A snowmobile-themed roller coaster that takes riders on a frigid trek through the arctic tundra without ever leaving sunny Southern California is expected to begin construction soon at SeaWorld San Diego as the marine park continues its coaster-building binge. Track segments and support pillars for a family launch coaster built by Intamin Amusement Rides have…
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Since 2014, one of the marquee events at Comic-Con International is the Her Universe Fashion Show, a night where talented amateurs create glamorous, pop culture-themed runway looks with the hopes of winning a chance to design professionally. Like the fan-friendly Comic-Con itself, it’s a celebration, an opportunity and a safe space, according to Her Universe…
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The array of lifeboats available for the Pac-12 seemingly has been reduced by one. The conference is no longer discussing a merger or alliance with the Big 12, according to an ESPN report Monday night. In the realignment game, nothing is official until it’s official — and sometimes not even then. But if we presume…
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Because I am a cook who likes a comfy kitchen, Cousin Michelle’s hot weather advice has stuck with me for decades. She spent the summer months at her cottage in the South of France. A cook-from-scratch French homemaker, she lived by a warm-weather rule. Her culinary creed? Prepare everything in the cool of the morning…
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By NASSER KARIMI and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV | Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran — Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived Tuesday in Iran for a visit intended to deepen ties with regional heavyweights as part of Moscow’s challenge to the United States and Europe amid its grinding campaign in Ukraine. In only his second trip abroad since Russian…
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Riders on the Sky Ride pass over the kids carnival rides at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa on Sunday, July 17, 2022. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG) Olivia Paternoster, 6, left, and her sister Emma, 7, of Calabasas pose for a photo at the Creep Show ride at the at the OC…
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Universal Studios Hollywood is doing something aggressive this week — and it’s the type of risk that I love to see themed entertainment leaders making. Characters and franchises have helped drive the Universal and competing Disney theme parks to the top of national attendance lists. People come to these parks in large part to spend…
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Has the heat or the latest COVID-19 surge — or the general state of the world — left you comatose on your couch? The good news is that you only need to reach for your remote, or laptop or smartphone, to do something good for the planet. Knowledge, of course, is power. And there’s growing…
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Cartoonist Robb Armstrong says his earliest childhood memories revolve around his love of the “Peanuts” comic strip, and such characters as Charlie Brown and Snoopy that he learned to draw as a preschooler. “I don’t really have many memories that precede it,” says Armstrong, whose “JumpStart” comic strip has run in syndication since 1989. “I…
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A cooling trend sparked by rising mortgage rates continued to chill Southern California’s housing market, with home prices and sales dropping at a time when they typically are on the rise. Home prices dipped from May to June for the first time since 2010. Sales fell from May levels for the first time since 2013.…
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