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ime was when we used to give endorsements in this paper . . . and that time will never return.

Too many of the candidates we supported became evil (Larry Agran and Nativo Lopez, to name the two most egregious examples) or stand no chance because they’re too damn pure. But we can tell you who NOT to vote for, which local candidates are the worst of the worst. Pass this along to your friends, family and dead relatives before Nov. 8, and make sure these losers don’t win. Oh, and #fucktrump.

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LOCAL MEASURES Measure MA. Voting yes on this Long

Beach proposal means not only that you’ve fallen for the city’s money-hungry schemes, but also that you’ll be subject to fluctuating tax rates for medical marijuana and ridiculous tax rates for recreational weed. It’s particularly rude to stoners to write such a complicated measure when the far-better MM is also on the ballot.

CONGRESS Lou Correa. We’ve been covering the

Anaheim native since he was Lou Sheldon’s bitch, and he hasn’t improved much since.

Running to replace Loretta Sanchez in the 46th Congressional District, he’d provide more of the same: middling liberalism through the prism of a bumbling politician.

At least Loretta was entertaining; Lou has all the personality of a lukewarm water jar.

Dana Rohrabacher. How the hell has OC’s senior career politician survived all these decades in office without a liver transplant? Why are his congressional staffers still not regularly wiping the mustard, grease and booze stains from his polyester suits? And what’s with the shirtless Putin pic in his wallet?

Darrell Issa. About the only thing this über-rich South County snake votes for is pay raises for members of Congress. Even his own party refused his plea to extend his attack-dog role as Chair of Oversight. Boot this Trump-lover (and Loretta supporter?!) out of Congress, and watch him chant, “Benghazi” all the way home.

assemblywoman has fibbed about her education and other qualifications but wants to join the California Senate to help her party block the Dems in Sacramento. She was four points behind Democratic opponent and military veteran Josh Newman until her corporate backers funded an endless stream of slimy ads accusing Newman of being a perv because he used the word “underpants” in a letter written to a female friend and Joe Boxer employee 30 years ago.

STATE ASSEMBLY Matt Harper. The incumbent is Hunting-

CITY COUNCIL Dr. Kimberly Ho. The Orange County

ton Beach politics at its worst: pro-Dana Rohrabacher, pro-Poseidon desal plant and anti-style (his constant use of cocked fedoras suggests a high-school dweeb auditioning for Guys and Dolls). Even worse, when he tried to submit a bill in the state Assembly to create a John Wayne Day, he did so without the authorization of the Duke’s family. That’ll be the day when Harper has actual brains.

Young Kim. In hopes of blocking Sharon Quirk-Silva from retaking a Fullerton-area state Assembly seat, Kim wins hands-down for employing California’s most despicable campaign tactic of 2016 by claiming QuirkSilva, an accomplished elementary-school teacher and decent person, supports—get a load of this—child molesters.

STATE SENATE Ling Ling Chang. The Republican

laser-treatment/skin doctor who wants to grab a seat on the Westminster City Council is endorsed by District Attorney Tony Rackauckas, but that’s not the top reason to reject her in favor of far superior incumbents Sergio Contreras and Diana Carey.

Ho’s running a shameless direct-mail campaign blaming Contreras and Carey for supposedly causing an increase in local crime. Get real.

Jeremy Yamaguchi. Yamaguchi is campaigning to remain on the Placentia City Council and incredibly claims among his best attributes a “watchful eye for wasteful spending.” Under his watchful eye, a city employee spent a year embezzling $4.3 million, according to prosecutors.

Cheryl Brothers. The 70-year-old is seeking another term on the Fountain Valley City Council, in part, by advocating for Measure HH, a sales-tax increase designed to collect more than $11.5 million to supposedly cover the city’s much smaller shortfall.

No doubt the Republican loves her city, but she should stop with the lame Armageddon cries that public safety can’t be maintained without the additional government grab.

Miguel Pulido. At this point, anyone who supports SanTana’s Mayor for Life is an old gabacho, a gentrifier, Republican, a dirty cop, corrupt or a pendejo.

