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Coachella 2008 was a life changing weekend for Austin Whitney and not for the superfluous reasons you'd expect. He'd spent the day traversing the widespread fairgrounds–it was 110 degrees, he was in a wheelchair, and the accommodations were far from accessible. But how he got there and why this moment was somewhat earth-shattering all started …
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Sarah Ruhl's Dead Man's Cell Phone and David and Amy Sedaris' The Book of Liz feel as different as lobster bisque does from a breakfast burrito. The first is a time-, space- and form-bending comedy with poignant, poetic accents, while the latter is a gleefully light, snarky comedy dealing mostly with cheeseballs. Yet both shows, …
A friend roped us into doing a race, but knew enough to make it worth our while. Orange County's leg of the FroYo 5k is a dash like no other, because you're guaranteed Yogurtland at the end of this road! What better way to kick off a Saturday than getting both exercise and dessert before …
Televangelist Benny Hinn, who is known for laying his hands on the ill faithful and “curing” them with the power of Christ, needed a handjob of his own last week. The 63-year-old leader of Benny Hinn World Media Center in Aliso Viejo suffered heart problems in Brazil and was admitted to the intensive care unit …
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When some of us were in elementary school, there were art classes. Once a week or so, your class would be lead by an art teacher in creating something with popsicle sticks, clay, paint or the holy grail of childhood art that is papier-mâché. And then budget cuts happened, and those classes were axed entirely …
“No, no, no, no, man!” yells Tony Adame of Suavecito Pomade, barely containing his laughter. “Don't use that shot–ha, ha!” Adame, his brother Pete, and their business partner J-Bird stand along with about six of their friends in an abandoned parking lot near the 5 freeway in Santa Ana, the city's iconic water tower looming …
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While many artists rely on color and paint to tell a story, artist Yu Ji could tell volumes with only graphite pencils and paper. His new exhibit “Into The Shade” at Saddleback College Art Gallery highlights the artist's illustration work which capture realistic scenes of the city with a ghostly touch: hustling and bustling streetwalkers …
It's the day after St. Patrick's Day, and that means there's a pretty good chance you said “Top O' The Morning” today to a hangover. Yes, one of the biggest party nights around the world celebrating the existence of the Irish and their many customs and contributions to the arts can lead to many mixed …
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Countering previous surveys based on political conservatives saying they are happier than liberals, UC Irvine psychologists have discovered in their own research that those on the left exhibit happier speech patterns and facial expressions. ] The results–by Sean Wojcik, a doctoral student in Psychology & Social Behavior at UCI and lead author of the study, …
By: H. Drew Blackburn We've all heard of the FOMO, that is, the Fear of Missing Out. In Aziz Ansari's new special, Live at Madison Square Garden, he sharply criticizes the millennial generation's anxiety in regards to missing out on something better happening right now. Woe unto the person at the thing, who checks their …
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An immigration lawyer pleaded guilty Tuesday to crashing her car into a bicyclist and killing him while driving under the influence of prescription drugs that included Xanax and Suboxone. Hasti Fakhrai-Bayrooti, 41, of Rancho Santa Margarita, copped to felony vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and now faces up to four years in state prison at her …
Twelve years ago, the Weekly published an article titled “The Poseidon Misadventure,” a list of 10 reasons why the Poseidon Resources-lead desalination project in Huntington Beach should be killed off. It seemed so obvious then. Who would want to build an energy-intensive desalination plant that would create 50 million gallons of fresh water per day …
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