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April 26, 2012
LA Riots Remembered
Two decades later, the world still burns
Film
April 19, 2012
Newport Beach Film Festival's Sounds and Fury
Its music series makes more noise
Calendar
April 12, 2012
Skateboard Benefit Art Show featuring Duane Peters
Long Beach Skate
Blogs
January 9, 2012
Trevor Noah Talks About America, Accents and Audiences
Trevor Noah is a big deal in South Africa, having starred on TV and worked with the best talents, but now he's taking his jokes to the States. He'll show the Irvine Improv how humor translates across the globe.
Blogs
December 12, 2011
Mozambique Peri Peri Opens in Newport Beach
http://mozambiqueperiperi.com/OC's only South African restaurant has begat OC's only South African fast-casual eatery. Mozambique Peri Peri, the take-out little sister of Mozambique in Laguna Beach, is now open for business in Newport Beach's The Bluffs, joining Pei Wei, Freshii and Islands.
Blogs
October 25, 2011
Mozambique Brings South African Fast-Casual Concept to Newport Beach
Photo by JB Mozambique, the South African staple of Laguna Beach, is bringing its peri peri chile-spiced chicken and shrimp dishes to a fast-casual concept in Newport Beach. It will use the Mozambique name and the aforementioned chile as a subtitle. Reader JB gave us the scoop, as well as these p ... More >>
Blogs
August 18, 2011
10 Songs About Police Brutality
Charles Moore / Black StarIt seems like you hear about the police more often than usual these days. Whether it's the death of Mark Duggan that's inciting the London riots or the killing of Kelly Thomas that's shaking up the Fullerton PD, the news is rife with reports of police misconduct, and it' ... More >>
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August 3, 2011
Every Nerdy Reference in Goldfish's "We Come Together" Music Video
Clearly inspired by classic gaming, artist Mike Scott animated the music video for the South African band Goldfish's song, "We Come Together." The video is saturated from beginning to end with video game and nerdy pop-culture references, and it's difficult to find a frame of animation that doesn' ... More >>
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June 30, 2011
'Master Harold and the Boys'
Long Beach Playhouse
Blogs
June 29, 2011
Doobie or not Doobie? Five (Possibly) Weed-Related Lines in Shakespeare's Work
tokeofthetown.comDid William Shakespeare smoke pot? A team of paleontologists want to dig up the bard's bones in the name of that inquiry according to Toke of the Town. South African anthropologist Francis Thackeray first posited the theory that Shakespeare used cannabis years ago after finding m ... More >>
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June 23, 2011
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and Hugh Masekela Last Night
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and Joe Lovano Hugh MasekelaJune 22, 2011Hollywood BowlIf you don't believe that music is a universal language, do yourself a favor and check out Hugh Masekela. The 72-year-old South African played for approximately 45 minutes last night and d ... More >>
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June 15, 2011
Report: Pasta the Most Popular Dish in the World
Grand, overarching summations derived from research papers must always be viewed skeptically, but the global organization Oxfam is well-regarded for its research, and its only real agenda is feeding folks, something they've been working on since the 1940s. They know a bit about global food trends ... More >>
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April 28, 2011
¡Ask a Comida Critic!: Is Irvine or Anaheim the County's Most Integrated Supermarket City?
From Das Ubergeek himself:A white guy (not me) and an Asian guy in the El Super on Anaheim and Ball [in Anaheim] arguing about the merits of gorditas vs. tortillas. Total integration of Anaheim, or sure sign of the Reconquista?Let's use this introductory sentence for my required plug for my comin ... More >>
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April 1, 2011
UCI Law Student-Run Conference Looks at Climate Justice
UC Irvine law students are holding a first-ever, all-day conference today on climate justice. "A3 [Assemble. Advocate.Act]: A Conference on Climate Justice" examines "the social injustices faced by vulnerable populations who are disproportionately affected by climate change," according to organ ... More >>
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March 30, 2011
Meet Patrice Wilson, a.k.a. Man 'Friday' (It's Now the Most Disliked Video on YouTube!)
