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Looking out the large windows from Jay Famiglietti's corner office at UC Irvine on a sun-drenched late-spring day, you take in an inviting deep greenbelt and, just beyond that, the green, green grass of Aldrich Park. Contrast that with the view from the UCI hydrologist's new office at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in …
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UPDATE, NOV. 11, 1:39 P.M.: The checkpoint that was conducted in Lake Forest Friday night resulted in more people being cited or arrested for driving without or on a suspended/revoked license (12) than for drug- or alcohol-related offenses (3), according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department. Their breakdown follows after the jump … ] The …
Real Friends are blowing up. “I don't really like to use that term,” says Kyle Fasel, the band's bassist and lyricist. “I mean, we've definitely grown a lot as a band.” Despite the cliché, that's what Real Friends are doing, though. The pop/punk/emo band–one of the last few stalwarts carrying the Jimmy Eat World banner–are …
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In the past, we've brought you the best of what heavy metal has to offer in terms of guitarists, and drummers, but now we look to a role that is sometimes under rated but always under appreciated. Metal's four-string instrument provides a solid foundation of rhythm, centering the music and allowing the guitar, drums and …
Last night will go down in OC political history as an epic embarrassment for the Democratic Party of Orange County. Not only did it get trounced countywide, not only did it lose two seats–the 65th State Assembly District and the 34th State Senate–that the state party desperately need to keep its Sacramento super-majority, but the …
You want hyper-local listicles, corporatistas? Well, take a huge whiff of these 7 Stupefying Surprises From Tuesday's Election!* ** *… based on uncertified results from the Orange County Registrar of Voters. **Certified results show Boa Nguyen won the Garden Grove mayor's race, so this post has been updated. ] 1) Lotsa No Win Nguyens The …
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5:20 a.m.: OC Tea Party activist gloats that White House fears a “shit storm” is approaching. (R. Scott Moxley) 6:58 a.m. Last glance at a 4-inch stack of hostile campaign mail between Janet Nguyen and Jose Solorio. Guess what? Both say the other is a scumbag. (RSM) 7:45 a.m. Bored, Little Saigon poll worker-elation becomes …
Continue reading “Stalking the Polls and Partying with Orange County’s Finest Obama-Haters”
When we first meet the title character in Olive Kitteridge, she considers the revolver in her hands and looks up at the cloudless sky above the woods one last time. The 25-year journey (and the accumulation of mistakes and bad luck therein) that leads the elderly Olive to that moment of despair unfurls in director …
By Gustavo Arellano, Matt Coker, LP Hastings, Charles Lam, R. Scott Moxley, Gabriel San Román and Nick Schou Ever heard of the children's books Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark? Neither had we, but the tales so spooked Weekly art director Dustin Ames as a kid that he asked if we could illustrate some …
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Films about ultramodern technology tend to have an air of alarmism about them. Jason Reitman's dismal Men, Women & Children seized the ubiquity of smartphones as an opportunity to decry the state of the world today, wagging its finger reproachfully as though a luddite Reefer Madness. Such films warn us of the dangers in our …
Continue reading “Stellar Indie The Heart Machine Is An Of-the-Now Mystery”
Kimbra's sophomore album, The Golden Echo, is a joyride full of punchy beats and soaring vocals that careen through funk, R&B, and electronica. The New Zealand-born songstress continues to infuse her music with soulful flavor, but on her recent album she toys with an experimental brand of pop music. The Golden Echo exposes her willingness …
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Back in early November 2013, news of the chance for artists to display their own designs onto electrical utility boxes in Santa Ana spread like wildfire across artists networks in the city–not only for the glory of showcasing their art onto a public street with plenty of exposure, but for the stipend of $700. We'll …