Dean Grose. That the Los Alamitos councilman still has a political career after resigning as the city’s mayor in 2009 for sending out an email depicting watermelons growing in the Obama White House proves Los Al voters are stuck in an alternate universe in which Reagan became emperor and Democrats are harvested for their body parts.

Joe Carchio, Allan Mansoor, Jose Solorio. Each is running for council

seats they previously occupied—Carchio in Huntington Beach, Mansoor in Costa Mesa, and Solorio in SanTana. Each was bad the first time and running again because they

have nothing else to do in life. And each has relationships to scarier people: Carchio with HB’s felonious ex-mayor Dave Garofalo; Mansoor with anti-immigrant lunatics who probably don’t know he’s half-Egyptian; and Solorio with SanTana cops. Plus, the latter is unconvincingly renting an apartment in Ward 3, a different area from where he and his wife own a house—how do you say “carpetbagger” en español?

Steven Chavez Lodge. A federal judge scolded the Anaheim Ward 1 carpetbagging candidate for his “arrogance,” “outrageous behavior” and “bald-faced lies” during a 1990 police-brutality case in Santa Ana. More recently, the retired dirty cop sent a mailer to West Anaheim residents implying he’s endorsed by current Mayor Tom Tait (he’s not) while ripping him on homelessness in Facebook campaign comments to constituents at the same time. Guess that judge had it right!

Lucille Kring. After fooling liberals and anti-Curt Pringle conservatives in the 2012 elections, the councilwoman proceeded to support every raid of the treasury by hoteliers, praised the fatal officer shooting of Robert Moreno Jr. for saving a trial, and even proposed more dog parks to push out the homeless. And since Kring loves shortterm rentals so much, Anaheim voters better make sure it’s checkout time for this one-term nightmare.

SCHOOL BOARD Cecilia Iglesias, Angie Cano. Both run-

ning for the Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) board of trustees, Iglesias and Cano are OC’s Latina versions of Dr. Evil and Mini-Me. Iglesias is an incumbent hated by progressives for cozying up to the most homophobic elements of the city, as well as for ridiculing Valley High School students.

Cano—who lost a SAUSD attempt two years ago—is indistinguishable from Iglesias, save one is Salvadoran, the other Chicana. Oh, and both are fans of Teresa Hernandez, the Lincoln Club member who proclaimed earlier this year that she loves Trump.

Claudia Alvarez. The longtime SanTana councilwoman is running for re-election on the Rancho Santiago Community College District board of trustees, ostensibly biding her time until she can return to the council.

Legendarily petty and vindictive, Alvarez has also historically been a pawn of bad developers such as Mike Harrah and Robert Bisno. To paraphrase Trump’s one good line: Drain that swamp.

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DEAR MEXICAN: Why is it that even though we Latinos have similar backgrounds (IndianSpanish) across America, there is a lack of unity among us here in the USA? We could be a powerhouse during election times and definitely obtain a friendlier immigration deal.

El Peruano DEAR CHOLO: I usually only answer preguntas about Mexicans, but I’ll make an exception here because of Election Day. And it hierve down to this: Who wants to be united? Latinos certainly don’t. Nowhere except Cuba is a country of the same political thought—and look how good it’s working out for them. Although the Mexican’s politics are Marxist of the Grouch variety, I’m also of the escuela that we need Latino conservatives, anarchists, vendidos, progressives, libertarians, Zapatistas, sinarquistas (okay, maybe not them)—all political thoughts. Such diversity keeps us in balance, teaches us about democracy, and will make us stronger as gabachos continue to align themselves into puritanical camps of caca. Let us squabble away—oh, and #fucktrump.

DEAR MEXICAN: In America, the candidates for president spend millions of dollars of other peoples’ money for a job that could never pay that money back. Is it the same for Mexican candidates, or does it even matter, since those fucking Mexicans can never get the elections right anyway?

