11 things to do on 11/11/11
Celebrate this numerically consistent day by honoring veterans, helping out a local charity, partying it up with "Weird Al" Yankovic, catching an Anaheim Ducks game or laughing along with comic Brian...
View ArticleMorning letters: Palestinians don't want peace but an end to Israel
MISSION VIEJO, Milton Weinstein: Letter-writer Norman Ewers’ facts are made up [“White House encouraging Mideast madness,” Nov. 4]. There is no such thing as Palestinian homeland. Israelis were there...
View ArticleToday's cartoons: Debt supercommittee drops a bombshell of sorts
Also: Dr. Conrad Murray looking for get-out-of-jail insurance.
View ArticleTop 10 industries for pay growth
If you are looking for a job that has the best chance of strong wage growth you might want to consider construction, according to an analysis by IBISWorld, the industry research and marketing firm....
View ArticleWhich O.C. cities have most patents?
Broadcom Corp. puts Irvine and Orange County among the superstar locations for U.S. utility patents. However, excluding the broadband chip maker, Irvine still was home to almost 5 times as many patents...
View ArticleGet into national parks free for Veterans Day
On Veterans Day weekend, Nov. 11-13, 2011, all national parks and monuments are free to visit for everyone, not just veterans. This is a great time of year to visit Joshua Tree National Park which is...
View ArticleStepson responds well to new furry family member
I remember I was around my stepson Sport’s age when my dad came home from work one night with what would be one of the greatest gifts he ever gave me: a dog A fun, happy and active German Shepard who I...
View ArticleSegerstrom Center announces eclectic new arts festival
After several years of planning, the Segerstrom Center for the Arts today unveiled a new festival devoted to contemporary music, theater and dance, some of it in nontraditional settings. The Off Center...
View ArticleBlue Man Group makes a mess; O.C. crowd goes wild
There must be a weirder mainstream act touring America these days than Blue Man Group, but I can't think of any. The trio of silent, cobalt-colored men (actually an army of them in New York, Boston,...
View ArticleSmokin’ good BBQ joint debuts
Something surreal happens when you walk into BT's Southern BBQ. You've just finished driving into a sizable strip mall, passing by shops selling beads, video games, anime cards and other wares, when...
View ArticleFamily disagrees on parole for prom night killer
Morgan Cosman Kelly says she is the little sister who desperately needs to stand up for her big sister, even if it is 20 years later, and even if it means going against their father. "Berlyn was a...
View ArticleEddie Murphy withdraws as host of Oscars
Eddie Murphy has bowed out of his gig as host of the Academy Awards, following friend Brett Ratner's decision to leave the show as producer because of an uproar over a gay slur. The news of Murphy's...
View Article‘J. Edgar' is a sensitive portrait of a complicated man
In the 1959 film "The FBI Story," Federal Bureau of Investigation director J. Edgar Hoover speaks to G-Men about the newly formed agency and how its operation will remain free of all politics and the...
View ArticleWilco adds Wiltern date to January run
We kinda figured Wilco would add at least one more date to its stretch of Southern California dates in January and February, behind its latest album The Whole Love, widely acclaimed by virtually...
View ArticleO.C. must pay convicted ex-Assistant Sheriff Jaramillo $700,000
George Jaramillo, a disgraced ex-Orange County assistant sheriff convicted of tax evasion, is entitled to more than $362,000 in back pay and retirement because former Sheriff and now convicted felon...
View ArticleBanned in Britain: Dakota Fanning ad
Britain's advertising standards watchdog has banned a Marc Jacobs perfume ad featuring actress Dakota Fanning, saying it seemed to sexualize a child. The Advertising Standards Authority says four...
View ArticleSaturday nights UFC fight chance for fans to witness sports history, says UFC...
By Dana White (Editor’s Note – White is President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. His column was submitted special to The Orange County Register) One of the great things about being a sports fan...
View ArticleThe great debate: breasts or thighs?
There's a longstanding debate when it comes to chicken: breasts or thighs, light or dark? We know that white meat has less fat and calories, but it also has less flavor pizazz. A hundred grams of...
View ArticleHome cooking with O.C. Chefs: Maple bacon popcorn
Three Seventy Common opened last month in Laguna Beach, taking over the spot where the Sorrento Grille reigned for 23 years. Ryan Adams, a Laguna Niguel native and former Sorrento Grille executive...
View Article'Housewife' Tamra Barney says she's not dead
Tamra Barney, one of "The Real Housewives of Orange County," is denying a report that she died early this morning from a jet-ski accident in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The report, on a website...
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