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Trash Your Make-Up - [Trendzilla] Don't sacrifice your health to save money

I don't usually advocate throwing things away. But there is one category of goods that needs to be tossed on the regular: make-up. We truly do a disservice to our skin when we use the same make-up for too long; the money we save ends up giving us zi...

by LP Hastings on August 7, 2014
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Chuck Jones' Doodles of Genius - The Bowers' exhibit of the legendary animator's scribblings shows his genius

The word doodles, when used to describe the complete sketches and fully formed surrealism in the Bowers Museum's exhibit "Chuck Jones: Doodles of a Genius," is a misnomer. Done casually, while the artist sat at his desk taking business calls, the ev...

by DAVE BARTON on July 31, 2014
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Marge Simpson Makeup!Marge Simpsons Makeup! - [Trendzilla] MAC comes out with a beauty line of our favorite blue-haired cartoon mom

One of the perks for Comic-Con ladies this year was the chance to buy MAC's newest makeup line before it hits stores. Attendees took a break from standing in line at the San Diego Convention Center this past Saturday . . . to stand in a different li...

by LP Hastings on July 31, 2014
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In the Heights Is Weak on Plot, Strong on Banalities

Build your own dreams, or someone will hire you to build theirs. A negative mind will never give you a positive life. Let the past make you better, not bitter. Every day is a second chance. If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door. Pithy inspira...

by Rich Kane on July 24, 2014
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Skin Food - [Trendzilla] Simplify your body-care regime with these homemade products

One of the best parts of going green with body care is that it makes your regime simpler. These homemade methods require so little effort even the laziest can create them. We promise it will leave more time for bathing naked in a stream in all your ...

by LP Hastings on July 24, 2014
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Sailor Moon: Everyone's Girls - Rothick Art Haus nails it with 'Moon Crisis: A Tribute to Sailor Moon'

Japanese film, manga and anime narratives are a convoluted wonder. Eschewing anything resembling coherency or logic, you either go with the flow or sit, puzzled, in an uncomprehending fog. You can't think about it too hard, or you'll be too busy pic...

by DAVE BARTON on July 17, 2014
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AGENDA Show Sets the You-Know-What - [Trendzilla] The annual fashion convention brought the latest trends in clothes, gear, and housewares to Long Beach

Once a year, AGENDA Show comes to the Long Beach Convention Center, touting itself as the most diverse fashion and lifestyle expo in the world. (Unfortunately, it's not open to the public.) Last week, it returned; its glitzy welcome sign resembling ...

by LP Hastings on July 17, 2014
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Maverick Theater Takes on Spamalot - The Eric Idle musical makes its OC small-theater review at the Fullerton Institution

What do you call a piece of musical theater written by a comedic genius who chose to cash in on the enormous success of people undoubtedly inspired by him? Spamalot. No one could blame Eric Idle for doing to the guys behind Family Guy, South Par...

by Joel Beers on July 10, 2014
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CA Limited Aim to Make Dreams Come True - [Trendzilla] Brandon and Elaina Sowers transform their popular Facebook page into a clothing line

Every year, California swallows thousands of newbies alive. The dreamers imagine they'll become the next big star after getting off the Greyhound in North Hollywood, not realizing their destiny as a waiter is just months away. Yet a Newport Beach-ba...

by LP Hastings on July 10, 2014
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Exhibits at Grand Central and Chapman University Explore the All-Too-Real and Surreally Phony

There's not much left of the abandoned house documented by artist Flora Kao in Grand Central Art Center's "Wind House, Abode That a Breath Effaced." Barely visible, as pancaked as the melted witch in The Wizard of Oz, the pile of sun-bleached wood s...

by DAVE BARTON on July 3, 2014
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How Europe Beats SoCal - [Trendzilla] From toilets to McDonald's, we've got nothing on the European Union

Descending through the smog to our sprawling pad of concrete after a vacation is a bit depressing--especially when returning from a backpacking stint in Europe. The American-studies major in me says to refrain from being ethnocentric when traveling,...

by LP Hastings on July 3, 2014
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The Shakespeare Orange County Summerfest Is Olde in Name Only

Shakespeare didn't know what he was talking about: There are definitely new things under the sun. Just take a look at Shakespeare Orange County. Formed in 1979, the producing entity has a new name--Shakespeare Orange County Summerfest. Rather than...

by Joel Beers on June 26, 2014
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Garden Party All Summer Long - [Trendzilla] From trees to texture, how to throw a fiesta outdoors

No matter how much I wish and hope, my life is not a Southern garden party . . . yet. Neither my liver nor my pocketbook allow me to drink champagne all day under a magnolia tree, but that doesn't mean I can't pretend sometimes, and summer is the be...

by LP Hastings on June 26, 2014
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'Happy Medium' Says to Smile Now, Cry Later - OCCCA hosts three artists who tackle joy and despair in their artwork

Discovering the fine line between joy and despair is the theme of the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art's "Happy Medium," featuring the work of Stephen Anderson, Donald Gialanella and OC Weekly Best Visual Artist of 2013, Kebe Fox. Curated b...

by DAVE BARTON on June 19, 2014
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LUSH Store for the Win! - [Trendzilla] This soap store features all the washing products your pores could ever desire

When you walk into a LUSH factory, it resembles a kitchen more than a soap manufacturer--everyone's chopping fruits and vegetables. The earthy company got its start in the United Kingdom in 1995, but it has found a home in Orange County in the past ...

by LP Hastings on June 19, 2014
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Spamalot, In the Heights and More! - OC summer theater preview 2014

This preview of the 10 most interesting OC-area theater shows of the summer almost didn't get written. Not that it was hard to find 10--in fact, the challenge was keeping it to 10. It's that in perusing what's on tap on OC and Long Beach stages the ...

by Joel Beers on June 12, 2014
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The Only Swimsuit Guide You'll Need - [Trendzilla] ModCloth, Private Arts, RVCA and other designers come out with their summer offerings

This year, we fashionistas won't be saying, "Hooray! Swimsuit season is finally here!" It never went away! It's been summer for a year now! Winter? What's winter? Those puny showers did nothing for us! Nothing! On the bright side, we may have a bi...

by LP Hastings on June 12, 2014
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Tartuffe Times - South Coast Repertory restages its first production for its 50th anniversary

Anyone who needs evidence that directing for the stage is a craft, talent and art every bit as illuminating and creative as a killer script or spectacular acting should look no further than Dominique Serrand's fascinating take on that chestnut of wo...

by Joel Beers on June 5, 2014
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SAKOS: Kiteboarding In Style - [Trendzilla] Chris Lee brings style and substance to the beach's hottest new sport

"For me, it's connecting with nature. You're moving forward with only the help of the wind," says Chris Lee, owner of SAKOS apparel. "But you're dealing with harsh elements. You have 25 mph winds, there's sand blowing, and the weather is cold." Le...

by LP Hastings on June 5, 2014
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Fullerton's Magoski Arts Colony Is Orange County's Last, Best Hope for an Artist Shangri-La

The brick warehouse along Santa Fe Avenue in downtown Fullerton looks eerily still most nights, akin to the industrial wastelands of a Rust Belt city. The only people to pass by its sawtoothed roof and dimly lit sidewalk are college kids stumbling t...

by LP Hastings on May 29, 2014