Conservative, but #fucktrump DEAR GABACHO: For most of the 20th century, Mexican presidents came from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), and their method of picking a new leader was

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simple: el dedazo. The finger—not flipping the pájaro, but a symbolic pointing of the finger toward someone. Yeah, that’s totally corrupt—but at least we don’t spend billions of dollars like fucking gabachos who can never get their elections right anyway, you know? Oh, and #fucktrump.

GET OUT EL VOTO! Gentle cabrones, vote.

The Mexican doesn’t endorse candidates not named Alfred E. Neuman (source of the greatest quote EVER: “English is a language in which double negatives are a no-no!”), but I can tell you who NOT to vote for: Donald Trump and anyone supporting the pendejo. He represents the greatest threat to raza since NAFTA, an agreement he claims to hate, but he only says that to gain gabachos’ votes to toss Mexicans across the Rio Grande with a deportation cannon. Hillary Clinton is nowhere near the perfect candidate, and the Mexican won’t be voting for her because she’s the beneficiary of the Democratic Party’s own dedazo system—but even a candidate as terrible as her is un chingo better than Trump. If you vote for her, no hate on my part—just tell her to hold her tacos right.

More important, vote in your local elections and RESEARCH. Don’t automatically vote for the people with the paisa name—sometimes, our own people are worse to Mexicans than any Trumpbot. And if you can’t vote because you’re undocumented? Volunteer for those politicos who are striving for amnesty and who oppose walls. May you celebrate Election Day with one giant fiesta instead of tragos amargos.

Oh, and #fucktrump.

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die,” a disgraced crooked politician and, lately, a moderately redeemed elder statesman.

Signs on Yorba Linda Boulevard direct me to park at the adjacent Friends Church. A Nixon geek, I know his family was Quaker, members of the Religious Society of Friends. As weirdness goes, this is a foundational fascination, as Dick himself was only moderately devout (see Carter for genuine, Reagan for hypocritical, Clinton for devil-Elvis, W. for “saved” recovering alky, and Obama for Christian and Muslim, ha ha). I park in the empty lot, noting the LOT FULL sign—somebody anticipating a crowd and maybe putting early-bird visitors in a good or selfcongratulatory mood. I fear this will be the last I feel of either as I walk from the lot of the oldest Quaker congregation in Orange County, of which Nixon’s parents were founding members and Dick attended as a boy and whose theological teachings the Watergate break-in, enemies list, and bombings of Cambodia and Laos would seem to contradict, to offer only three terrifically unfriendly examples. Just sayin’, as they say on FOX News.

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It’s Friday morning, Oct. 14, in Yorba Linda—named after the beautiful or narcissistic Yorba family, Californios who once owned much of present-day Orange County, with the city motto “Land of Gracious Living”—and I’m driving the Richard Nixon Freeway.

This is, of course, the first of many opportunities offered your humble reporter toward considering the day’s reopening of the remodeled, rehabilitated, repurposed Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace.

The “freeway,” however wide and pleasingly landscaped, is actually State Route 90 or Imperial Highway, and before arriving at the 37th president’s archives, museum and final resting place, I recall previous visits, one 26 years ago for the inaugural opening and more recently to hear Senator George McGovern—of all people!—introduced by writer, notorious public intellectual and committed Nixonhater Gore Vidal. Those two Nixon enemies (my heroes) are gone, but I’m back, a dyed-in-the-wool Nixon-hater, perhaps a love-hater or, as the woman

wearing a Nixon T-shirt describes it to me later in the museum’s refurbished, technologically sexed-up and now newly unredacted Watergate display, “It’s fascination, not adoration.” Mid-thirties, dark hair, tattooed, she smiles and nods. “I know. It’s weird.”

