Year: 2019

For legendary actress Alfre Woodard, the appeal of the Newport Beach Film Festival Icon Award she received Sunday was all about location, location, location. “What does it mean?” Woodard repeated to a questioner on the red carpet when asked about the award. “It means I get to come to Newport Beach, I always like a…

For legendary actress Alfre Woodard, the appeal of the Newport Beach Film Festival Icon Award she received Sunday was all about location, location, location. “What does it mean?” Woodard repeated to a questioner on the red carpet when asked about the award. “It means I get to come to Newport Beach, I always like a…

For legendary actress Alfre Woodard, the appeal of the Newport Beach Film Festival Icon Award she received Sunday was all about location, location, location. “What does it mean?” Woodard repeated to a questioner on the red carpet when asked about the award. “It means I get to come to Newport Beach, I always like a…

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) cover less than seven percent of the ocean. That’s according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Though it’s a tiny percentage, MPAs still play an important role in the effort to limit the effects of climate change. “Establishing MPA networks is critical to maintaining climate change resilience and rebuilding…

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) cover less than seven percent of the ocean. That’s according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Though it’s a tiny percentage, MPAs still play an important role in the effort to limit the effects of climate change. “Establishing MPA networks is critical to maintaining climate change resilience and rebuilding…

Adrian Young, the longtime No Doubt drummer, and Todd Forman, who played saxophone with Sublime from 1990 through frontman Brad Nowell’s death six years later, want to hear your song(s). The Long Beach-based musicians-turned-producers officially launched Moxy Brothers, a full-service music production company that includes engineering, songwriting and performance. To get everyone excited about the…

Chapman University’s Center for Freedom of Expression and Media Integrity is continuing to underwhelm, beyond all my expectations. First, it hired Brian Calle–who in just his few hours as publisher managed to reduce the once-thriving LA Weekly into a meaningless mash-up of fluff stories and nonsense–to be its executive director. Then it booked former White…

Chapman University’s Center for Freedom of Expression and Media Integrity is continuing to underwhelm, beyond all my expectations. First, it hired Brian Calle–who in just his few hours as publisher managed to reduce the once-thriving LA Weekly into a meaningless mash-up of fluff stories and nonsense–to be its executive director. Then it booked former White…

For legendary actress Alfre Woodard, the appeal of the Newport Beach Film Festival Icon Award she received Sunday was all about location, location, location. “What does it mean?” Woodard repeated to a questioner on the red carpet when asked about the award. “It means I get to come to Newport Beach, I always like a…

For legendary actress Alfre Woodard, the appeal of the Newport Beach Film Festival Icon Award she received Sunday was all about location, location, location. “What does it mean?” Woodard repeated to a questioner on the red carpet when asked about the award. “It means I get to come to Newport Beach, I always like a…

For legendary actress Alfre Woodard, the appeal of the Newport Beach Film Festival Icon Award she received Sunday was all about location, location, location. “What does it mean?” Woodard repeated to a questioner on the red carpet when asked about the award. “It means I get to come to Newport Beach, I always like a…

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) cover less than seven percent of the ocean. That’s according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Though it’s a tiny percentage, MPAs still play an important role in the effort to limit the effects of climate change. “Establishing MPA networks is critical to maintaining climate change resilience and rebuilding…

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) cover less than seven percent of the ocean. That’s according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Though it’s a tiny percentage, MPAs still play an important role in the effort to limit the effects of climate change. “Establishing MPA networks is critical to maintaining climate change resilience and rebuilding…

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) cover less than seven percent of the ocean. That’s according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Though it’s a tiny percentage, MPAs still play an important role in the effort to limit the effects of climate change. “Establishing MPA networks is critical to maintaining climate change resilience and rebuilding…

On a traffic swamped stretch of Newport Blvd. in Costa Mesa two surprisingly similar but individually unique donut shops exist just 0.3 miles from each other. Dippity Donuts and Oh Those Donuts have both managed to survive the fancy donut craze of the last decade, thrive despite no known attempts at advertising, and may just…

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) cover less than seven percent of the ocean. That’s according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Though it’s a tiny percentage, MPAs still play an important role in the effort to limit the effects of climate change. “Establishing MPA networks is critical to maintaining climate change resilience and rebuilding…

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) cover less than seven percent of the ocean. That’s according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Though it’s a tiny percentage, MPAs still play an important role in the effort to limit the effects of climate change. “Establishing MPA networks is critical to maintaining climate change resilience and rebuilding…

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) cover less than seven percent of the ocean. That’s according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Though it’s a tiny percentage, MPAs still play an important role in the effort to limit the effects of climate change. “Establishing MPA networks is critical to maintaining climate change resilience and rebuilding…

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) cover less than seven percent of the ocean. That’s according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Though it’s a tiny percentage, MPAs still play an important role in the effort to limit the effects of climate change. “Establishing MPA networks is critical to maintaining climate change resilience and rebuilding…

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) cover less than seven percent of the ocean. That’s according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Though it’s a tiny percentage, MPAs still play an important role in the effort to limit the effects of climate change. “Establishing MPA networks is critical to maintaining climate change resilience and rebuilding…