Sub-Saharan Africa

ViFF: Cinema Viet

The Vietnamese International Film Festival showcases a national and diaspora movie industry on the rise

Racist OC Register Fustercluck of the Day

​Headline: Is it Time to Allow Gay Marriage?Editor's Note: A special shout-out to the person who posted that the one good thing about Muslims is that they kill gay people--sorry I couldn't copy your comment before it was deleted!Comment by REGENT: I think that I understand why God finds homosexual ... More >>

Ugo Allesina of Prego, Part Two

Kimberly Valenzuela​This week we are featuring Executive Chef and Partner Ugo Allesina of Prego Ristorante in north Irvine on the line. If you missed Part One of the interview, you can find it here. Stay tuned tomorrow for a recipe from Chef Ugo!

Accidental Tourists

Doc treats Sudanese lost boys as feel-good fodder, ignoring their plight and their history

25 years later

It was twenty-five years ago today, June, 5, 1981, that the first cases of what would become known as HIV/AIDS were reported in the Centers for Disease Control's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. It was by no means the beginning of the disease– a recent study has identified the earliest i ... More >>

TB and Sympathy

The Constant Gardener journeys into sub-Saharan Africas heart of darkness

The Good Seed

Suddenly ubiquitous Ralph Fiennes masters the art of diplomacy

Our Man In Baghdad