“I know” and “It’s weird” might be the themes of the day, lines from the script of a self-guided tour I hear or imagine hearing as I follow—if purposefully veer from—the well-choreographed collective official misstep through history that is, to be fair, any presidential library romp, through halls of hagiography and selfindulgence, dioramas and collectibles. Yet it will also be a chance to examine the story of not only the Tricky One, but also myself, an all-American 1960s-defined SoCal boy-man citizen of our benighted republic who wonders what this or any other Nixon story might mean at the moment his GOP seems to have, even by its own perverse standards, strayed, pushed, screamed, groped and lied its way to a place far beyond even the worst days and darkest nights of Yorba Linda’s famous son, born and now buried in the county where Ronald Reagan whimsically suggested “good Republicans go to

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Speaking of FOX News, whose big cheerful face greets me on my way to the VIP tour, Ambassador George Argyros photo-op, 11 a.m. dedication spectacle and public opening? Why, it’s the former House Speaker with the amphibious name, reptilian politics and unabashed pandering to power— lately begging to be Donald Trump’s cabana boy. He’ll soon lecture here, according to the electronic welcome sign at the intersection of church and state. Newt Gingrich, self-celebrated GOP intellectual dynamo, will no doubt weigh in on the occasion of what a local reporter helpfully called this “re-imagining” of the library.

I smile back at Newt’s generous smirk and consider both his and Nixon’s impressive biographies of astonishingly prismatic duplicity, narratives that, considered in daylight, seem as elegantly contrived as, well, an electronic digital billboard flashing its pixelated hurrahs outside the library of the president who resigned because he spied and lied and had the bad luck to get caught. The medium seems exactly the message, a big outdoor television with a crook smiling from it. Many suspect the recently completed $15 million renovation, which I mean to take in, if not quite celebrate, is an effort to “normalize” Nixon. Indeed, anything you might say about Nixon could be true now, and no doubt somebody is going to say it today, inside, via the muchadvertised “interactive,” “multimedia” “exciting hands-on!” displays.

“A more complete story” is promised, post-2007 takeover struggle of the onceprivately run library by the National Archives and curation by independent historians. In comparing Nixon to other presidents, is it possible the popular revisionists, normalizers and objective, fairminded historians are right? Maybe Nixon was at least not as bad as some; is now only benign, a man of his times; and, in his re-presentation at least, weirdly authentic, if only at being inauthentic.

Strolling to the festivities, past hundreds of tiny U.S. flags lining the boulevard, sidewalk and median strip, I recall Wallace Stevens’ “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird”: I do not know which to prefer The beauty of inflections Or the beauty of innuendoes, the blackbird whistling Or just after.

Or, to put it less poetically, I do not know which to prefer: the idea that Donald Trump has revived the worst of Nixon’s GOP (racist “Southern strategy,” to name one element) or, at last, destroyed the not-so-grand party. I do not know which to prefer: Nixon, once a moderate

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“Rockefeller Republican” with arguably progressive positions on the environment and women’s rights; Nixon as anticommie crusader turned “Red” China opener-upper; Nixon as carpet bomber; or Nixon as exiled and disgraced, a widower grandfather, incessant memoirist and self-appointed “elder statesman” who might, on a good day, perhaps today, three weeks from our awful election, have been a singular if ironic voice of—imagine this—propriety and decorum-based principled resistance to the coup d’état by Il Trumpolini.

I am an English teacher and employ truth and beauty as my lodestars. hE did not QUit. hE REsignEd!

I proceed, eager to hear the whistling of history, perhaps as heard in the “Checkers speech” or in the previously unshared audio of 18 minutes of tape “lost” by the world’s most loyal secretary. Or, as previewed in press materials, as I stand in the “exact replica of the Oval Office” or among “60 new exhibits” or “aboard Marine One, the glimmering presidential helicopter.” I like glimmering. And helicopters. But how, exactly, will any of this explain what’s normal or what passes for normalizing?

It’s hard to tell from the VIP tour, during which I bump into Henry Kissinger (the closest I’ll get to a genuine war criminal); chat with friendly, full-bodybunting-clad docents; shake hands with

major philanthropist/slumlord/Chapman University éminence grise Argyros in the fake Oval Office he paid for; enjoy the breakfast buffet; and then endure the onehour dedication ceremony. You can view highlights on YouTube—I dare you. I had to attend, out in front of a big, decorated stage, with the launch of media-camera drones, the crowd filling in, the docents gathering as if pigeons to a fountain.

