'Premium Rush' is a two-wheeled thrill ride
Michael Shannon plays a villain with "impulse-control issues" in the bike-courier thriller "Premium Rush." Shannon fans will salivate at the thought of that. Nobody can turn on the "impulse-control"...
View ArticleGetty explores Gustav Klimt's drawings
Gustav Klimt is one of the superstars of modern art history. The late Austrian artist's paintings have sold for hundreds of millions of dollars. Most notably, "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I" (1907)...
View ArticleCelebrity watch: More Harry photos out there
“Tom Cruise Divorce Settlement – I Got Out Cheap!” the headline on TMZ – always subtle, always genteel – exclaimed.Cruise, of course, never uttered the words, but he does appear to have his wallet...
View ArticleAug. 25 celebrity birthdays
Game show Host Monty Hall ("Let's Make a Deal") is 91. Actor Sean Connery is 82. Talk-show host Regis Philbin is 81. Actor Tom Skerritt is 79. Jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter is 79. Actor David Canary...
View ArticleGigantes Tour thrills fans in Anaheim
It was a “Fiesta en Anaheim” Friday night as three of Latin music’s biggest names – Puerto Rican stars Chayanne and Marc Anthony and Mexican singer-songwriter Marco Antonio Solís – brought their...
View Article311, Slightly Stoopid dig deep in Irvine
I came away doubly surprised from Friday evening’s Unity Tour stop at Irvine’s Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, featuring sets from Ocean Beach outfit Slightly Stoopid and the jaunt’s Omaha-bred creator...
View ArticleNeil Armstrong, 1st man on the moon, dies
CINCINNATI (AP) — Neil Armstrong was a quiet self-described nerdy engineer who became a global hero when as a steely-nerved pilot he made "one giant leap for mankind" with a small step on to the moon....
View ArticleWhicker: Dodgers need flashback from newcomers
Again the Dodgers have demonstrated how committed they are to reaching the 2009 World Series. Adrian Gonzalez’s 40 home runs and 116 RBIs, Josh Beckett’s 17-6 record and Carl Crawford’ 60 steals and...
View ArticleUCLA's McCarthy makes good first impression
LOS ANGELES - The reviews are in, and UCLA's Ellis McCarthy is the real deal. The 6-foot-5, 326-pound defensive end participated in team drills for the first time Saturday. There were no shoulder pads...
View ArticleMiller: Dodgers' deep pockets make rivalry with Angels more interesting
LOS ANGELES – Arte Moreno invested $250 million in December to get Albert Pujols. Before Saturday, who would have thought that price was low-ball? Had Guggenheim Baseball Management taken control of...
View ArticleMark Landsbaum: Muddle in the political middle
Over the next two weeks, the Republicans and Democrats officially choose their nominees for president, which brings to mind this: Democracy is a funny thing. Funny as in weird. In what other realm of...
View ArticleEditorial: Change has come for Fullerton police
The final report from an independent investigator hired to study the Fullerton Police Department following the death 13 months ago of Kelly Thomas detailed leadership failures in the department and...
View ArticleEditorial: As end nears, Legislature should do no harm
The state Legislature is scheduled to adjourn Friday for the year. It's likely most legislators are eager to get out of town and on to their next top priority: getting reelected in November. We implore...
View ArticleClas Wihlborg: Returning growth to eurozone
After more than two years of European Union crisis management it is hardly controversial to claim that the EU approach to the eurozone debt crisis has not been successful. The lack of success should...
View ArticleStatewide pension reform efforts stall as Legislature begins final week
SACRAMENTO – Gov. Jerry Brown and the Democrats in the Legislature have made it clear that their No. 1 priority this year is getting voters to approve a tax increase in November. But many analysts...
View ArticleQ&A: Discount stores are hot real estate
There's no better intersection to watch the local economy than the shopping center. Jim Lynch has recently been hired as retail practice leader for Newport Beach-based commercial real estate manager...
View ArticleToday at the Disneyland Resort, Sun., Aug. 26
Disneyland hours: 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Disney California Adventure hours: 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Attraction/restaurant closures: None scheduled Disneyland fireworks: 9:30 p.m. DCA's "World of Color": 9 and...
View ArticleLansner: Santa Ana, a luxury apartment hub?
Santa Ana, hub of Orange County's high-end apartment living? While it sounds far-fetched -- Lyon Communities is betting on it. The Newport Beach-based apartment developer has broken ground on The...
View Article2 reports show Calif. real estate on a roll
Two reports show California real estate on a roll. California home sale prices came close to a 4-year high in July, with the pace of sales year-over-year growing for the fourth month in a row, the...
View ArticleMorning letters: What is at state in Election 2012?
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Steve Noble: This election is about so much more than political affiliation or likeability of candidates; it is about the very freedom we, as Americans, enjoy every day of our lives....
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