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Israel today named a replacement for Michael Oren, the ambassador to the U.S. whose appearance at UC Irvine in February 2010 sparked what would become an international incident and debate over the freedom of speech. Ron Dermer, a former adviser on U.S. affairs to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and an organizer for Mitt Romney's trip …
They're still picking up the pieces this morning in the 1700 block of Mitchell Avenue in Tustin, where a condominium apartment exploded over the Fourth of July weekend not due to firecrackers but, according to police, a residential cannabis oil extraction operation gone wrong. The blast caused considerable but non-life-threatening injuries to two men. ] …
DEAR READERS: My columna a couple of weeks ago about whether Aztec savagery influences violence in Mexico today drew muchos responses, both bueno and malo. Here are two: * * * DEAR MEXICAN: I enjoy reading [your column] and was thinking about the last reply you wrote to the question about violence and Aztec blood. …
Chris Epting is the first person to admit he's an unlikely muckraker. The Huntington Beach resident has published 19 books, almost all on pop culture (he's working on a Def Leppard tome right now), Orange County history or baseball. His column for the Huntington Beach Independent, In the Pipeline, is a well-read weekly take on …
[Editor's Note: Longtime concert photographer and fellow Weekling Andrew Youssef found out almost two years ago that he had Stage IV colon cancer. In that time, he has continued to shoot tons of music events for us on top of other freelance work and holding a day job at a hospital, of all places. As …
Hey, kids: guess what time is it? It's time to restart that Long March known as 100 Favorite Dishes (INSERT YEAR). YEAH!!! Hey, don't ding us for listicles: Weekly DataLab studies show ustedes love this gimmick, launched in honor of our coming Best Of issue. Besides, it is rather fun to do this for us …
Continue reading “No. 89, Fried Okra at Memphis Soul Cafe & Bar”
The third time was a charm for prosecutors trying to convict Laguna Niguel hockey mom Kathia Maria Davis of having sex with the 14-year-old teammate of her son. After two mistrials on those counts, the 46-year-old pleaded guilty today, meaning she can now be sentenced for crimes against that boy as well as a second …
“Lactose is a really interesting sugar,” says Truman Severson, his hands punctuating his words. His hair side-slicked as though he were Clark Gable, complementing an Eton College professor outfit of a tie, brown tweed vest and browline glasses. On a Saturday afternoon, he holds court at Theorem, a six-seat tasting bar inside Portola Coffee Lab …
Continue reading “Portola Coffee Lab's Jeff and Christa Duggan Are the Deans of Caffeine”
The worst thing you could say about Eric Lamar Wells, 26, is not that he's a veteran pimp. It's not even that the unsuccessful telemarketer sold his community-college girlfriend, the mother of his infant daughter, in regular prostitution deals for living expenses that included a daily cocaine habit. During nine days in April 2012, the …
Continue reading “Was Eric Lamar Wells the Happiest Pimp On Earth?”
Is it any surprise that a woman stares down a man and shouts, “Why would you do this to me?” within the first 15 minutes of Some Girl(s), a reasonably engaging indie drama based on a Neil LaBute play? Now that the hegemony is starting to give, a little, maybe it's worth giving a fresh …
Continue reading “Some Girl(s): In Neil LaBute's World, the Men Suck, Too”
Are you a musician? Is your group having issues? Ask Fan Landers! Critic Jessica Hopper has played in and managed bands, toured internationally, booked shows, produced records, worked as a publicist, and is the author of The Girls' Guide to Rocking, a how-to for teen ladies. She is here to help you stop doing it …
Continue reading “Do Record Labels Prefer to Receive Demos or Finished Albums?”
Karen Hanover reportedly made her stand-up comedy debut at the Hollywood Improv Sunday. Sadly, I wasn't able to make it, so hopefully an audience member can spill on whether the Seal Beach resident's set killed. What I really want to know is whether the 47-year-old riffed on her FBI “spoofing” conviction, her time locked up …