South Africa

A New Life as a Playwright, at Age 79

When she became a widow in her seventies, losing her mother, her brother and her husband in a single month, Carole Eglash-Kosoff could have been forgiven for retreating to a darkened room, for needing down time or "me" time or just grieving time. Instead she traveled to South Africa. And wrote a bo ... More >>

Henry Rollins: Nelson Mandela's Legacy

[Look for your weekly fix from the one and only Henry Rollins right here on West Coast Sound every Thursday, and come back tomorrow for the awesomely annotated playlist for his Sunday KCRW broadcast.] See also: Henry Rollins: Misguided Outrage Over DOMA's Demise While Nelson Mandela is familiar t ... More >>

To Actresses on the Brink of 40: Go Bad or Go Home

Playing evil is more fun than playing good anyway, right?

Donald Freed's Play Tomorrow Interlinks Macbeth, George W. Bush and a Theatrical Dynasty

Top 10 Los Angles Artisan Food Producers

How do you, how does anyone, define the term artisan today? The answer, less than five years ago, was an independent food crafter of various genres, ages, types and vastly different production yields. The schoolteacher who makes only a few hundred jars of jam annually in a shared rental kitchen. Th ... More >>

Die Antwoord - Meltdown Comics - 11/13/12

Die Antwoord Music Video Marathon Nerdist Showroom inside Meltdown Comics 11-13-12 Better Than...Shark Week hosted by Dr Dre. It's easy to dismiss South African rap group Die Antwoord as a novelty act, since at first glance, they come off as little more than an extended Ali G skit: silly hip-hop p ... More >>

Athol Fugard's The Blue Iris at the Fountain Theatre

Q & A with Ching-He Huang of Cooking Channel's Easy Chinese: Heritage Over Authenticity San Gabriel Valley's Tastes of Home

Ching-He Huang diplomatically avoids ranking U.S. cities when it comes to best Chinese eats, but will allow that San Gabriel Valley (and New York's Flushing) gives San Francisco serious competition for what she calls tastes of home. She'll even name examples available in the neighborhood: chou doufu ... More >>

The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

Yesterday you were probably too busy lighting fireworks and barbecueing to immerse yourself with the exciting news of the food industry. Thus the Thursday edition of this week's newspaper story roundup. You can't replace the feeling of lounging on the couch with a scrunched-up newspaper. But with th ... More >>

Henry Rollins: The Column! Globetrotting Blues

[Look for your weekly fix from the one and only Henry Rollins right here on West Coast Sound every Thursday, and come back tomorrow for the awesomely annotated playlist for his Saturday KCRW broadcast.] I am on my way back to Los Angeles, on the second of two flights to get back from Johannesburg ... More >>

Fanatics! Henry Rollins' KCRW Show Tomorrow Night: Henry's Live With a Ton of New Records

KCRW Broadcast #166 for Saturday, May 26, 2012 See also: Henry Rollins: The Column! South Africa's Present and Future Fanatics! What a show! So many new tracks! Besides that, we give our thanks to some great musicians who have recently passed away. The last few weeks have been very tough with all ... More >>

Henry Rollins: The Column! South Africa's Present and Future

[Look for your weekly fix from the one and only Henry Rollins right here on West Coast Sound every Thursday, and come back tomorrow for the awesomely annotated playlist for his Saturday KCRW broadcast.] A few hours from now, I will be climbing onto the stage at a venue called the Bassline, here i ... More >>

Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Rev. Robert V. Taylor Talk Gays and God at LACMA

Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu made a rare appearance in Los Angeles last night at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art with his friend and protege the Rev. Robert V. Taylor, who has written the book A New Way to be Human. A God that loves everyone and connects everyone figures h ... More >>

Top 5 Places to Eat in the Kosher Corridor

Guzzle & Nosh​Pico Boulevard has its share of intriguing restaurants, and the "Kosher Corridor," from Beverly Drive on the west to La Cienega on the east, is no exception. Although this neighborhood has long been home to one of the largest Orthodox Jewish populations in the city, for years, ko ... More >>

'Stop SB 48' Doesn't Want California Students to Know about South African Simon Nkoli?

​ South African activist Simon Nkoli​​In the history of the world, gays and lesbians have always contributed to advances in many different societies. One such person is Simon Nkoli, the anti-apartheid, gay rights, and AIDS activist in South Africa. "Nkoli's brilliance, as an anti-aparthei ... More >>

Indulge Wines Debuts The AstraPouch In California

JGarbeeJust Add Pie​Wine in a bottle, wine in a box, wine inside a bag inside a box. Just when you think the bagged wine market is over saturated, the AstraPouch makes its U.S. debut. New York's Glenora Wine Cellars was the first American wine producer to pouch its Riesling and Chardonnay last ... More >>

Page Two: Passion of the Live

'Soe, We Think You Can Dance

I'M BOUQUET, YOU'RE BOUQUET

Die Antwoord's New Video: Evil Boys, Boners, Yo-Landi Wearing a Creepy Rat-Suit, and South Africa's Answer to Lil Wayne

