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Much as it pains Gustavo that we keep blogging about this, we've got one more round of embarrassment for him about his debate yesterday evening in Denver with former Congressman Tom Tancredo. (Follow that link for the video.) We asked some local luminaries to tune into the debate and give us their take on who …
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Starting at 6:30 p.m. PST tonight, come back to Navel Gazing (fresh post will be at the top also!) to find where we will be live streaming from Colorado the Tancredo vs. Arellano debate on immigration. Tancredo is a former Colorado congressman known for his, uh, extreme stance on immigration reform. (And Roe v. Wade. …
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Political season is behind us, for now, but that doesn't mean we can't pull together a good ol' fashioned immigration debate throw-down, does it? Besides, as we all know, when it comes to the topic of immigration, the conversation never stops. That said, a stage at Su Teatro in Denver, Colorado became the platform for …
EDIT, NOV. 16, 6:30 P.M.: Watch the debate live here! EDIT, NOV. 16, NOON: Click here to find out how to watch the debate! After years of effort on the part Patty Calhoun–editor of Westword, our sister paper in Denver–Weekly managing editor Gustavo Arellano will debate Tom Tancredo, in Denver, on the issue of immigration. …
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Today KROQ completed the Almost Acoustic Christmas line up announcement by giving us night two's roster. To be held on Saturday, Dec. 11 and Sunday, Dec. 12 at the Gibson Amphitheatre, KROQ announced the headliners for night one yesterday. A few weeks ago, we predicted that night two, which is usually alternative night, will have …
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I'm in Denver right now, high off the glory that is a Mexican hamburger. Last night I met up with John Dicker, the man behind the wildly popular Geeks who Drink pub quiz that's starting in Orange County next month. I bought the drinks; he shared with me that they're visiting us this weekend to …
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I haven't eaten at Carl's Jr. in years–still sore at them about eliminating their small cheeseburger–and do not understand the appeal of Foursquare. So maybe I'm not the most ideal person to report that Carl's Jr. has created a smartphone app–but the premise is pretty good. ] AdAge had the scoop last week: Eaters check …
Megastores are closing left and right, but vinyl lives on. How else would you explain Fingerprints' expansion and the opening of Seal Beach's newest record store, Left of the Dial Records? LOTDR not only reads like Lord of the Rings in acronym form, it also specializes in psychedelic, garage, power pop, shoegaze, '60s and '70s …
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It's impossible to pinpoint the exact date or show, but at some point over the last five years, the Chance Theater became the premiere storefront theater in Orange County. There are other storefronts that do more adventurous work–like, the Monkey Wrench Collective, or do certain types of plays very well, such as the Maverick, or have …
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I read Orange Coast every month because it's well-written and features awesome columnist (OC Answer Man, Laura Saari), but browsing through it also reminds me of how clueless it has to pretend to be for the sake of its readers. This month's cover story (available only in print) offers a bucket list for all Orange …
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Joshua Radwan, who had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, just wouldn't shut up during a 2006 traffic stop in Laguna Niguel, which devolved into his being arrested, tased and hog-tied before the real horror began in a local jail cell. The entire incident makes one wonder if Orange County Sheriff's deputies used excessive force on …