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Twelve years is a full career for most public figures. An athlete is either preparing to retire, hanging on in a desperate effort to avoid “has-been” status or long gone. By year 12, actors—unless they really break through—are hunting for any role worth their salt. Remember when Jean-Claude Van Damme could carry a blockbuster? Musicians …
We got a pitch the other day from the publicists for Three Olives brand vodka. The over-tanned chiacchierones who can't shut up on the show “Jersey Shore” apparently teamed up with Three Olives brand vodka and came up with a list of cloying, revolting drinks that, ostensibly, represent the Jersey Shore. Well, I grew up …
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The sporting eyes of America will focus on Anaheim this Tuesday for the baseball All-Star Game–so what better time to schedule a protest against Arizona's retrograde, anti-Mexican, pro-Arpayaso policies than just before the game? A Facebook page called “Move the 2011 All Star Game out of Arizona” gives info on the protest–at 3 p.m., just …
UPDATE: We just heard from the Grove of Anaheim that the Gladys Knight show has been cancelled due to scheduling conflicts. We apologize to the contest participants, and urge you to try to win tickets to another show next week. This week, we're giving away five pairs of tickets to the Gladys Knight show at …
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CORRECTION: The Orange County District Attorney's Office just sent this over: “The Safety Zone is primarily located north of Katella Avenue, east of Nutwood Street, south of Ball Road, and west of Disneyland Drive.” Ah, summer: the season of flip-flops, sundresses . . . gang injunctions. The Orange County District Attorney's Office today announced its …
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The Long Beach Blues Festival, a 30-year-old tradition delivered by local jazz and blues station KKJZ-FM (88.1), is going on hiatus this year. The two-day fest, which has featured legends such as B.B. King, John Lee Hooker and Bo Diddley in the past, said the hiatus was due to tough economic times. ] Still, if …
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The University of California has been too weak in its reaction to acts of anti-Semitism on its campuses, claims a letter from Jewish groups to UC President Mark G. Yudof (right). Swastika graffiti, anti-Israel speakers who use anti-Semitic language, and harassment and intimidation of Jewish students are increasing at the schools, including UC Irvine, states …
Continue reading “Mark Yudof, UC President Deemed Weak on Anti-Semitism on Campuses, Including UCI”
Sometimes it's hard to be a Wonder Woman. You're a positive female role model, you starred in your own TV show, and you've saved the world at least a dozen times. But the minute you change your “signature look,” every hypocritical jerk who said you looked like a slut in your old star-spangled swimsuit can't …
On over the weekend, Angels third baseman Brandon Wood hit a grand slam in the bottom of the eighth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. While that's pretty impressive, the four runs Wood drove in over the weekend represent 30 percent of his RBIs on the season. In other words, he's playing …
Time was that Rick Warren would breathe, and the Orange County Register would devote a 20-part series to it. I kid–a bit. Fact is, as Purpose-Driver® Rick and his Saddleback Church grew into the evangelical powerhouse it is today, the Reg tracked nearly every step, both the initiatives that warranted coverage and those that didn't. …
Continue reading “Rick and Kay Warren Renew Wedding Vows, OC Register Doesn't Notice”
Jaelyne Jacsen was known publicly as a single mother with two kids, working to earn a degree from Cal State Fullerton and speaking out against domestic violence. So, it was shocking in November when the 49-year-old was arrested outside her Victorville home for allegedly stealing $6,500 in public assistance. As a bonus, sheriff's deputies from …
UPDATE: For the second time, City Councilman Phil Luebben has failed to get his colleagues to adopt resolutions declaring Cypress a “Rule of Law City” and applauding Arizona's controversial SB 1070 immigration law while damning cities that oppose it (details at end of this post) . . . Cypress City Councilman Phil Luebben–who in the …