| | | Welcome to the Ronald Reagan Great Park BY MATT COKER  Only one table is left at the busy 85ºC Bakery Cafe in the bustling Diamond Jamboree shopping center at Jamboree and Alton in Irvine. I slide into the seat facing the door and plop my bag on the table. There are too many tables in too small a space here; I am so pressed in I can feel an indentation being made in the back of my head by a thumbtack holding a flier on the community bulletin board behind me. Pain is a small price to pay for my direct view of the front entrance, through which, any second now, my Irvine City Hall "Deep Throat" will waltz. Indeed, his arrival comes shortly after that of my steaming-hot cup of cream with a splash of coffee. I won't go into too much detail de... more >>
| | | | | | | | The Descendents Rise Again BY RYAN RITCHIE  No one gives a shit about the third band on the bill at an arena rock show. Unless, of course, that band are the Descendents. Formed in the South Bay in 1978, the foursome—original drummer Bill Stevenson, original singer Milo Aukerman, and longtime members Stephen Egerton (guitar) and Karl Alvarez (bass)—melded surf rhythms with the then-burgeoning hardcore movement, and in doing so,... more >> | | | | | | | | Koba Tofu Grill Offers Lovable Lava BY EDWIN GOEI  You haven't really lived until you've sucked on raw crab. At the newest Koba Tofu Grill in Irvine, the spicy blue-crab dish called gae jang starts when the critter is hacked into pieces after it has been freshly killed. Cooks brush off the innards before burying the rest of the uncooked meat under a lava-red marinade as thick as mud, leaving the mess to ferment and pickle. You eat the results chi... more >> | | | | | | | | 'Insidious' Has 3 BR, Designer Touches, Great Spook Views BY J. HOBERMAN  There is a great deal of prowling motion in Insidious: a recurring sideways dolly outside an ominous house, a trench-coat-clad cacodemon pacing outside a second-story window. It's the restless motion of a movie stalking its prey—you, dear viewer. A married couple, Josh and Renai (Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne), are introduced in bed. Josh's snoring is the first note in a musique concr&egra... more >> | | | | | | | | Heard Mentality ? Cesar Chavez, the late labor leader of the United Farm Workers, would have turned 84 years old today had he not passed away in 1993. To mark the occasion of his birthday, California and nine oth... Navel Gazing The waters off the coast of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) are being considered for a massive renewable, green energy science experiment. The group that was granted permissio... Stick a Fork In It Great croissants are notoriously challenging to make. It's made by layering cold butter between dough and folding it back on itself, rolling out the dough again, and refolding until there are h... | | | | |
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