There was the introduction of guests: Dick’s younger brother Ed, his daughter Tricia, his granddaughter Melanie Eisenhower, Congressman Ed Royce, Chinese diplomats. The crowd is silent until, yes, big applause for the war criminal.

Then the color guard, national anthem, a prayer from a Newport Beach monsignor and—Fight on!—USC’s Trojan Marching Band. (Wife Pat was an alum.) We’re welcomed by the Richard Nixon Foundation president and the library’s director. U.S. archivist David Ferriero describes “a place of discovery, rediscovery, investigation, debate and analysis.”

As if contradicting or at least confusing that description, we get a flyover by Air Force planes. Former California Governor Pete Wilson speaks, offering that “Nixon deserves this,” a genuinely sincere assessment or unintentional sadism. He takes a jab at Jerry Brown, then reminds us that Nixon “knew the limits of human nature” and that he “did not quit; he only resigned.”

Hard to argue with either. I can’t see Arnold Schwarzenegger in the crowd, but

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I do spot Supervisor Todd Spitzer and Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez. There is a second flyover by war machines, as well as by a flock of wild parrots. Ribbon cutting, band fanfare, confetti? Check, check, and, done! Now, to meet my personal guide for a close, careful look at normalizing—or what passes for normal—and what that might mean. histoRiogRaPhy

Dr. Brittany Adams knows how to have a good time. Because I grew up with Nixon and, like him, cannot be trusted, I’ve arranged to try to keep myself honest in this red, white and ballooned spectacle, inviting the UC Berkeley history Ph.D.

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thousand researchers who checked out materials from the archives. Much of this impressive and valuable collection (50 million pages of documents) is now available free online.

But what of laypeople, tourists, my fellow Americans? Do visitors schedule a half-day trip before Knott’s Berry Farm, Fashion Island or the Pageant of the Masters? Perhaps locals drop in as many ur-OC families buy annual Magic Kingdom passes? A colorful circular offers perspective, or perhaps it’s wishful thinking: “Only 15 minutes from Disneyland, 20 minutes from South Coast Plaza!” The syntax of a helpful “Experience the New Nixon Library & Museum” pamphlet seems to adjectively modify his name.

We are offered, with a handsome Rockwell presidential portrait, the chance to consider the “newness” of the museum and perhaps Nixon himself. It suggests the proximity of each—and perhaps ourselves—to a world that travel promoters call “attractions.” Except those have shops, restaurants and rides.

But I see the library has new rides, too, to replace the old ones at this civic attraction, which even before the remodel brought 60,000 to 80,000 attendees annually. Not too shabby. And for engagement and entertainment, the multimedia and interactive displays do not disappoint.

Photographs, TV and radio newscasts, displays, touch-screen audio and videogame style features, massive projections, a telephone on which visitors listen to presidential conversations—it’s all there, making the story fun, if through sometimes-infantilizing bells and whistles and hanging NASA astronauts on the ceiling.

Immediately, an opportunity for critical historiography presents itself for Adams, who, like me, is enjoying things. She wonders out loud (if not too loud) why things commence in 1968, with Nixon’s election. “The nation was in turmoil,” indeed, as massive wall-sized photos of protests, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and anti-war marches remind us. You don’t have to be a historian to recognize a rescue narrative, with the just-elected “law and order” president arriving to set the nation straight. As we proceed months or yards into the first term, Adams alludes to

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to walk with me. A professor at Irvine Valley College, she’s a social historian who examines the expression of public history in circumstances exactly as these.

Adams, 33, born in the first Reagan term, studies how history is remembered and the choices made in its telling. Perfect.

Lately she’s developing curriculum for a study-abroad program in which students visit public memorials. I’ll count on her to bounce, swat and perhaps puncture my own ideologically overinflated personal Nixon balloon.

As we join the crowd making its way inside, I ask her a few basic questions, loudly.

Me: “Do people learn from personal perspective or from the construction, perhaps reconstruction, of a story at places like this?”

