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My love for Persian food was kindled before I had ever tasted it, thanks to my voracious childhood appetite for books. I read of rosewater, of scented rices, of pistachios and skewered meat and rich stews, of honey and of pastry and of fruit ices long before I ever tasted them for the first time. …
The thought of Rodney Alcala giving an opening statement for jurors this week was enough to pack Judge Francisco P. Briseño’s 11th-floor Santa Ana courtroom. Even a CBS 48Hours crew couldn’t resist the appearance of a man who has twice before been convicted of killing a 12-year-old Huntington Beach girl 31 years ago, only to …
Update, 5:01 p.m.: The final results for the election are out. MacLean has been recalled by a vote of 50.1% to 49.9%, with a 19 vote difference between the two sides. Dave Leckness will replace him. Full results here. Update, 10:50 a.m.: Niyaz Pirani at the Register is reporting that there are still 1,140 ballots …
Long the handsome face of alt-country luminaries the Old '97s, Rhett Miller has also released four excellent solo albums, including one he made in high school. His latest is last June's self-titled outing, which betrays scattered moments of twang but otherwise proceeds from offbeat guitar-pop to robust rock. On the phone from his adopted home …
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Harbor Boulevard. If there were any justice for people who love good food, the stretch between Ball Road and Chapman Avenue in Anaheim and Garden Grove would be called Horror Boulevard. That it's a long stretch of national chain restaurant after national chain restaurant is bad enough; some of these places manage to be so …
UC Irvine researchers have discovered new ways to look at earthquakes and your front lawn. No, not how shakers rip up your green playground. We're talking one study that dispels notions about how experts estimate the potential for the next so-called “Big One,” and a second that disproves the idea that urban “green” spaces—think residential …
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A Newport Beach plastic surgeon is boasting about his ability to reduce man boobs. (Note to surgeon: Can you sneak Clockwork in before 10?) But any old cutter can take care of man boobs these days. Dr. Joseph T. Cruise is carving out a niche with the barely 18 man-boobed crowd. ] Exhibit one is …
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A new Field Poll shows former congressman Tom Campbell (R-San Mateo) beating fellow Republicans Cary Fiorina and termed-out Assemblyman Chuck DeVore (R-Irvine) for the party bid to face Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer in the fall. The poll breaks down like this: Campbell: 30 percentFiorina: 25 percentDeVore: 6 percentUndecided: 39 percent ] A glass-half-full way for …
Dear Readers: Siempre, the wisest words that appear in this column come from ustedes, y the following two cartas prove this maxim. The first one addresses my year-end column, in which a working-class gabacho insisted his people apapachan a Mexicans mucho: Dear Mexican: Half-Mexican here. I was fortunate enough to catch your column while I …
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Wait… What? After the jump, everything you wanted to know about making fun of indie crafts, but were afraid to ask. ] So I went on over to the Regretsy site and there it was. An early painting of mine from a series I loving called “Fruit and Nuts” collecting cheers and jeers from the …
The Hype: With massive rock geek fest NAMM in town, the House of Blues Anaheim wisely booked 1980s glam metal faves Ratt. In case you missed the memo, the San Diego band (or at least that's where they formed back in the '70s) is gearing up for the release of Infestation, their first album in over a decade. …
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Normally our On the Line feature runs on Tuesdays and features a professional chef whose cooking has captivated the hearts of Orange Countians. We ask a series of not-very-serious questions and publish the results. Well, for this extra edition of On the Line, which we're publishing on Thursday to avoid confusion with our usual rotation …
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