| | | Mike Carona: No More Excuses BY R. SCOTT MOXLEY  In the wake of his historic 2007 arrest by FBI and IRS agents, straight-faced Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona suggested he was the victim of a devious political conspiracy—“something like the grassy knoll with Kennedy.”The ridiculous assertion, long touted by Carona’s faithful, Kool Aid-drinking allies, finally became permanently discredited on Jan. 6, when a 9th Circuit federal appeals panel upheld the righteousness of the disgraced ex-sheriff’s 2009 witness-tampering conviction.Carona, a Republican—and, at one point, California’s rising GOP star and buddies with Arnold Schwarzenegger—was investigated, convicted and sentenced by Republican ... more >>
| | | | | | The Social Distortion Network BY CHASEN MARSHALL  The moment the lights dim on My Chemical Romance, signaling the end of one set and the transition to the next, an excitement builds in the crowd. Spectators who had stepped outside for a break start to file back in. No one wants to miss the next band. A three-syllable chant carries through the expanse of Gibson Amphitheatre.“So-cial D! So-cial D! So-cial D!” It’s nearly 10:30 on... more >> | | | | | | | | Sol del Sur Bistro Cooks Everything Under the Sun BY EDWIN GOEI  Sol Del Sur’s Dave Emery is a juggernaut. The owner and chef of this tiny San Juan Capistrano bistro has a menu of Herculean proportions. It’s a Jenga-tower of entrées, salads, appetizers and desserts, taking on Spanish, Swiss, French, Cajun, Japanese and more cuisines than space permits to list here. His ingredient mise en place could double as the index of a botany textbook, ... more >> | | | | | | | | 'The Green Hornet' Is a Superhero Slob BY J. HOBERMAN  Only inertia will bring people to Michel Gondry’s 3-D spectacle, The Green Hornet. Opening amid persistent negative buzz in the mid-January dead zone, this long-germinating prospectivefranchise, based on a character that first saturated the nation’s radio waves in 1939, seems pretty much DOA—although in the absence of any competition, it’s a likely magnet for loose cash. R... more >> | | | | | | | | Heard Mentality Free Moral Agents don't sound like anyone else, in the good kind of way. You wouldn't be wrong to say there's a distinct blend of trip-hop, funk, psychedelic, soul and rock at play in their vi... Navel Gazing Update, Jan. 13, 3:09 p.m.: Another in-law of Stephen Moore, a popular speed skater originally from Huntington Beach, has been arrested and charged with conspiring to murder, but authorities ... Stick a Fork In It From my cousin Plas:We love that Thai place (Win Thai). Do you consider that "American Thai" or "good Thai."Ah, Win Thai Cuisine in Anaheim: across the street from Norms, behind a car wash, in t... | | | | |
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