AltWeeklies Wire
Ask a Mexican: A Run for the Border Patrol ... and Mucho Mas!new
"Why are there Mexicans in the Border Patrol? What a hypocritical thing to do to our people."
Hate & Deathnew
The killer is a white supremacist. The victim was a Vietnamese American. Does that make the killing a hate crime? The California Supreme Court is set to decide.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
07-18-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Trendzilla: Up In Arms Over Hands-Free Devicesnew
After seeing, oh, I don't know, eight squad cars on my 20-minute commute to work (presumably) hunting down evil-doers chatting away on their cell phones, and after three of my friends received tickets for talking on their cell phones, I've started to weigh my hands-free options.
Ask a Mexican!: The King Reigns South of the Fronteranew
Dear Mexican: What's the fascination Mexicans have with Elvis?
OC Weekly |
Gustavo Arellano |
07-16-2008 |
Commentary
Joelle Casteix Fights for Catholic Church Sex-Abuse Victims While Pursuing Her Own Abusernew
Right now, the man who molested her 22 years ago, the former Mater Dei choir director, is leading a group of young adults through a pre-Olympics tour of China. Casteix worries for their safety, but she is more upset that he's gotten this far in life without facing justice.
OC Weekly |
Gustavo Arellano |
07-16-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Trendzilla: Curly Hair Vs. Straight Hair Smackdown!new
More than likely, if you have naturally curly hair, you hate it.
Trendzilla: Summer-Music-Festival Hippiewearnew
The tricky part, other than scrounging up enough cash to buy that $285 three-day pass and figuring out how you’re going to catch My Morning Jacket and Portishead at the same time, is in trying to maximize your comfort level in 100-degree heat while trying to look every bit as cool as the kids in VIP.
Declassified FBI Files Exonerate Orange County's Original Conservative Scapegoatnew
More than four decades after Joel Dvorman's tragic death, once-sealed FBI files obtained by the Weekly reveal an indisputable truth: The former Magnolia School District trustee and liberal martyr was the victim of an unwarranted witch-hunt.
Eat, Drink and Be Gay Married!new
After 27 years together, one couple finally has its big, fat, Mexican, recovering-drug-addict, HIV-positive, ex-transgender gay wedding.
Trendzilla: You Sexy Mothertuckersnew
Chances are, if you're a guy, your parents have hounded you your whole life to tuck your shirt in.
We're Here, We're Queer, We're Registered at Crate & Barrelnew
Notes from a gayer-than-usual Tuesday at the old courthouse in Santa Ana, California.
Trendzilla: Beyond Bad Denim Flaresnew
More and more often these days, I find myself elbowing girls 10, 15 years younger than I am out of the way at sales racks for the last Anna Sui blouse in my size.
Ask a Mexican!new
"Mexicans are dirty gangbangers who spray graffiti everywhere."
Tags: Ask a Mexican, humor & satire
Did Alleged Attack on Self-Described Snitch Happen the Way He Says?new
Evidence seems to support Kamran Mashayekhi's story of being attacked in a Buena Park garage, but did it happen for the reasons he says?
OC Weekly |
Derek Olson |
05-21-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Ask a Mexican! Edicion Escoces Especialnew
My recent column regarding the dissimilarities between Scots and Mexicans provoked a surprising amount of angry responses -- by real Scotsmen furious that letter writer Great Scot could be so pendejo.
