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Jose Lopez Brings the Chicano Style to Another Levelnew
A stray bullet set Anaheim's Jose Lopez on a path toward becoming one of OC's most sought-after tattoo artists.
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The Handmade Revolution Will Not be Televised -- It'll Be on Etsy.comnew

The women of the Long Beach Craft Mafia come from varying backgrounds: Some went to fashion school in Manhattan, some work cubicle jobs, one even worked as a go-go dancer at Stinky's in San Francisco. But all of them share a need to create.
There (S)he Is ...new
At the Miss Hermosa y Protegida pageant, the curves and eyelashes might or might not be fake, but the HIV/AIDS-prevention messages are very real.
Working the Swing Shiftnew

Meet the Orange County entrepreneurs who help nice, professional couples have sex with one another.
Shoot to Thrillnew
Fast cars, naked women: Ed Dellis loves his work.
Spare the Childnew
Amy Bril wants to make sure her kids don't grow up like she did -- inside the notorious cult known as the Family.