One Direction adds fourth Staples Center show
One Direction fans — or, more accurately, their parents — had better set aside some of that Black Friday money. You just might need it to buy some concert tickets. Having already sold out three shows...
View ArticleKROQ's Bean, Mason called 'champs' after kidney transplant
KROQ/106.7 FM morning personality Gene (Bean) Baxter and KROQ engineer Scott Mason are recovering from successful surgery to transplant one of Bean's kidneys to Mason. "Both recovering like champs,"...
View ArticleJohnny Depp, some Strokes and more pay tribute to Tom Petty
I've been arguing for years that, for all his fame, Tom Petty is still the most underrated of all the great classic rock songwriters. There's scarcely anyone who compares when you think about longevity...
View ArticleUSC's Barkley can write his own ending
LOS ANGELES – Is there one more plot twist remaining? If USC's Matt Barkley, like so many heroes of fictional lore, is to complete the trajectory of rise, fall and rise again, his opportunity begins...
View ArticleBen Gibbard wobbly at Wilshire Ebell
The break-up album has a long and noble history. Some of the greatest works ever were inspired by busted relationships: Sinatra's In the Wee Small Hours (1955), Dylan's Blood on the Tracks (1975) and...
View ArticleAngels' Trout second to Cabrera in MVP race
After months of anticipation, the decision came down with disappointment for Mike Trout and his fans, when the Angels outfielder finished a distant second to Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera in the...
View ArticleFestival of Arts reports more revenue, ticket sales
The Festival of Arts in Laguna Beach reported another successful year despite the uncertain economy during its annual membership meeting Wednesday night. Revenue during fiscal year 2012, which ended...
View ArticleWhicker: UCLA QB Hundley an early riser
MESA, Ariz. – Life is right there, yawning in front of him like a quarterback draw. If you're Brett Hundley and you want to grab every second, you sleep fast. On Saturday morning, his dad Brett Sr....
View ArticleVideo: Is D'Antoni right choice for Lakers?
Lakers beat writer Kevin Ding discusses the Mike D’Antoni introductory press conference. Click here to view video. Video by Jonathan Khamis, for OCRegister.com.
View ArticleToday's cartoons: Cap and trade hits home
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View ArticleTravel postcard deal too good to be true
Congratulations! As an Orange County resident, you may have just been selected to receive a marketing ploy dressed up as an American Airlines promotion that has raised scam alerts around the country....
View ArticleReport: O.C. immigration detention center one of worst in the nation
ORANGE – Immigration detainees in an Orange County facility are subjected to racial epithets, physical and psychological abuse, and lack access to medical care, a national coalition that seeks to...
View ArticleAfternoon letters: Embrace values-driven GOP politics
MISSION VIEJO, Douglas Wood: Our society has failed to learn, teach and remind us all of the values that have produced this exceptional country. Dennis Prager, through his radio show and his book,...
View ArticleNov. 16 celebrity birthdays
Actor Clu Gulager ("The Virginian," "The Tall Man") is 84. Actress, singer, dancer and choreographer Donna McKechnie is 72. Actor Steve Railsback ("Plaguers," "Helter Skelter") is 67. Former NBA guard...
View ArticleKoltnow: Fall movie season ends with lessons learned
Next Friday has a nickname. It's known as "Black Friday," and it marks the start of the holiday shopping season. Wednesday doesn't have a nickname, but it is a significant day in Hollywood nonetheless....
View ArticleIrvine calendar: Toy drive, prayer breakfast, more
HOLIDAY TOY DRIVEThe city of Irvine has partnered with the Irvine 2/11 Marine Adoption Committee to hold a special toy drive benefitting children and families of the city's adopted Marine Battalion...
View ArticleChoreographer brings new outdoor work to O.C.
Choreographer Trey McIntyre is a very busy man these days. When we caught up to him Wednesday he was preparing a work for a world premiere at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and another for a debut later...
View ArticleUCLA vs. USC: Who has the edge?
Breaking down No. 17 UCLA's matchup against No. 21 USC at the Rose Bowl. (Saturday, noon, Fox): QUARTERBACKS This position is closer than almost anyone would have expected at the start of the season....
View ArticleIt's graduation time for the O.C. kids on 'iCarly'
Shooting the fifth and final season of "iCarly" started normally enough says Jennette McCurdy, who plays Sam Puckett, best friend and Carly's sidekick on the Nickelodeon series that ends Friday with an...
View ArticleGroup wagers Gardiner's Beethoven is the best
The Philharmonic Society of Orange County, the area's oldest presenter of classical music, is taking the unusual step of offering a money-back guarantee to its concert on Tuesday. John Eliot Gardiner...
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