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Colombia

  • Columns

    October 18, 2001

    Winged Monkeys!

    Our smoky links to unsavory characters

  • News

    October 31, 2002

    Uncle Sam's Crude Solution

    Our smoky links to unsavory characters

  • Film

    July 15, 2004

    Grace Notes

    Joshua Marston on bringing Maria to life

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2008

    The Prince and His Bridegroom

    *Update: Garden Grove Unified is stricter with the book than earlier reported. See after the jump. The proposition that was once about the state constitution and a ban on same-sex marriage has been whittled down to an argument over schools, sex education and, most entertainingly, a little children' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2009

    High Security Meets High Fashion

    Slate follows up on word that Barack Obama wore bullet-proof clothing during his inauguration by noting that a Colombian company, Miguel Caballero, makes bullet-resistant leather jackets, polo shirts, windbreakers and ruffled tuxedo shirts, which range from a few hundred dollars to $7,000 in price. ... More >>

  • Columns

    March 5, 2009

    [¡Ask a Mexican!] Pinche Redux

    Slate follows up on word that Barack Obama wore bullet-proof clothing during his inauguration by noting that a Colombian company, Miguel Caballero, makes bullet-resistant leather jackets, polo shirts, windbreakers and ruffled tuxedo shirts, which range from a few hundred dollars to $7,000 in price. ... More >>

  • Columns

    December 4, 2008

    Letters From OC Weekly Readers

    Slate follows up on word that Barack Obama wore bullet-proof clothing during his inauguration by noting that a Colombian company, Miguel Caballero, makes bullet-resistant leather jackets, polo shirts, windbreakers and ruffled tuxedo shirts, which range from a few hundred dollars to $7,000 in price. ... More >>

  • Music

    September 6, 2007

    Hasta La Muerte

    Vintage thrash metal is back with a vengeance, and it’s speaking Spanish

  • Columns

    August 24, 2006

    Letters

    'You would have enjoyed the stream of mucus-laden iced tea which spewed forth from my nose when I got to the end of that quip'

  • Film

    February 9, 2006

    Just in Time for Valentine's

    Relationship-flick London makes you want to bash heads

  • News

    November 24, 2005

    the Rise of Carbon

    It’s the new plastic, and the military-industrial complex wants it all. That’s bad news for Anaheim’s Anchor Products

  • News

    September 15, 2005

    Letter From Mazatlan

    New Orleans shows were about a single disaster from the Third World

  • Columns

    December 18, 2003

    Letters

    New Orleans shows were about a single disaster from the Third World

  • Columns

    April 3, 2003

    Letter From the Unknown Soldier

    New Orleans shows were about a single disaster from the Third World

  • Columns

    February 13, 2003

    Exit Strategies

    Never get into waror romancewithout noting the exits

  • News

    December 19, 2002

    Pocket Rocket

    Never get into waror romancewithout noting the exits

  • Columns

    May 30, 2002

    Summery Judgment

    Jim already spent his summer vacation. Now he wants yours

  • Film

    February 14, 2002

    Lets Roll!

    Collateral Damage steps out of the shadows

  • Columns

    February 14, 2002

    Bring Back the Scabs!

    Of dope and frat boys and girls named Stacy

  • Food

    January 24, 2002

    Coffee Crusade

    The great Little Saigon coffee inquiry

  • Features

    July 5, 2001

    True Lies?

    Ken Bucchi says he was a drug-running spook. The CIA says hes an impostor

  • Columns

    March 1, 2001

    The Good, the Bad and the Osprey

    Jim goes bi-polar

  • Columns

    November 2, 2000

    Lost Weekend

    Finding the OC in LA

  • Columns

    September 21, 2000

    Screaming Bedlam

    Horrifying stories ripped from the pages of todays newspapers

  • News

    July 6, 2000

    Back to Business

    OCs Tom Umberg leaves the White House for the Big Bucks

  • Columns

    May 20, 1999

    Don't Panic, Drink Organic

    OCs Tom Umberg leaves the White House for the Big Bucks

  • Columns

    October 8, 1998

    What Happened?

    OCs Tom Umberg leaves the White House for the Big Bucks

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2009

    Newport Beach Film Fest Ends on Some Strong Notes

    UPDATED WITH THE EMOTIONAL LA MILAGROSA Q&A! The final Newport Beach Film Festival entries viewed by yours truly on closing day Thursday were solid efforts. Denied access to former San Clemente resident Rian Johnson's The Brothers Bloom Tuesday night, Clockwork joined a decent-sized  ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2009

    Incoming: Autolux, Quantic at Detroit Bar

    Remember the Autolux show at Detroit Bar in April? The one Andrew Youssef attended and took some photos at and wrote some words about here? Didn't go? Well, here's your chance to redeem yourself: the LA band is coming back to the very same Costa Mesa venue on September 17. $15 tickets are on sale th ... More >>

  • Music

    August 13, 2009

    For Afro-Colombian Diva Totó la Momposina, the Song Perseveres

    Remember the Autolux show at Detroit Bar in April? The one Andrew Youssef attended and took some photos at and wrote some words about here? Didn't go? Well, here's your chance to redeem yourself: the LA band is coming back to the very same Costa Mesa venue on September 17. $15 tickets are on sale th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2009

    $3 Million Emerald Arrives at Height of Jewelry Heist Season

    Palagems.comEl Itoco: object of desire.​In a small room near the front desk of the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana rests El Itoco, a 472-carat emerald crystal that is considered one of the finest in the world and valued and is valued at more than $3 million.The emerald that was dug up from black shale ... More >>

  • Food

    December 17, 2009

    [Hole in the Wall] Goat Love, Zacatecas-Style, at Birriería Nochistlán

    Palagems.comEl Itoco: object of desire.​In a small room near the front desk of the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana rests El Itoco, a 472-carat emerald crystal that is considered one of the finest in the world and valued and is valued at more than $3 million.The emerald that was dug up from black shale ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2010

    Flier of the Week: Move It or Lose It at Alex's Bar, April 10

    ​​For those of you who've always wanted  to know what Colombian vallenato music, slick indie rock, tender-hearted folk and a some super-eclectic turntablism would sound like in the same room together, consider your wish granted. 

