I Don't Pee in Your Ocean, Please Don't Pee in My Pool

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…

Orange County Rave Scene History Lesson

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…

MTV's 'The State' Finally on DVD!

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…

Reefer Madness

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…

With 'Reefer Madness,' Maverick Theater Has a (Bong) Hit On Its Hands

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,…

CA Supreme Court To Business: Comply With ADA Or Expect Huge Penalties

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…

Huh? Starbucks And Subway Top Zagat's Latest List

The survey from the “burgundy bible” rates this duo the best fast-food coffee and most popular fast-food mega-chain, respectively. Which makes me wonder if the reviewers–more than 6,000 of them, who visited more than 100 chains across the country–are living in a parallel universe. One in which Starbucks' coffee actually…

(Alleged) High School Hacker Can't Get His Case Dismissed

Last year we told you about the Tesoro High School teen accused of not-so-cleverly trying to fudge his way into college by breaking into his school, hacking into teachers' computers, altering his and others students' grades, stealing tests and changing his AP exam results. Omar Khan, who was arrested days…