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In Lynne Ramsay's We Need to Talk About Kevin, Tilda Swinton lives out an urban bohemian's worst nightmare. Forced to give up her independence (and downtown loft) when a reckless night with schlubby photographer flame Franklin (John C. Reilly) results in accidental pregnancy, free-spirit travel writer Eva becomes an unhappy housewife in suburbia, stuck caring …
UPDATE, DEC. 8, 10:41 A.M.: The ballots have been counted and the results announced. The fierce feud is over. An “overwhelming majority” of UNITE HERE Local 11 members who cast ballots yesterday voted in support of the new collective bargaining agreement with Disneyland Resort. The newly ratified agreeement comes after a years long debate over …
Jason Quinn's new restaurant, Playground, opened a couple of weeks ago on la Cuatro, near the Yost Theatre. Originally conceived as a high-end burger-and-beer bar à la Burger Parlor, Quinn revamped the concept to allow him and his staff a little more creativity in the kitchen. It's a good thing: As the chef of the …
Bing.com, Microsoft's search engine, recently compiled its 2011 search trends for musicians and came up with some interesting results. Their list of the top ten most searched musicians is entirely made up of femme powerhouses (Who run da world?), save for the top slot, which was nabbed by Justin Bieber (get it, girl). Biebs stole No. 1 …
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Steve Aoki's voice sounds exactly like who he is. His breezy tone is that of a guy who grew up in Newport Beach and went to college at UC Santa Barbara. The fierce intensity when talking about everything he does is just right for a tirelessly prolific electronic music producer/performer. The founder of the Dim …
The good news: kids are not being bullied as much online. The bad news: bullying by text messages is on the rise. That's the takeaway from a study whose lead author is Michele Ybarra, president and research director of the nonprofit Internet Solutions for Kids in San Clemente. ] She found the frequency and intensity …
A Foothill Ranch doctor with a history of insufficient record keeping is, again, facing reprimand by the state medical board. This time it's for doing an unsuccessful procedure and then not making a proper diagnosis. Although the board could have revoked Dr. Bakulkumar Kantilal Patel's license, they gave him five years of probation, which takes …
That Jimmy Kimmel, he's been on a roll lately. For Halloween, he asked parents to tell their kids they ate all of their candy and then videotape their responses. The results? Way more tears than should ever be shed over high-fructose corn syrup and some really freaking cute kids. If you haven't watched the Youtube …
“H-E-L-L-O: Students have a right to privacy in their cell phones.” That's not just the lament of the empty-eyed Hot Dog on a Stick girl handing you your lunch at the mall. It's the title of a new report by the American Civil Liberties Union's Southern California office, which finds privacy rights are being trampled …
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Comfort Suites and its parent company Tarsadia Hotels of Newport Beach have agreed to pay $132,500 to settle a discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of an autistic front desk clerk who was fired. The companies must also change its employment practices and operations as a result of the …
Bartenders and beverage companies have long attempted to mix a little bit of childhood into grown-up beverages, and the results have ranged in success. There's the good (cereal milk cocktails, adult chocolate milk), the bad (alcohol-infused whipped cream), and the just plain messy (Pop Rocks martinis–seriously, those things get everywhere). ] Now, just in …
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Way to go, Orange County kids. You've lost a bit of chub. Have a small, whole-grain snack. A study released today by UCLA and the California Center for Public Health Advocacy found that the state's overall rate of overweight and obese children fell by 1 percent from 2005 to 2010, with the rate in Orange …
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