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Soka University

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2009

    Artwork Depicting Martyred Peace Advocates Spun Into Film

    You may recall Laguna Beach's Tim Leedom from his books about the evils of organized religion. Or his TV and film production work. Or his carrers as a college-football player and NFL scouting facilitator. Or his time in Hawaii's offices of power. Or his publishing companies. Leedom's lates ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2009

    In Defense of Aliso Viejo! And Screw Laguna Niguel?

    On this day of rest, when few of you will bother to check out Navel Gazing, what better day to devote a blog post to the Stanton of South County, Aliso Viejo? I wasn't too kind to the collection of gated communities and beautiful, empty sidewalks in my Orange County: A Personal History, and I still ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2009

    To Do Tonight - 3/9

    Miss Brea Pageant, 7 p.m.You never know: You might catch a glimpse of a future Republican nominee for the United States vice presidential seat.Brea Improv, 120 S. Brea Blvd., Brea, CA; 714-482-0700Manzanar Pilgrimage Exhibit, until May 5Over the last 25 years, photographer Mark Kirchner has made an ... More >>

  • Food

    February 28, 2008

    Getting Schooled at Soka Bistro at Soka University

    Miss Brea Pageant, 7 p.m.You never know: You might catch a glimpse of a future Republican nominee for the United States vice presidential seat.Brea Improv, 120 S. Brea Blvd., Brea, CA; 714-482-0700Manzanar Pilgrimage Exhibit, until May 5Over the last 25 years, photographer Mark Kirchner has made an ... More >>

  • Columns

    September 27, 2007

    Letters

    Add in a completely substandard produce section and meat that I could find cheaper elsewhere, and you have the perfect storm of crap

  • Columns

    December 12, 2002

    Diary of a Mad County

    Add in a completely substandard produce section and meat that I could find cheaper elsewhere, and you have the perfect storm of crap

  • Music

    October 5, 2006

    Peaceful Visions

    Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter

  • Features

    October 21, 2004

    Best of OC 2004: Part 3

    Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter

  • Columns

    January 23, 2003

    Dont Fire Until You See the Whites In Their I30s

    Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2009

    To Do Tonight - 6/15

     I'm not going to lie. There isn't much going on tonight. So, here are some art exhibits that sound interesting. Mark Mothersbaugh: Postcard Diaries and Arthur Taussig: Postcards from the Edges of AmericaIn case you haven't heard of him, Mark Mothersbaugh is a composer for television, film and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2009

    2009 Postseason Throwdown: 26 Reasons to Hate Boston, Bostonians and Other Massholes

    Those rubes in Boston probably find this pretty.​UPDATED WITH CORRECTIONS . . . Before Angel fans can truly hate the Boston Red Sox--actually, if 1986 playoffs didn't do it, nothing will--they must first hate the team's fans, the residents of the town surrounding Fe ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 30, 2010
  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    $73 Million Concert Hall Coming to South Orange County

    RMA Photography​South Orange County is getting its own concert hall.Construction is complete on a $73 million performing-arts center at Soka University, a majestic college campus in Aliso Viejo. The space, anchored by a 1,034-seat auditorium, will be used for dance and orchestra productions, plays ... More >>

  • News

    March 10, 2011

    Soka University of America Is a School On a Hill

    The Aliso Viejo college was founded by a Buddhist sect that preaches peace—so why are so many former professors alleging the opposite?

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2011

    About That Soka University Cover: A Note From the Editor

    ​This week's cover story about Soka University in Aliso Viejo has generated a firestorm of reader comments. The piece discusses the university's first 10 years of existence, as well as the controversial history of the Japan-based, lay Buddhist organization that founded it, Soka Gakkai Internationa ... More >>

  • Columns

    March 17, 2011

    Letters From OC Weekly Readers

    ​This week's cover story about Soka University in Aliso Viejo has generated a firestorm of reader comments. The piece discusses the university's first 10 years of existence, as well as the controversial history of the Japan-based, lay Buddhist organization that founded it, Soka Gakkai Internationa ... More >>

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