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Last night I went to The Billabong XXL Global Big Wave surfing awards, and flew solo. The event, which took place at The Grove of Anaheim, is for general analogy reasons, referred to as the “Oscars” of big wave riding and featured the biggest names in a sport which consists of being towed via jet-ski …
It must be nigh-impossible for the nicotine-stained brain of California Coalition for Immigration Reform president Barbara Coe to keep up with all the conspiracies (Reconquista, evil Muslims, the Cult of the Two Blue Shoes) she subscribes to. Nevertheless, we always dismissed her efforts and rambles as those of a bitter, hate-filled woman–until this weekend, when …
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Bolsavik, the witty all-Viet-all-the-time blog, is reporting that Trong Doan (pictured), an anti-communist protester recently profiled by OC Weekly, has just been arrested for assault. Bolsavik is the latest endeavor by Hao-Nhien Vu, who lost his job at Nguoi Viet Daily News when anti-communists boycotted the paper over a photograph they didn't like. One of …
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This weekend found OCW's Le Receptionist, Leslie Agan, at the opening night of Phantom of The Opera at OCPAC. While our oh-so-fabulous Music Editor Dave Segal was at Kitsch Bar in Costa Mesa catching the diverse and excellent Steve “aDJective” Fisch. As usual, Managing Editor Rich Kane spent Saturday tearing apart the OC Register and …
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[Reg-O-Meter staff memo: With yet another entry this week of the name “Gordon Dillow,” the Reg-O-Meter, after being in operation a mere three weeks, incurred a major, possibly fatal technological malfunction—goddamn Radio Shack parts. Until repairs can be made, the Reg-O-Meter has been shut down. So instead, please enjoy the following slices of bad Reggie …
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Okay, I'm not trying to pile on Chuck Philips or the Los Angeles Times over the now-retracted story about Sean “Diddy” Combs' alleged involvement in a 1994 attack on Tupac Shakur. Ever since The Smoking Gun ran a withering dissection of the documents on which the whole story depended and the Times was forced to …
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OC's Most Annoying Neighbor Meet Catherine Cass, one-woman reducer of property values It may come as a shock to some in Orange County, but Santa Ana contains wonderful neighborhoods full of beautiful older houses, tranquil streets, and residents obsessed with neat lawns and home-improvement projects. One of these areas is located near Interstate 5, east …
Developers seem to believe that their first-person games are required to include online modes. Blame it on the few narrow-minded gamers (and critics) who constantly hammer away with that boneheaded message. At best, it's a strange logic of inheritance: Since the earliest first-person shooters were playable online, every first-person game to come—shooter or not—is somehow …
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House of Pain Arther Masaoka fought to stop the city of Tustin from bulldozing his home and lost. But were his problems of his own creation? Upon meeting Amy Harchol and Arther Masaoka, you might be forgiven for wondering how these two chose each other for a lifetime of matrimony. Masaoka, a wiry man who …
Sage Against the Machine Murs' Paid Dues fest gives indie hip-hop a major platform At first glance, Paid Dues looks like any other 'palooza. But the 3-year-old hip-hop festival, the brainchild of LA MC Murs, doesn't have corporate funding or a single act with major-label backing. “I wanted to show people there's a lot going …
Day 3 of SXSW started with Village Voice Media's bash at La Zona Rosa. We were too busy “networking” with colleagues and freelance writers to pay close attention to the Black Keys and the Soundtrack of Our Lives, but the latter in particular impressed with their chugging, Scandinavian Neu! homage when we were able to …
In the wake of a November 2005 OC Weekly article detailing how a 20-year-old Buena Park man faced prison for a robbery/carjacking he didn’t commit, prosecutors asked the Orange County Sheriff’s Department crime lab to alter key exculpatory evidence. Veteran forensic specialist Danielle G. Wieland made the charge last month during a civil deposition related …