A gender-neutral hammer

​Girls Incorporated of Orange County isn't letting a boiling controversy surrounding a new line of toys produced by Denmark-based LEGO to spoil their love for the iconic brand.

When the company released its LEGO Friends theme -- which includes five girlfriends dressed in dainty duds, a cafe and a beauty salon -- critics said it was stoking gender stereotypes.

The new entry into LEGO's line of products sparked enough angst that an online petition was started to tell the company that women's groups "aren't buying it!"


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​It's that time of the year again-again!: The bi-annual Chapman University Undie Run down Glassell, around the fountain at the Circle and back. Parents of Chapman students, we suggest you avert your eyes. Click here to see all the photos--and no, there's no nudity, but it's proooobably NSFW.

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​At the invitation of the Orange County Peace Coalition, longtime Chicano activist Carlos Montes spoke about the serious legal charges he now faces to an audience gathered at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Anaheim. "I was really happy to be invited to share my issue and support their work," Montes says of the OCPC. "I was glad to see people in Orange County working and organizing against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan."

An original founding member of the Brown Berets and participating organizer of the famed East Los Angeles high school walkouts, Montes has more recently focused his attention on immigrant rights and denouncing ICE raids. On the morning of May 17, however, the activist himself was raided in Alhambra (where he makes his home) by a LA County Sheriff's SWAT team at the behest of the FBI.More >>

​It was a Disneyland-filled weekend--starting last Friday, goths of all ages invaded the Happiest Place on Earth for the annual Bats Day in the Fun Park. There was a costumed wake, a "Black Market," and, of course, fun times at Disneyland Resort (and SPF).

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides also held its world premiere at Disneyland, with stars like Johnny Depp, Andy Garcia and Keith Richards heading down Main Street to a special screening at the Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island.
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​What'd you miss this weekend? It was a long one for us: We headed out to Indio (again!) for the Big 4 Festival with Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer; then we checked out the Railroad Revival Tour, which stopped in San Pedro with Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and Mumford & Sons.

Oh, and also? We watched as a bunch of dogs held their own Easter egg hunt and some dude named Robert Plant threw a show at the Greek in LA.


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​We had a very punk-rock weekend: On Thursday night, we witnessed the Descendents reemerge from their hiatus at the Long Beach Arena (and they brought along their friends Bad Religion and Rise Against, too); on Friday, Jeff Beck threw a rock & roll party at the Fox in Pomona; Saturday brought the Punk Rock Picnic featuring TSOL, Cro-Mags, the Detours, the Dwarves and more. And Sunday? Sunday we rested. Photos and more after the jump.
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​Another busy weekend: Buzzy hip-hop group Odd Future stopped by the Glass House, dreamboat/renaissance man Brandon Boyd showed off some art at Hurley, Studio K returned to Knott's, KROQ's April Foolishness hosted another big show, Ani DiFranco re-stole our hearts and Fitz and the Tantrums brought down the house at Detroit. As usual, images and info after the jump.  More >>

​It was a long weekend for the LBC, but on Friday, friends, family and fans flocked to New Hope Church in Long Beach for West Coast legend Nate Dogg's viewing. On the following day, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, The Game, Warren G and others helped pay tribute at a memorial service held at the Queen Mary Dome. On Thursday, one of our favorite chefs around, Dee Nguyen of Break of Dawn, guest chefed at The Crosby. And on Sunday, people stuffed their faces with as much sushi as possible at RA Sushi for their chance to win free food for a year.  More >>

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Whoa, Tink. Whoa.

​Another year, another Disney-inspired burlesque show put on by Peepshow Menagerie. What year would be complete without watching Minnie Mouse strip down to her nipple tassels? Girl Talk performed at the Fox Pomona Theater, while the OC Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa opened its doors for a pet-adoption fair called Pet Days. On Friday night, a candlelight vigil for Huy Pham (the Costa Mesa city worker who took his own life after learning of impending layoffs) took place. And finally, if you missed out on SXSW this year, see what you missed in our slideshow round-up.
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​What'd you miss this weekend? We kept busy--there was the Best of the Chowderfest at the Aquarium of the Pacific, Datarock at the Glass House, Mike Watt at the Echo and Exene Cervenka at Big's (sponsored by Heard Mentality!). After the jump: more images, info and links! More >>