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The Anaheim outpost of OC Weekly's test kitchen is a tiny place, an apartment-style galley in which it's hard to fit even two people. To say that storage is at a premium is quite an understatement; tools are only permitted if there is no other way to accomplish a task. Originally, the title of this …
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Reinvigorating the past by bringing outmoded forms and systems into the present is the weighty theme of UC Irvine's University Art Gallery's newest exhibit, “Cult of the Ruin: Strategies of Accumulation,” and it's a show rife with postmodern pieces that speak directly to our culture of specific historical perspectives. Curated by a team of UCI …
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Sloum Sloum Drift Theory After what's been a wild end to 2010 thanks to sheets of water, howling wind and New Year's Eve debauchery, we suggest . . . chilling. Take one last nod to the year that's just departed with Sloum, a side project of Costa Mesa's Brian Evans when he's not trying out …
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In 2006, 15-year-old Nile Moss went in for an annual series of tests at the Children's Hospital of Orange County. A few days later, he complained of a headache and fever, and his condition quickly worsened. His parents brought him back to a CHOC facility, and he was admitted for severe pneumonia. Shortly after, he died. …
Remember the days when the Weekly devoted two pages to arts coverage? Me, too—but I don’t miss them too much. Our coverage remains as lively as ever on our Heard Mentality blog—technically our music blog, but also a repository for some of the better culture coverage in Southern California. (Not to mention our oh-so-cultural slideshows. …
Record stores in OC have been in decline this past decade. Tower Records is long gone and the block of the Virgin Megastore in Orange is a fleeting memory–but it's still forever captured in the Sasha Baren Cohen movie Borat. Independent spot Bionic Records once held three locations, but now shares a space with another store in …
Has your mother ever told you that video games do nothing but rot your brain? Well, she might have to get her facts straightened out. According to various sources of scientific research, video games may actually improve your brain power. Results have also indicated that gaming is linked to higher grade point averages, and a …
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Sofia Coppola had her 21st birthday party at the Chateau Marmont—a fact she had forgotten until Phil Pavel, the manager of the hotel, reminded her while she was there shooting her new film, Somewhere. It’s the first feature to be granted clearance to shoot extensively inside the rooms and on the grounds of the infamous …
The scenario: it's almost Christmas Eve, and you haven't even started shopping for friends and family yet. And while time is short, you'd love to give handmade presents to everyone. Don't you worry, there's still hope! A quick jaunt to Etsy and a search for the word PDF later, and you're up to your ears …
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Update, December 16, 3:45 p.m.: Dean Zarkos, who originally requested a recount of Los Alamitos City Council votes from the Nov. 2 election, this week asked the county Registrar of Voters to end the process. Zarkos, an incumbent, had come in fourth in a race where three seats were open. Fullerton City Council candidate Doug …
The year has come to an end, and that can mean only one thing: awards for the best and worst video games of 2010! It has been an exceptional year for gaming, more than most gamers have time to even experience. However, there are only a few games out there that stood out above the …
T-Rack Update, December 14, 11:48 a.m.: The disclosure policy has changed, but the results have not. As with just about every (if not every) police shooting case brought before it, the Orange County District Attorney's Office has officially cleared Laguna Beach cops of criminal wrongdoing in the death of Colby Koenig, whose case is …