Today is Wednesday, and you know without a doubt that two days from now, someone on the Internet will be playing the Rebecca Black song brought forth by vanity production company Ark Music Factory. CEO Patrice Wilson, a.k.a. the rapper who calls Rebecca "RB" while driving his car, tells Gawker th ... More >>
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February 23, 2011
Food Profiling: The Biltong Guy
Biltong is better... Let's set the record straight: "Biltong is different from beef jerky," said Larry Burnett, known locally as The Biltong Guy and perhaps the only Orange County resident to commercially produce the South African delight. It's air-dried, as opposed to cooked in ovens, making f ... More >>
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February 17, 2011
Mozambique Offering 'Safe Ride' Service To Guests with Pimp-Worthy Cars
Decisions, decisions....One Christmas, we received a gift card for Mozambique in Laguna Beach, that South African fine-dining restaurant/reggae bar that old-timers still remember as the original Tortilla Flats. We enjoyed the dinner, but I usually don't give the place much thought--and then I acc ... More >>
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February 17, 2011
Big-Wave Surfing's Swell Guys
The monster swells can be big business, but for one group of OC surfers, it's still all about the ride
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February 4, 2011
Naked Sashimi Shunned in South Africa
Flickr user Ko_An South Africa's ruling party has proclaimed that eating sashimi off a semi-nude model's body is officially offensive. Known in Japan as nyotaimori, the practice involves a nude female model lying supine, her lady-parts covered discreetly with leaves or other garnish on which raw ... More >>
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February 2, 2011
Are Headliners Kings of Leon Going to Cancel Their Appearance at Coachella?
The countdown has begun: 72 more days until Coachella. But, as CNN reported yesterday, drummer Nathan Followhill of Kings of Leon tore the bicep on his right arm. The group were forced to cancel a handful of March dates in Australia and South Africa. As you probably know, Kings of Leon are a head ... More >>
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January 28, 2011
TGIF: Get Up Kids, Mott the Hoople, Railroad to Alaska and More
The weekend starts Friday, with the Get Up Kids swinging through Pomona's Glass House. One of our featured artists in this week's music section, the quintet's members have long since passed any form of being kids in favor of having their own. Yet the band's ups, downs and all-arounds, combined wi ... More >>
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January 25, 2011
[UPDATE: Never Mind!] Arizona Restaurant Serving Lion Meat Tacos
Flickr User etrusia_ukUPDATE, TUES., JAN. 25, 10:13 A.M.: Never mind. The restaurant has scrapped its Mufasa tacos due to "safety concerns and death threats." ORIGINAL ITEM, JAN. 24, 5 P.M.: What is it about Arizona restaurants and lion meat? Last summer, around the time of the World Cup in South ... More >>
Culture
December 16, 2010
Wave of the Future
Surfer magazine's sometimes-wild, sometimes-mild 50-year ride
Blogs
October 28, 2010
Feds Allege "Pump and Dump" Fraud Involving Panamanian Banks, Long Beach Fugitive and Sports Drink Named After Notre Dame's Rudy
Daniel "Rudy" RuettigerA Long Beach man who is believed to have fled to his native South Africa has been charged with running a $5.2-million "pump and dump" investment fraud that involved a sports drink named after Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger of Notre Dame football and Rudy movie fame, money launde ... More >>
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October 22, 2010
This Week in Food: Copyright Fight over Tacos, Dia de los Muertos, Blizzcon Eats, and Killer Pizza Dough!
Flickr user lol-itaSuch a busy week at this infernal, tasty blog, as usual. Click after the jump to read some of the highlights!
