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Jennifer Veary, a nurse who is HIV positive and has been described as a Christian HIV/AIDS activist “with a heart for Vietnam,” was seriously injured Saturday when her head hit the pavement after her bike was clipped by a van near her Huntington Beach home. After being thrown over her handlebars, Veary reportedly suffered a …
This weekend, contestants on the second season of The Great Food Truck Race finished up their last stop before the finale. The show won't air until August, but as we've been reporting, fans, local news and bloggers have been revealing the progress of the competition via Tweets, articles and posts. There's not much the Food …
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So between the news that Sarah Jessica Parker told Marie Claire's U.K. edition she's pondering the possibility of a third fucking Sex and the City film, that “pajazzling” exists (you know what “vajazzling” is? Yeah, well, now your boyfriend can experience it for himself), and the revelation of “junderpants” (denim hotpants-printed undies), I think I've …
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We've made no bones about our affection for Aloe Blacc in the past. There are several intriguing subjects to cover when it comes to the Laguna Hills-bred troubadour born Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III: his days in indie hip-hop outfit Emanon; his transition from MC into a traditional soul vocalist; his upbringing by Panamanian parents; how …
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Perhaps it was the UC Irvine-imposed suspension or the negative publicity over the disruption of Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren's February 2010 speech on campus or just plain old growing up, but the embattled Muslim Student Union just presented a kinder- and gentler-sounding program seeking divestment from and boycotts of Israel. At least …
UPDATE, MAY 16, 4:56 P.M.: Moments after the Weekly posted the news that Jesse Cheng resigned as the UC Student Regent, he contacted us about a full statement he made about his decision. It's in “an open letter to students of the University of California,” and in it, the Asian Studies major concedes the controversy …
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UPDATE, MAY 10, 1:35 P.M.: As the details of the Slush Fund controversy continue to develop, with a second report due out from PBS SoCal, the Weekly decided to follow up with the Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD), which had stressed the fact it had been investigating this issue for some time. When we spoke …
Is there nothing safe in this world anymore? The refillable soap dispenser to wash hands, a hallmark of restroom and kitchen sinks everywhere, our defense against the bacteria we may contract from handling food or, um, yeah, is actually a cesspool of dangerous bacteria that can get you sick. ] That's the conclusion of a …
The battle for the best coast (West Coast, East Coast, Third Coast) goes beyond Tupac and Biggie, and In-N-Out and Shake Shack. Ultimately Coachella and Lollapalooza must join the fight. (Yes, Lolla is set in the Midwest, but we did say Third Coast. Got it? Good.) So now that Coachella is a distant, but vivid, …
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UPDATE, APRIL 25, 2:49 P.M.: It was horrible what Tiffany G. went through thanks to her former co-worker Michael Kevin Lallana (and to get a sense of that, read her victim impact statement to the court in the previous update). To have an erroneous account of the way she figured out she had been victimized published online …
A few days ago, we told you about the Bacon Challenge, a contest to show off creative bacon cooking skills. Today, let's talk about cooking fundamentals and show you the best way to cook loads of bacon. The target? Perfectly crisp, beautifully de-fatted, flat strips of bacon like you'd get in a restaurant rather than …
You are the movers who always do a fantastic job packing, loading and unloading my antiques and art. I'm not sure which one of you spotted and filched a half-empty 4-ounce plastic bag full of something green from one of the boxes in my kitchen, but I've looked and looked, and it's the only thing …