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Photo by Yoshitaka OkadaDespite citizen complaints and a federal bankruptcy judge's ruling last year that Edgar Dale “Eddie” Allen stole millions of dollars in a scam that relied on fake business, war and espionage credentials, the Orange County district attorney's office has refused to investigate the Newport Beach businessman. We may now be able to …
Ever hear of the Culinary Olympics? Probably not, but they do exist, and they're a big deal among the high-stakes sauce-and-cleaver crowd. Think Iron Chef without the medieval-castle sets, snappy overlord, rockin' music and cheesy English voice-overs. The concept of these games is simple: give a team of chefs a set amount of raw ingredients …
Photo by Daniel C. TsangOrange County's first annual gay and lesbian pride festival began in spectacular fashion 14 years ago at Santa Ana's Centennial Park. Angry Christian conservatives showed up carrying urine-filled balloons, taunted attendees with chants of “Go back to your closet,” and hired an airplane to fly over the event carrying a banner …
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What's that? You're tired of sitting at the poo-infested shore and reading Danielle Steel “novels”? You want more from your summer than margaritas and drunken, bethonged fun? You want to “grow” and “stretch” as a person? Isn't that exactly why you can no longer wear a thong in the first place? We're here to help. …
PATIENT:Deuces Wild PROFILE: New York, 1950s street gang of male models battles rival models, the mob, drug pushers and fly-away hair. Yeah, there've been a lot of similar movies made with similar subject matter, similar story lines, similar music, similar characters and similar results, but Deuces Wildholds the distinction of being the only one released …
Illustration by Mark DanceySewage is never far from the tip of Norman Z. Eckenrode's tongue, and after 11 years on the board of directors of the Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD), the past two as chairman, you'd expect that. “I can talk pretty comfortably about effluent, about secondary treatment, about microfiltration,” boasts Eckenrode with a …
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What did Blake Anderson do in the face of relentless complaints about the massive sewage plume stretching along the Orange County coastline? The Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) general manager hired a high-priced polling firm, which told the OCSD board of directors that the few county residents who are paying attention overwhelmingly approve of flushing …
For a long while, Peter Jackson was held back from becoming a great director by his obsession with zombies, gore, and all things dark and stomach-churning. His first film, 1988's Bad Taste, featured a nasty alien fast-food franchise where humans were gobbled up like Big Macs, while his follow-up, 1993's Dead Alive, told the thoroughly …
MONDAY, April 8 With the Anaheim Angels leading 2-0 over the Seattle Mariners—who last season tied with the 1906 Cubs for winning more regular-season games than any team in Major League Baseball history—you'd think the on-field action would be compelling enough for the KCAL/Channel 9 broadcast team. But Rex Hudlergives his “color man” job description …
The Newport Beach Film Festival has rolled into town once more, and this year's lineup boasts so many delights that we can only briefly note one terrific picture before moving on to the next. For those of you who've never been exposed to the twisted genius of Bill Plympton, he creates animation in which the …
THURSDAY, April 11 BIG NEWPORT The Bank. This year's festival launches with a screening of this thriller about the chaos theory as applied to the world of Australian high-finance. Anthony La Paglia and David Wenham star. The cast and crew will be in attendance. 7:30 p.m. FRIDAY, April 12 EDWARDS ISLAND 1 The Children of …