Calendar
June 24, 2010
World Cup: Ghana vs. USA
The Olde Ship British Pub
Blogs
June 24, 2010
This Week in Weird Meat News
Flickr User etrusia_ukDidja hear about the hullaballo over a restaurateur in Arizona who thought it was good idea to offer lion meat burgers to commemorate the World Cup in South Africa? Turns out one of the e-mail addressees on his restaurant's newsletter announcing the special meal was an a ... More >>
Blogs
June 18, 2010
Give 'Em Halos: World Cup Edition, Part One
What a great time to be a sports fan. The world's best soccer players are battling in South Africa, the world's best basketball teams played an epic Game 7 for the NBA Championship and, here in Orange County, the Angels are back!After a long struggle that had many reaching for the panic button, t ... More >>
Calendar
June 10, 2010
World Cup Soccer
Nadine's Irish Mist
Film
June 10, 2010
(100) Days of Summer Movies
[Summer Guide] Flicks to help you enjoy the great indoors
Food
June 10, 2010
In Your Cups
[Summer Guide] At our local United Nations of bars and restaurants, every World Cup game can be a home game
Blogs
April 25, 2010
"BoardHeads" Meet Homeboys in HB
A homeboy shares the stoke in BoardHeads.Homeboy Industries, whose mission is to take former gang members off the streets and show them there is more to life than gang-bangin', brought young men and women from Los Angeles to Huntington Beach last summer for surf lessons.
Film
April 15, 2010
Going to Extremes to Get the Shot
[Newport Beach Film Fest] You think action-sports athletes push the limit? Check out the people filming them
Blogs
April 12, 2010
Nestlé Aero
Edwin GoeiName: Nestlé Aero Origin: South Africa Found at: Garden Patch Market, Irvine Cost: $3.79 Ingredients: Cane sugar, full cream milk solids, cocoa mass, non-hydrogenated vegetable fat, whey powder (milk), cocoa butter, emulsifiers (soy lecithin E322, e476), flavourants.
Calendar
March 25, 2010
Soweto Gospel Choir
Carpenter Performing Arts Center
Blogs
December 9, 2009
Greg Long Fights Off Kelly Slater, Wins Another Big Wave Crown
The Billabong video above from last spring chronicles San Clemente's Greg Long catching one of the greatest big wave paddle-in tubes of all time during the Red Bull Big Wave Africa contest at Dungeons, Cape Town South Africa. It also earned him Ride of the Year honors and $50,000 at the 2009 Billabo ... More >>
Calendar
November 26, 2009
M.A.C. Gives Back
The Shops at MIssion Viejo
Film
October 4, 2007
Special Screenings
Movie of the week: Sahara
Blogs
September 25, 2007
Pumped Up On Reading, Again
Movie of the week: Sahara
Blogs
June 23, 2007
LAFF 2007: Lost Girls and Mighty Black Men
One of the ideas the festival is heavily pushing this year is that for every movie you attend that you planned on seeing, you should go to another one you don’t know anything about, or might not be inclined to go to normally. I tend to do this sometimes when I attend something simply because it� ... More >>
Music
April 12, 2007
This Week in Nelson Mandela’s House Band
Soweto Gospel Choir
Columns
November 16, 2006
Diary of a Mad County
Nov. 8 - Nov. 14
Film
February 23, 2006
New Reviews
Dirty, Doogal, Madea's Family Reunion, Running Scared, Taxi 9211
Food
October 13, 2005
The Gabacho Blues
Mozambique in Laguna Beach is great once you pass the birds
Film
March 10, 2005
Truth, Reconciliation and Lots of Speeches
John Boormans In My Country
Culture
August 5, 2004
The Gods Must Be Crazy
ShotPaks takes a good idea straight outta South Africa to a liquor store near you
Columns
May 1, 2003
Letters
ShotPaks takes a good idea straight outta South Africa to a liquor store near you
Film
May 16, 2002
Human Rights and Wrongs
UC Irvine fest exposes worldwide injustice
Unknown
April 6, 2000
Hinns Hair Habulous!
UC Irvine fest exposes worldwide injustice
Film
April 6, 2000
Ethnic Fare
Foreign films survive Newport festival shake-up
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