African National Congress

Armenian Assassin's Parole Pushed as Issue in D.A. Race

The case of Hampig Sassounian has been a cause celebre within the local Armenian community for nearly 30 years. In 1982, Sassounian and an accomplice assassinated the Turkish consul general, in an act of revenge for the Armenian genocide.Sassounian was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in pr ... More >>

Invictus: All's Well That Ends Well

Not much truth, but plenty of reconciliation in Clint Eastwood's South Africa

EASTWOOD ON THE PITCH

At 79, Clint tackles Mandela in Invictus

Plate Spinning: Listings From the Past Week

Some food for thought from local, national and international news sources from this past week: -- Is a spirit's age a worthy indication of flavor? [NYT] -- Bubble gum bandits chew through Michigan [The Daily News] -- Rum may be the new gin. [NYT] -- Fruit juice loses nutritional cred. [LAT] ... More >>

Africans at UCLA: Pieter-Dirk Uys and Charlize Theron

South Africa’s Dame Edna brings Elections and Erections to Glorya Kaufman Hall

Stage Raw: Pieter-Dirk Uys and Charlize Theron at UCLA

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSLATEST NEW REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Annette Bening in Medea at UCLAINTERVIEW with Medea's director, Lenka Udovicki, and UCLA's David SeftonPIETER-DIRK UYS AND CHARLIZE THERON AT UCLA​One of Uys' belles, giving a "blow job" to the ashes of her late Nazi husband. Photo b ... More >>

Falling Sky: Athol Fugard's Victory

The playwright's latest premieres in Los Angeles

Victory

Revolutionary Road

All Power to the People: The History and Legacy of the Black Panther Party

Out of Afrikaans

Phillip Noyce harvests the seeds of revolution in Catch a Fire

Apartheid's Song

Phillip Noyce on the South Africa of Catch a Fire

14th Annual Pan African Film & Arts Festival

The Trials of Mandla Dube

During a mysterious psychotic episode, a South African filmmaker threatened to kill his children. Did our justice system protect his family over the next year — or simply destroy it?

Sisters of Mercy

Meredith Monk on art and war . . . and the healing power of performance

Impeachment Loser

Rogan desperately seeks the center

The Greenberg Factor

How Al Gore figured out what this election is about. How W. didn’t

Cry Freedom

Andre Brink Weeps for Post-Aparteid Lit