How to Destroy Angels hypnotic at Pomona debut
Mariqueen Maandig (aka Mrs. Trent Reznor) at the Fox Theater. Photo: David Hall, for the Register If you're one of those dead-set on ending the first Friday of Coachella with either the Stone Roses on...
View ArticleHikers won't be billed for search costs, officials say
Officials say they will not seek reimbursement for a large-scale, four-day search effort for a pair of teenage hikers rescued after they got lost in rugged terrain around Holy Jim Canyon. With no...
View ArticleRefugee reflections
A year after the UC Irvine School of Law opened in 2009, students launched a chapter of the Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project and started traveling to Jordan to assist refugees seeking resettlement in...
View ArticleMr. Fountain Valley: Franck Bideau has that 'je ne sais quoi'
This is the final article in a series of profiles highlighting the candidates for Mr. Fountain Valley. This week: Franck Bideau. For Franck Bideau, Friday evening will be satisfying. "Growing up, I was...
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This is your complete resource for summer family fun, complete with camp resources, summer learning opportunities and family-friendly things to do!
View Article'Trance' practices the art of the psych-out
James McAvoy, Vincent Cassel and Rosario Dawson set off wild excitations in "Trance," Danny Boyle's ultra-tricky psychological thriller. They play partners-in-crime, lovers, deadly enemies – sometimes...
View ArticleReview: '42' swings for the fences, but it's one, two, three strikes
"42" feels fake even though its events are true. Jackie Robinson's break into white baseball shortly after World War II is a milestone in American progress and a rousing, complicated story, with...
View ArticleGirl's deadly tumor could keep others alive
HUNTINGTON BEACH – McKenna Wetzel, a playful girl who loved selling lemonade on the corner near her Huntington Beach home, was 7 when a tumor was discovered growing deep in her brain. It's still...
View Article42 things to know about 42
There's more to the Jackie Robinson story before and after he integrated baseball on April 15, 1947, with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Here are 42 other things to know about No. 42, culled from books and...
View ArticleLetters: Demand common-sense gun laws, now
ANAHEIM, Stephanie Stiles, member, Moms Demand Action (OC): The gun-reform debate came to Irvine on April 4. Blocks away from a fundraising visit by House Speaker John Boehner, where he was joined by...
View ArticleEx-Ducks goalie Giguere lights fire under Colorado
ANAHEIM -- Not only were the Colorado Avalanche still standing Wednesday night after Jean-Sebastien Giguere's incineration of his teammates but there were smiles evident in what has often been a gloomy...
View ArticleRegister's music critic plays with Pacific Symphony
If I had become a professional trombonist, you wouldn't be reading this. Actually, I was one, for a time, until a series of events, at least one of them disastrous, led me to become a music critic...
View ArticleFor Roger Ebert, every time, it was personal
In the course of a long professional friendship, I knew Roger Ebert as a peerlessly generous colleague, a master of our craft, and a terrific man. The first time I went to Cannes, in 1986, he helped...
View ArticleMora predicting UCLA's Barr will be praised
LOS ANGELES – UCLA outside linebacker Anthony Barr could've been a first round pick in this year's NFL Draft. With a few good impressions, he might've even found himself in the top 15.That's a high...
View ArticleMike Trout moved out of leadoff spot tonight
Tonight's Angels lineup contained a big surprise, as Manager Mike Scioscia moved Mike Trout out of the leadoff spot for the first time since his partial season in 2011. Trout is hitting second, with...
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View ArticleLev: Worthy proves his worth as Lakers analyst
James Worthy spent his entire Hall of Fame playing career with the Lakers. He's the lead analyst on a network created to cover the Lakers. His blood actually might be purple and gold.Yet when it comes...
View ArticleGarcia, Leishman lead after volatile Masters first round
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Motionless air leads to a dynamic scoreboard at any golf tournament. At Augusta National, it leads to high speeds, and high-speed crashes. Rickie Fowler, a BMX star as a kid, showed how...
View ArticleWhy is Mike Trout batting second?
A day after calling a postgame meeting to discuss the Angels' 2-6 start, Manager Mike Scioscia made a fairly significant -- and long-term -- change to his lineup by moving Mike Trout from the leadoff...
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