| Marilyn Davenport: The Evolution of a Scandal BY R. SCOTT MOXLEY For those of you who've been vacationing on the other side of the planet, Orange County endured another embarrassment in recent days when a Republican Party official distributed an email with an image depicting President Barack Obama and his parents as chimpanzees, and then, at least temporarily, angrily defended the stunt as non-racist. For decades now, OC has been an incubator for grotesque political ugliness. For some reason, this is where the darker side of right-wing American politics routinely emerges in gloriously shameful fashion. A brief, partial history: Back in the '80s, OC Congressman Robert K. Dornan celebrated AIDS as God's answer to eliminating gay Americans. Dick Nichols,... more >> | | | | Coachella 2011: Hits and Misses BY LILLEDESHAN BOSE Well, it's done. The 2011 Coachella Music and Arts Festival had balloons raining from the sky, wristband technology, a way-more-organized ingress/egress system, celebrities from A-listers to Z bags, a ton of great music, and not a lot of drama—which is just the way we like it. Here's a list of hits and misses at the festival this year: HITS! 1. NO LONG WAITS TO GET IN THE FESTIVAL,... more >> | | | | | Chapter One: the modern local Is Downtown Santa Ana's Next Chapter BY EDWIN GOEI It's true that the new Chapter One: the modern local is a pub, a very good one featuring a roster of serious microbrews, New Age self-described "culinary cocktails" and old-man drinks. And yes, what comes out of the kitchen can safely be called "gastronomy." But you won't see or hear the word "gastropub" uttered anywhere except perhaps in the hushed whispers about Jeff Hall, one of the owners, wh... more >> | | | | | The Newport Beach Film Festival: Moving Pictures BY MATT COKER Rising from the ashes of the Newport Beach International Film Festival, which crashed and burned in 1999, version 2.0 ditched "international" from the title (but thankfully not the programming). It hummed along quite nicely heading into this 12th year, attracting 51,000 mostly indie movie lovers in 2010. But like a plot point in a no-budget zombie flick, danger lurked around the bend. . . . Just... more >> | | | | | Heard Mentality As reported yesterday, YouTube pestilence and "Friday" singer Rebecca Black received death threats in March, leading to an ongoing investigation by the Anaheim PD. We're not sure what's more pat... Navel Gazing Whenever Terry Bradshaw says something stupid during a Fox NFL halftime show, you might yell at the screen that he ought to have his head examined. Turns out he already has.A Newport Beach physic... Stick a Fork In It Last week, I did a two-fer for KCRW-FM 89.9's Good Food with Evan Kleiman: I visited Mitla Cafe, the oldest Mexican restaurant in the Inland Empire (since 1937!). What was funniest about visitin... | | | | |
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