For the first time, the Segerstrom Center for the Arts has co-commissioned a theater project. The new fully staged musical, designed for younger audiences, is called “North.” Written by Irvine-based playwright and jazz singer/musician Ashli St. Armant, the tale is set in the 1850s and tells the story on enslaved Black people escaping north via…
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UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close wants her team to be championship-level, as she calls it, in every aspect. Championship-level habits, work ethic, teammates and so on. With this year’s freshman class, which is one of the best in the nation, Close could have all of those things, and possibly even a national championship farther…
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The USC women’s basketball team began to undergo a change in culture last season with the hiring of Lindsay Gottlieb, a former Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coach and successful California head coach. The culture change is still underway, but momentarily without Gottlieb, who was out on maternity leave for most of the fall and is set…
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A significant storm is headed to Southern California, with rain, mountain snow and gusty winds expected to last through Wednesday. Some light rain is possible after midnight Sunday, and most areas of Los Angeles and Orange County will experience substantial rainfall by Monday morning that will continue throughout the day and Tuesday, according to the…
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Long Beach State men’s basketball coach Dan Monson knows a team can ascend or descend quickly based on its culture, and he credits a trio of players for steering his program back to the top of the Big West Conference last season. This season, LBSU hopes to clear one more hurdle and return to the…
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When I meet with business owners and ask the question, “When do you plan on exiting your business?” the answer is always the same: “I am going to retire in five years.” The deadline is just far enough away that committing and planning today seems unnecessary. But it’s close enough to feel obtainable and realistic.…
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An inconsistent season that ended with an early exit from the Big West Tournament led to some soul-searching for the UC Irvine men’s basketball program. UCI coach Russell Turner thinks he identified the issue and knows how to get things back on track in a program that has been at or near the top of the…
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Cal State Fullerton has four core players back from a team that reached the NCAA Tournament last spring, but Coach Dedrique Taylor still goes into this season somewhat unsure of just what kind of squad he has. That’s partly due to the pair of senior leaders he no longer has – burly All-Big West Conference…
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George W. Bush broke the country. Following the horrific attacks on 9/11, President Bush’s response had horrific consequences. You know about the war in Afghanistan and the war in Iraq. To those debacles we can add the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, which has now been turned against the American people. Immediately after…
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Based on absolutely zero scientifically derived polling numbers, no analysis of previous voting patterns or expected voter turnout, or anything resembling professional political analysis, I offer the following election night advice to my Democrat and progressive friends: drink heavily, it’s going to be ugly. Before I dig this hole one sentence deeper, let me qualify…
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