? Here are some ideas for things to throw on the barbie this weekend that your …
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