Rats!: Die Antwoord's Yo-Landi Being Creepier than Usual​ A few months ago, South Africa's internet sensation Die Antwoord came to LA to meet a few odd celebs (David Lynch, etc.) and to put their signatures on a big-deal contract with Interscope. Now we can finally see the first fruits of the ... More >>

Wine Expo's New Wine Bar And Retail Shop: Where To Get Chianti With A Side Of Orgasmic Olives

J. GarbeeThe New Retail Food and Non-Alcoholic Drink Side of Wine Expo​Wine Expo's tasting bar and retail food shop is now open for your after work Italian Barbera and South African Chenin Blanc fix. The bar side of things was delayed several months thanks to the usual L.A. suspects -- constru ... More >>

A World of Cake Cookbook: Where To Get Your Global Cherry Blossom Friendship Cake On

​Back cover cookbook accolades usually offer little more than a glimpse into the author's connections, be them personal or professional, though it's no secret they're typically chosen for their relevance to the book. In Krystina Castella's A World of Cake: 150 Recipes for Sweet Traditions From ... More >>

Tonight: Rodrigo y Gabriela, Xavier Rudd, Childish Gambino, Mestizo, Neville Brothers

Chris StrongRodrigo y Gabriela​It's not a Presidential State Dinner -- at which they performed this spring -- but when Rodrigo y Gabriela arrive at the Greek Theatre tonight, it will be as one of the unlikeliest amphitheatre/festival headliners around these days. The Mexican duo of Rodrigo SÃ ... More >>

Learning to Love the Vuvuzela

​If you're one of the millions of people around the globe (yes, US finally included) who have been watching the soccer World Cup taking place right now in South Africa, then we don't have to explain to you what a "vuvuzela" is. This simple plastic trumpet, ubiquitous in South African soccer s ... More >>

Celebrate the FIFA World Cup with R. Kelly's Slightly Bizarre Official Theme Song

​R. Kelly is many things to many people: amazing stage performer, sexual deviant, Trapped in the Closet nutjob, Trapped in the Closet visionary genius, yodeler, RnB's MVP, etc. (Also, brilliant inspiration for Aziz Anzari's comedy routines.) The larger-than-life persona and periodic shenaniga ... More >>

What Did Die Antwoord Get at Amoeba?

YoLandi and Marshall Mathers: Separated at Bleach?​ We're big fans of Amoeba's "What's In My Bag" web video series, where the massive music and DVD retailer gives musicians a big gift certificate and encourages them to engage in acts of conspicuous consumption before a digital video camera. T ... More >>

The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

SapphireBlue22stack of newspapers​What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections mid-week. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is free ... More >>

BREAKING: Die Antwoord (South African Hip Hop Internet Sensation) Added to Coachella Lineup

The Scenestar reports that South African hip-hop internet sensation Die Antwoord (The Answer) has been added to the Coachella lineup. Most of you are squealing like little inbred albino girls in excitement. Many of you are sporting huge boners within your Dark Side of the Moon boxer shorts. And a c ... More >>

Soweto Gospel Choir

Web Surfing: A Roundup of Posts from L.A. Food Blogs and Newsletters

-- Oprah rebuilds her television set out of chocolate. No word on how much of it she ate. [Grub Street] -- The White Stuff: an author's exploration (in Gastronomica) of his mother's all-white eating habits. [Psycho-Gourmet] -- Biking the L.A. River, but with food. [Eating L.A.] -- Ubuntu's former ... More >>

BY GEORGE, THAT KING WAS NUTS

Recession Be Damned: Best Theater of 2009

A thriving year for stage in L.A.

Villaraigosa's Vacations Cost Taxpayers $20,000

They're not pictured, but LAPD officers were on hand to keep Mayor Villariagosa safe during his visit to South Africa. Fortunately, the city can afford this kind of thing.​Since being sworn in for a second term on July 1, Mayor Villaraigosa has made two international trips. And because the mayor i ... 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 >>

Pan African Film Fest's Closing Weekend: Legacies of Slavery, Colonialism

SCREAM 08

Dorothy Garcia and Tom Harding

Catalysts for change

Brix @ 1601: The Newest Home of Rock-Star Sommelier Caitlin Stansbury

Plus food from former Hollywood Roosevelt chef Michael McDonald ... wined and dined in Hermosa Beach

Hello Mommy Africa: A Hipster's Guide to Afro-Indie Rock

Here's eight records. Now go start a riot

Falling Sky: Athol Fugard's Victory

The playwright's latest premieres in Los Angeles

STAY FOREVER: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF DUSTY SPRINGFIELD

Victory

MUTUAL AFFIRMATION

UCLA Extension Welcomes Back Writer/Director of Oscar-Nominated Film

Out of (South) Africa

Lisa Fugard on her home country and her first novel, Skinner’s Drift

Truth, Reconciliation — and Lots of Speeches

John Boorman’s In My Country

Man Without a Country

Athol Fugard in past tense

Humble Pie

Disgraced in the new South Africa

Cry Freedom

Andre Brink Weeps for Post-Aparteid Lit

In Praise of Recklessness