| | | Who'll Stop the Pain? BY NICK SCHOU  In the entrance bay to the Orange County Jail's Intake and Release Center (IRC) in Santa Ana, there is a pair of signs, the first things anyone who has just arrived behind bars will see. One sign, the more prominent one, warns prisoners they "must obey all directions of staff" and not "create a disturbance in the jail," or else they risk "loss of privileges," including use of recreational areas and access to telephones, as well as facing "disciplinary isolation." Another sign on the side of the wall near a clerical desk, which apparently is meant to be facetious, is more blunt: "No Whining." It was about 9 in the morning on March 17, 2010, and a group of lawyers, inmate-rights activists an... more >>
| | | | | | | | Cold War Kids Are Ready to Step Up BY BILLY GIL  Cold War Kids are hoping their next step is a big one. They've achieved midlevel stardom by plugging away for six years, touring with the likes of Death Cab for Cutie and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and churning out two albums and a slew of EPs before hooking up with a major producer (Jacquire King of the Kings of Leon's mammoth Only By the Night) to record their latest, Mine Is Yours. Just back fro... more >> | | | | | | | | DG Burger Is Damned If You Do BY EDWIN GOEI  One of the most memorable things you can eat at Charlie Palmer at Bloomingdale's South Coast Plaza isn't the foie gras or the steaks; it's the sliders. The bite-sized burgers boast a Kobe-style patty rich enough to match their glossy, butter-soaked buns, slathered in truffle mayo and blessed with house-made pickles, a condiment that almost justifies the $15 price for a glorified appetizer. But i... more >> | | | | | | | | 'No Strings Attached' Is No 'Black Swan'—It's Better BY KARINA LONGWORTH  Ivan Reitman, master of the high-concept, big-budget Hollywood comedy (Ghostbusters, Dave), would seem an unlikely candidate to direct No Strings Attached, an extremely low-concept, low-key romantic comedy of contemporary sexual mores centered on the dating foibles of attractive nerds. Fully devoid of the fantasy contrivance that often sets a Reitman film in motion, Strings is, for the most part,... more >> | | | | | | | | Heard Mentality Willie NelsonJanuary 19, 2011House of Blues AnaheimWillie Nelson is a living legend. Hailed as a country outlaw, Nelson made headlines late last year for being arrested in Texas for possession o... Navel Gazing Despite the sexy-time chatter--pet names, love pledges and oral-sex references--e-mailed between Newport-Mesa Unified School District's superintendent and a subordinate from his days leading the ... Stick a Fork In It From Armando:Gustavo, love your stuff, but I found an obituary you wrote about Carl Karcher, and it was pretty mean. Was he really as big of a dick as you made him out to be I don't think I made ... | | | | |
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