  • Culture

    April 15, 2010

    Shutter to Think at MOLAA

    The photographers in 'Changing the Focus' explore the dark side of Latin America, but also its sense of humor

  • News

    April 29, 2010

    The Crucifixion of Juarez

    On the front line of the U.S. war on drugs, a Mexican city bleeds to death

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2010

    We Need More Colombian Food in OC, Parte Dos

    Chuzos, papas, tomates verdes, and the ubiquitous arepa​Okay, we've waited long enough. Turns out the power of suggestion was not sufficient to correct our county's dearth of comida colombiana. (Though Dave Lieberman and I were helpful enough to suggest road trips to Burbank or Hollywood.) Looks l ... More >>

  • Columns

    November 25, 2010

    The Mexican Debated Tom Tancredo, and No Chingazos Were Thrown!

    [¡Ask a Mexican!] Also, why Mexicans should learn how to dance to tropical music

  • Food

    January 6, 2011

    Colombian Cuisine Back In OC!

    [Hole In the Wall] Colombian Cuisine at Mitzi's Kountry Kitchen in Laguna Hills reintroduces the hearty South American cuisine to OC stomachs

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2011

    Five Words That Signify a Foodstuff in One Latin American Country, But a Crude Term for 'Vagina' in Another

    Flickr user neoliminalStarbucks' original logo: Perhaps the most-graphic American corporate example of vagina-as-sweet-food EVER​Ya gotta love Latinos. Even though we share the same language (except for those retrograde Brazilians and pinche indios), regional variations lead to more than a few sni ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2011

    A Latin Alternative Music Guide to Coachella

    chilango.com​ Although the Latin Alternative offerings of this year's Coachella Music & Arts Festival are few and far between, the acts that did make it onto the roster of performing artists are diverse and definitely worthy of attention. Of course, the biggest draw is the highly touted Caifa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    Duff Beer--It Exists! (But Only in Latin America)

    It's real! ​"Duff Beer for me, Duff Beer for you . . ." The Miami Herald has discovered the famous fictional lager at real-life bars in Mexico, Argentina, Colombia and Chile. The bottles, sold for about $5.50 each, bear the same logo as the ice cold brew chugged nightly by Homer and friends a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2011

    Legalize Pot, Say Geniuses at Global Commission on Drug Policy

    ​The Los Angeles Times, and just about every other newspaper that covers world news, is reporting today that the Global Commission on Drug Policy, an influential think-tank made up of world leaders, has just issued a report calling the war on drugs "a costly failure" and calling on the United Stat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2011

    Festival Colombiano O.C. Gets Its Empanada On

    ¡Co-lom-BIA!​Celebration of Colombia's Independence Day officially kicked off ten days early on Sunday at the Phoenix Club in Anaheim with the Festival Colombiano O.C. The day-long event featured food & drink stands, gift booths, musical stylings, and more sombreros volteados than you could s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2011

    Kreayshawn, V-Nasty and the N-Word Controversy

    ​ It was way back in 1995 when none other than KRS-One himself rapped in the DJ Premiere-produced "MCs Act Like They Don't Know" that "Now we got white kids callin' themselves niggas!" Fast forward 16 years later, a Colombia Records deal for white rapper Kreayshawn has put the issue on the fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    A Handy Guide to Cuban Hip-Hop: Krudas Cubensi, Obsesión, Anónimo Consejo, El Aldeano, Hermanos de Causa

    ​ When the femcee duo Krudas Cubensi was in Santa Ana a few months ago for a show, I personally reiterated to them my long-held opinion that Cuban hip-hop was the best in the world. Later on, they delivered a scintillating performance that only served to solidify that belief. Fortunately, if ... More >>

  • Music

    September 22, 2011

    Velorio Mix Up Their Sound

    The Bakersfield band inject all their influences, from Nirvana to norteno, into their music

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2011

    On the Line: Gloria Mogollon of Franco's Pasta Cucina, Part One

    Photo by Meranda Carter​It will be soon be October, and while researching subjects, I was introduced to a sudden influx of female chefs. So we're unofficially dedicating this month to the ladies. And to kick it off, we seek the impossible: tasty Italian in a food court. Gloria Mogollon of Franco's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2011

    Chicano Activist Carlos Montes Makes His Case in Anaheim Ahead of Next Court Date

    Montes​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 Univeralist Church in Anaheim. "I was really happy to be invited to share my issue and support their wo ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 27, 2011

    International Indigenous Film and Video Festival

    Cal State Fullerton Titan Student Union

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2011

    New Artists Just Added to SXSW's 2012 Lineup

    Mary Bell/OC WeeklyDelta Spirit at BuskerFest in Long Beach in 2010​South By Southwest revealed a whole slew of new acts confirmed to play at official showcases during the annual music and film conference in Austin. This is the third list of musicians to be released. The venues and dates they ... More >>

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