A talk yesterday in Southern California featured the most famous person to have left the Westboro Baptist Church, known for its protests. Speaking at an Anti-Defamation League of Long Beach/Orange County event in Irvine, Megan Phelps-Roper delivered an abbreviated version...
At a talk this morning, a noted scholar of American Muslim communities spoke about Muslims in America as the keynote speaker at a symposium at California State University, Long Beach. The talk, delivered by Dr. Amir Hussain, was the keynote...
A new project was announced last week to compile and translate hundreds of Jewish texts regarding prayer to be made publicly available. Announced last week by Sefaria, the project is first undergoing crowdfunding on Jewcer to enable it to come...
Last night’s episode of The Beer Thirty Show focussed their show on extract brewing and brought in a special guest to talk them through it. In addition to Cody, one of the co-hosts, brewing from all-grains while the show was...
Yesterday, a panel discussion took place at the Long Beach Comic Expo which focussed on women in comics. Moderated by Barbra Dillon, the panel “Women in Comics” featured Agnes Garbowska, Cat Staggs, and Taki Soma. Largely schewing a focus on...
Having been to Bottle Logic a year ago, I have been wanting to return ever since and finally found my opportunity the other night. Following a stop at Phantom Ales, which closed at 8pm, along with a few other folks,...
Having heard about Phantom Ales in Anaheim, I was curious to visit and try their beers. So last night, along with several other folks, we tried out their beers. Walking into the building, one encounters a bunch of homebrew supplies,...
Last week, while returning one evening from southern Orange County, I stopped by Cismontane SNA to try some of their beers. Cismontane is located in southern Orange County, in Rancho Santa Margarita, but a year ago, they opened up a...
This weekend, the 7th annual Long Beach Comic Expo will host more than 120 guests and 80 panels and will take over two exhibit halls of the Long Beach Convention Center. An exciting weekend full of exceptional guests, exhibitors, and...
Having seen Genesis בראשית getting ready to open over a year ago, I was curious to try their food. Last month, my wife and I finally were able to visit and try the food at the restaurant. I started off...
