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Published since September 1995, OC Weekly is the first "alternative" newsweekly in Orange County and Long Beach to provide readers award winning editorial coverage, excellent arts & entertainment information and a provocative look at our community. With a circulation of...
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More by Luke Y. Thompson
Rocky Costanzo, Founder of LifeLine Entertainment, Can't Quit His Day Jobnew
Chances are you've never heard of Costanzo or Amhurst. Yet, at age 34, Costanzo and the company he heads have made four feature films, all available on (and direct-to) DVD.
OC Weekly |
Luke Y. Thompson |
05-15-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Best (and Worst) at the Newport Beach Film Festivalnew
Many of this year's selections center on the idea of the unlikely hero: From the out-of-shape failure who rises to face a mighty foe (305, Big Man Japan) to unheralded real-life heroes like Max Lesnik and Barney Rosset, this is the year of protagonists who are more than they seem to be at first glance.
Owen Wilson Is a Bad Fit for an Ass-Kicking Bodyguard in 'Drillbit Taylor'new
Let's be clear here: Owen Wilson can be awesome. Paired with brother Luke or Jackie Chan, he's the man. But the key is "paired" -- left to fend for himself, he's as out of his league as a solo leading man.
Tags: Drillbit Taylor, Steven Brill
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The Five Most Influential Cities in the Development of Mexican Food in the U.S.new
Settling once and for all what city helped define Mexican food in the United States more than any other. Unsurprisingly, it's a fight to the death between California and Texas.
OC Weekly |
Gustavo Arellano |
03-05-2012 |
Food+Drink
5 Ways To Eat Baby Jesus This Christmasnew
Tis the season for weird nativity scenes! Hungry believers 'round the internet are celebrating the birth of Jesus birth with food replicas of that Bethlehem night. Sacrilegious or sacrilicious?
OC Weekly |
Michelle Woo |
12-22-2011 |
Food+Drink
Announcing Another Mexican Food Genre: Bro-Mexnew
The aesthetic of Bro-Mex restaurants centers around the world of energy drinks, surf culture, and MMA. Their clientele think lucha libre masks are hilarious, have Mexican-American friends or--if they're Mexican-American--don't speak much Spanish, and think Gringo Bandito is the greatest creation since Ed Hardy lighters.
OC Weekly |
Gustavo Arellano |
05-12-2011 |
Food+Drink
Five Things You'd Think Would Be Vegan--But Aren'tnew
It's not easy to be an observant vegan. But then there are the pitfalls. Some things that should be vegan contain animal products, sometimes in surprising places. Here are five of those products.
OC Weekly |
Dave Lieberman |
03-28-2011 |
Food+Drink
¡Panocha!new
Five words that signify a foodstuff in one Latin American country, but a crude term for 'vagina' in another.
OC Weekly |
Gustavo Arellano |
02-16-2011 |
Food+Drink
