Foxfire's Cougars and Men

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • November 15, 2012
We've all heard the stories, the anecdotes, the not-so-secret reputation of Foxfire as the hallowed hunting grounds for the species of woman known as the cougar. On Friday and Saturday evenings, when the torch above the building is ablaze, they...
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