'Idol' Update: Both of Our Local Contestants Perform
Oh boy. Both of our remaining local American Idol hopefuls–Mishavonna Henson and Kai Kalama–performed on the shizow last night.Videos and surely insightful commentary after the jump, yep…
Playing Hive and Seek With the Backyard Beekeepers
Hive and SeekSaving OCNs bees—and possibly breaking the odd city code and state law in the process—with the Backyard Beekeepers Super Bowl Sunday morning, and while about a third of America prepares to watch the Pittsburgh Steelers play the Arizona Cardinals, Janet Andrews is concerned about her outfits. “We donNt…
Neither Shiksa nor Jew Wins in James Gray's Ridiculous 'Two Lovers'
Shiksa v. JewBut nobody wins in James GrayNs ridiculous Two LoversIf Joaquin Phoenix, who plays a lovelorn bachelor in James GrayNs Two Lovers, were 12 years old, the movie might make a touching, if not noticeably fresh, romantic drama for tweens. Not that adults donNt nurse unhealthy crushes and regress…
Anthony Rivera's Juaneño Indian Tribal Council Says Chief David Belardes Is No Juaneño
Blood FeudThe infighting among Juaneño Indian factions continues as Anthony RiveraNs tribal council says Chief David Belardes is no JuaneñoPhotographs line the walls of the Juaneño Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen Nation office in a former fire station on La Matanza Street in San Juan Capistrano. One series shows modern-day…
Prop. 8 Backers to Local, State Politicos: Butt Out and Get Back to Work!
Local and statewide proponents of Proposition 8, the same-sex marriage ban approved by voters last November, have a message for local and statewide politicians: stop trying to overturn the election results and get back to work fixing your cities and/or California.State senators and Assembly members “are authoring meaningless nonbinding resolutions…
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine Foreclosures Are Up and Mortgage Delinquencies Are WAY Up
Home foreclosures continue to wrack the Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine area, increasing 0.40 percent in December 2008 compared to the previous year. The rate of foreclosures among outstanding mortgage loans rose from 0.90 percent in December '07 to 1.30 percent 12 months later, according to First American CoreLogic, “the largest provider of…
[Moxley Confidential] Dr. George Kooshian to Plead Guilty to Charging Big Bucks for Bogus Injections
Judgment Day for Dr. KNearly eight years after the Weekly exposed his fraud, Dr. George Kooshian is scheduled to plead guilty to charging patients a fortune for injections that contained little more than salt waterHow did Dr. George Steven Kooshian pay for his lavish lifestyle, including a five-bedroom, 17,500-square-foot, ocean-view,…
Club DJ D. Ramirez Says Business Is Flourishing
Recession-Proof?Club acts like D. Ramirez flourish in economic downtimes NYU finance professor Phil Maymin recently unveiled the results of a study comparing Billboard Top 100 songs to stock-market indicators reaching back to 1958. He found that years with a preponderance of hit songs that had low “beat variance” (steady rocking,…
Is a Popular Legal Weapon Ending a South County Gang Rivalry, or Catching Bystanders in Its Net?
South Side StoryIs a popular legal weapon putting an end to a 30-year-old gang rivalry in South County, or catching innocent bystanders in its net? Alma PonceNs daughter is too young to know how her mom is different from some of the other moms in town. On a misty December…
OC Is Bursting With Sound-Alikes of the Famous Alberto's. We Search for the Best Incarnation
A Burrito By Any Other NameOC is bursting with sound-alikes of the famous AlbertoNs taquerias, and though the menus are similar, the discriminating diner can spot some subtle differences Back in the early N90s, AlbertoNs restaurants were everywhere. The San Diego-based chain, started by a woman named Arselia Dominguez, built…
Incoming: MX Live Fest with Alejandra Guzman and Aleks Syntek
Even if you're still trying to figure out last night's Lost season premiere, perhaps you can take some solace in the announcement of this Latin rock show, MX Live Fest at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine on March 21. The bill includes headliner Alejandra Guzman (pictured, Google image searching her…
'You, Nero': Moralizing About the Decline of Western Civilization Has Never Been Funnier
Are We Not Entertained?Heavy-handed, allegorical moralizing about art, life and the decline of Western civilization has never been as flat-out funny as it is in You, NeroThough they donNt usually get the big bucks for their efforts, playwrights can sleep with a healthy conscience if they engage in two of…