AltWeeklies Wire
The Fire Of the Century ... Of the Yearnew
Hellish fires now, Sahara Desert later, says doom prophet Mike Davis.
Tags: disasters
Trendzilla: Scrunchiesnew
A cloth-covered, elasticized hair tie symbolic of the '80s and early '90s, several supposed trendsetting celebs were photographed within the last few months wearing them: Sienna Miller, Mary-Kate Olsen ... and in public.
Tags: fashion
Joe Rogan is Not the Comedian to Mess Withnew
He has no compunction about picking high-profile feuds with those whom he feels deserve it, like Carlos Mencia.
OC Weekly |
Luke Y. Thompson |
10-30-2007 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Director Justin Lin Makes Bruce Lee ... Comedy?new
The Better Luck Tomorrow director creates his first comedy, a mockumentary supposedly unearthed from the '70s about the completion of Bruce Lee's final film Game of Death, completed with rather obvious body doubles when Lee died after only 40 minutes of footage had been shot.
OC Weekly |
Luke Y. Thompson |
10-30-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Finishing the Game, Justin Lin
Mariza Modernizes Portuguese Fadonew
At 34, and with an evocative, heartbreaking vocal range, Mariza has emerged as the face and the voice of contemporary Portuguese fado, a modern revivalist with roots planted firmly in the music's tradition and history.
OC Weekly |
Daffodil J. Altan |
10-30-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Orange County's Scariest Peoplenew
Our Congressional delegation tops this year's list of 33 villains (31 for October, plus two more to get to the Dia de los Muertos, ese).
OC Weekly |
Staff |
10-30-2007 |
Commentary
Ask a Mexican!new
"The same women who complain about 'sleazy' Mexican men go to France and giggle about 'how flirtatious' French men are."
Tags: humor & satire
The Muslim Student Union is Up Against the Wallnew
Praying, eating and bowling with the most hated student group at UC Irvine.
Tags: religion
The Mind of a Pedophilenew
Two convicted child molesters get another stiff sentence for a crime they thought about committing.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
10-23-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Ask a Mexican!new
"Relying on James Michener for history is like relying on Mexico to stop illegal immigration."
Tags: humor & satire
'Hungry Beat' Fills Fire Engines' Voidnew
Cited by Primal Scream and Franz Ferdinand as inspirations for their own bands, Scotland's Fire Engines burned briefly but thrice as brightly as most other groups of their time. Their oeuvre amounted to merely 18 tracks, but it is, as they say, all good.
Tags: Fire Engines, Hungry Beat
Cafe Tacuba's Denouementnew
This latest effort by Mexico's supreme rock en espanol group will grow on you, but that's not necessarily a ringing endorsement.
Tags: Cafe Tacuba, Sino
Trendzilla: Longchamp Le Pillage Bagsnew
Parisiennes love them, probably due to their convenient sizes, reasonable prices and ability to hold your 8 pounds of "essentials" while managing to still look classy as hell without trying too hard -- they're pure, understated elegance.
Tags: fashion
Youngblood at Heartnew
Seven years after leaving the industry that made him a star, former comic book wunderkind Rob Liefeld is ready for his heroes to be reborn.
Tags: visual arts
