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As Louis Sahagun blogged on the LA Times' L.A. Now, Long Beach has released the long-awaited results of a study aimed at reconfiguring the breakwater to create bigger waves, cleaner water and beaches, and more surf tourism. According to the study, the city could gain $52 million a year in…
With wages stagnant, travel costs soaring and the economy as shitty as it is, many are chosing to spend their summer vacations at home. Fortunately, Orange County is a tourist destination so blending in with the black-socks-and-sandals crowd is no problem. However, despite “staycations” being so prevalent it now appears…
Pissing in the water is not the most common beach and pool etiquette violation, nor is it the most annoying. However, it is the only bad behavior that makes the top three on the lists of both. So say respondents to a beach and pool etiquette survey of more than…
PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE “MATT COKER” BYLINE ABOVE. THIS IS FROM DIEP TRAN. ENJOY!ALSO, SEE DIEP TRAN'S SLIDESHOW.UPDATE: LA TIMES REPORTS HARRY POTTER BROKE MIDNIGHT SALES RECORDS.It must be a breeze to work at Warner Brothers right now. Not only have they won critical acclaim and endless amounts of…
BY DENNIS ROMERO There was a lot of buzz in clubland last month when the organizers of Electric Daisy Carnival claimed that 135,000 people attended its two-day dance music event at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. All the action up there makes it seem like crickets have taken over in…
From 1993 to 1995 MTV aired a sketch comedy show called The State, which launched the careers of future comic superstars–er, stars–Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, David Wain (the three awesome dudes from Stella) and Reno 911's Thomas Lennon, Ben Garant and Kerri Kenney. (Not to mention Ken Marino, from…
When you hear the word yarn, do you automatically think of Red Heart? Sure, 100% acrylic's definitely got its perfect uses, but I think you'll back me up when I say it can be less than a joy to work with. If you've never used 100% wool (or cotton or…
Often when searching for the best air travel bargains, Orange Countians will choose to fly out of Ontario or Los Angeles International because fares are cheaper than at John Wayne Airport–even given the higher costs associated with ground travel and lost time to those airports, which are reachable in an…
You don’t come to Reefer Madness seeking literary merit or intellectual gravitas. The 1936 film is a notorious example of it’s-so-bad-it’s-funny filmmaking, and the 1998 stage musical is an intentionally campy parody of that film. Yet, a look at its history shows Reefer is awash in as much irony as…
By the Same TokinNA kind crop of actors makes Reefer Madness an enjoyable theatrical munchie, but it might be time for the writers to change the satirical bong waterYou donNt come to Reefer Madness seeking literary merit or intellectual gravitas. The 1936 film is a notorious example of itNs-so-bad-itNs-funny filmmaking,…
Birth of an ObsessionWith her strong will, busy travel schedule and breathless blogging, Laguna Niguel dentist Orly Taitz has become the most controversial figure in the effort to prove that President Barack Obama is foreign-born Before she addressed the chief justice of the Supreme Court of the United States on…
On Friday, the California Supreme Court overturned a Santa Ana-based Court of Appeal decision that required plaintiffs in Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-type cases to prove that businesses purposely violated the law by not making their facilities usable by wheelchair-bound customers. The high court, acting on a request for clarification by…