Ground control to Major Dog: Photos from the 2011 Haute Dog Howl’oween Parade in Long Beach!
How does a musical-theater-loving school respond to an anti-gay video featuring one of its own students?
With Lady Gaga, naturally.
Kids at Orange County High School of the Arts launched an impromptu Gay Pride Day, complete with rainbow flags and a “Born This Way” dance party, after seeing a YouTube clip titled, “Homosexuality in High School.” The video is hosted by Bobby Blakey, high school pastor of Aliso Viejo’s Compass Bible Church, who preaches that those who are “trapped in the lifestyle” of homosexuality can be “freed” by Jesus.
Click here to see both videos and for more info.
Hey, so, uh, wow: ‘Arrested Development’ creator Mitch Hurwitz has just announced that the television show will be returning for one more season—and after that? The movie will be released. Taste the happy.
LA-based jewelry designer Onch (who you may or may not know from Paris Hilton’s My New Bff—let’s hope not) has designed a spectacular line of food-inspired accessories. We don’t know about you, but we’d totally wear that pizza necklace. And maybe the bacon bracelet. Learn more here about the line and read our Q&A with Onch!
Presenting our favorite part about this year’s Disney D23 Expo at the Anaheim Convention Center: the cosplayers. Check out these photos of mega fans taken throughout the three-day expo. Click!
Just announced: ’90s alt-metal (or would that be progmetal?) heroes Helmet will be playing a FREE show this Friday night at the Slidebar in Fullerton. Click here to learn more info.
Tons of photos from the first day of the Disney D23 Expo, a three-day celebration of all things Disney at the Anaheim Convention Center. Click for more!
We like beer. We like ice cream. We like beer ice cream.
A group of buddies in Atlanta discovered their calling by accident when someone spilled a bottle of beer next to an ice cream maker. They decided to pour a bottle of beer into the ice cream maker, and presto—a company was born.Click for more.
It’s no secret: We really, really love Sriracha. And other than slathering the spicy Thai condiment on everything from pho to tacos, how else can we show our love for rooster sauce? We took to Etsy to find five awesome Sriracha-inspired goods. Click here to see more.
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have discovered a substance that a particular bacteria creates can be used to treat food so it could sit on shelves for upwards of three years. Ew? Click here to read more
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OC Housewives respond to the suicide of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills husband Russell Armstrong: Click to read on.
Research out of UC Irvine shows that hormonal contraceptives may inadvertently change brain function, allowing women who take the pill to better recall emotional narratives. Click here for the story.
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