UCLA safety McDonald kicked off the team for violation of team rules
LOS ANGELES -- UCLA junior safety Tevin McDonald, who was seen as one of the key components of the Bruins' already-thin secondary, has been kicked off the team for a violation of team policy. UCLA...
View ArticleOrange County brings the bling
One of the overarching features of Orange County style is our love of the shiny – the bling. There is no shortage of jewelry designers and retailers in Orange County. And it makes sense because a...
View ArticleSTYLE PROFILE: A gem of a shop
Former accountant Stephie Tchamanian never counted on finding her dream career at Starbucks. But that's where she was, wearing a homemade boho-chic agate necklace, when another customer bought it from...
View ArticleA disguise for when you want to be seen
No one saw it coming. The men's fashion collection that Dries Van Noten showed for spring was a cavalcade of camouflage. He paired it with a clashing palette of white and safety orange that would make...
View ArticleMarch 26 celebrity birthdays
These people of the present and past were born on this date: Conductor and composer Pierre Boulez is 88. Former U.S. Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor is 83. Actor Leonard Nimoy ("Star Trek")...
View ArticleLetters: Keep the Republican Party conservative
FULLERTON, Lynn Wagenet: The Register's Editorial Board is wrong on two points ["GOP's inner libertarian," Editorials, March 24]. MCT Illustration First, if the Republicans "changed their tone on ......
View ArticleForget your password? MyIDkey may help
It's the bane of every computer user. Each day you turn on the machine and attempt to conjure a user name and password from memory or sticky note. And then another to get into email, another for...
View ArticleJustices signal they may not take Prop. 8 case
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court suggested Tuesday that it could find a way out of the case over California's ban on same-sex marriage without issuing a major national ruling on whether America's gays...
View ArticleAll Aflutter: eyelash extensions are better than ever
Whereas a fanfare of fluttery fringe has been all the rage the last few years – think Kim Kardashian and Katy Perry with their diva/retro-glam, multilayered, false strip eyelashes – take a peek into...
View ArticleFive questions with Corliss Mejia, co-owner of Newport Madison
IRVINE – The story of how homegrown, indie retail company Newport Madison arose is a tale of two fashionable cities and two ambitious sisters.Drawing inspiration from the laid-back air of Newport Beach...
View ArticleEgg hunts, sunrise services, pancake breakfasts, brunches on tap for weekend
Coto de Caza will kick off Easter weekend with its annual EGGstravaganza Easter egg hunt. The hunt will go from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Coto Valley Country Club, with more than 6,000 eggs to be...
View ArticleCrime in your Laguna Beach neighborhoods
Here are recent Police Department reports from Laguna Beach: MARCH 24 • Municipal code violation. 1:07 p.m. 600 block South Coast Highway. A caller said people were selling paintings out of a...
View ArticleToday's cartoons: GOP gets a marriage wake-up call
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View ArticleNew Found Glory guitarist suffers electric shock
The guitarist, right, at a 2011 performance at the Hard Rock Cafe in Las Vegas. Photo: Getty Images Chad Gilbert, lead guitarist for Florida pop-punk band New Found Glory, suffered an electric shock...
View ArticleBilly Bragg elegantly soulful at El Rey return
The 'Tooth & Nail' author at a London performance in 2010. Photo: Ian Gavan, Getty Images Rock Star or radical: it's hard to find two professions that age less gracefully. Neither looks good with...
View ArticleCaltrans suggests 3-person carpools, tolls
Drivers planning to use the carpool lanes on Orange County freeways would have to find two passengers – not just one – or pay a toll under one plan Caltrans is considering to ease congestion in the...
View ArticleThe newest O.C. Housewife dishes on Season 8
Lydia McLaughlin is the newest cast member of the reality TV show that millions love to watch, and others love to hate. McLaughlin, 32, lives in Dana Point and will soon be appearing on televisions...
View ArticlePressure gauge gets turned up for Dodgers
What could go wrong? The Dodgers certainly don't have to look far to find a cautionary tale on how poorly things can play out for a high-profile team that assembled an expensive roster loaded with...
View ArticleMarch 29 celebrity birthdays
These people of the present and past were born on this date: Host John McLaughlin ("The McLaughlin Group") is 86. Comedian Eric Idle is 70. Former British Prime Minister John Major is 70. Composer...
View ArticleICT's 'Master Class' scores high marks
If ever there were a personality tailor-made for a dramatic character study, Maria Callas is an obvious choice. No less a great playwright than Terrence McNally tackled Callas in his 1995 play "Master...
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