Adams: “Both, and sometimes it’s hard—often impossible—to tell which.”

Me: “Is this about history and education, or only tourism?”

I’m clearly being provocative, but Adams insists on being reasonable: “Tourism, but with the potential for considering historiography,” reminding me that the discipline “considers how historians, museums, even presidential libraries situate history.”

I feel smarter, perhaps more prepared to be fair, whatever that means. We are both interested in how Nixon is remembered here, as well as how choices about telling his story have been made. Informally and right on the spot, she’ll evaluate what’s included in “Communism and the Cold War,” “The Week That Changed the World,” a nearly joyful “Nixon In Culture” and dozens of other exhibits, to assess what’s emphasized or missing. She’s got objectivity, scholarly training and a good attitude. She’s neither a Nixon-hater nor a Nixon-lover.

But who, you might wonder, beyond a small number of serious scholars, Nixonophiles and, as evidenced today, GOP boosters, visits the Nixon Library in the first place? Its underground trove of archival Tricky Dickery offers access to researchers, journalists and grad students.

It’s staffed by professionals working downstairs, below the public display, in an impressive temperature-controlled, federally administrated collection of Nixonalia; the archives last year hosted more than a

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“historical contingency” and the Kennedy assassination. I am in a 1963 of my own recalling, but I realize she means Robert F. Kennedy. Indeed, the designers might have begun Nixon’s presidential victory anywhere, with his red-baiting of OC Representative Jerry Voorhis, whose The Strange Case of Richard Nixon is a classic take-apart take-down of his 1946 opponent. Or with Helen Gahagan Douglas, liberal Democratic senatorial rival whom Nixon smeared as “The Pink Lady.” Or with Nixon’s vice presidency or, yes, with the murder of Bobby “On to Chicago!”

Kennedy, serious Democratic contender.

His assassination frightened voters, split the left, and led to Humphrey’s nomination and police riots at the convention.

Maybe. Who knows? Contingency, indeed.

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We stroll along into the first term: moon landing; the “Vietnamese exhibit,” as a docent awkwardly calls it; China; and the mock living room of the Western White House. Beyond the framing, pretty clumsily, of Nixon as national savior, my personal docent stops to speculate further on why the story begins here. Not just the exhibit, no, but the take-away narrative, the “story” as offered and likely accepted by visitors jammed into the hall with us.

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Remember when I doubted having fun here? I now officially dig the place. “Nixon’s the One!” I shout. Sure, there’s irony, but, indeed, there’s suddenly, courtesy of my personal historian, hope for more, including more irony. Some deal.

Alas, there’s no video of the personal 45-minute meta-tour I get, but highlights include watching Adams assess the justifiably celebrated list of Nixon’s domestic achievements, featured in a prime spot in the main rotunda. You know the list of successes, or you should: Title IX, Environmental Protection Agency, the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts. Declaration of war on cancer. Voting rights for 18-yearolds. Desegregating Southern schools.

Passing a Family Assistance Bill. Hiring women in the Executive Branch. Advocating for Native Americans. Expanding funding of minority businesses and historically black colleges.

Adams nods appreciatively, or perhaps only to remind or scold me, the Nixonhater, trying to be a Nixon scholar. But, wait, she’s onto something more, and it’s beautiful to watch. We search for evidence of two favorite Nixon achievements that Adams finds conspicuous in their absence— and perhaps address my questions about normalization. We retrace our steps, ask around. There’s no mention that we can find of Roe v. Wade, arguably one of the Supreme Court’s defining rulings of the past half-century. Hmm. And where, exactly, is Nixon’s smart, ambitious energy initiative to reduce dependence on foreign oil? Just one line on the wall of achievement, offered with atypical shyness: “Sent the first presidential energy message to Congress.”

“Why no coverage of either Roe v. Wade or of his energy policy?” asks Adams. It’s a question, not a criticism necessarily. She reminds me that three of the president’s nominees represented the majority prochoice side. “I can’t help but think,” she says, “that these might be examples of a particularly presentist editing out. Since Nixon, they are issues that have become much more important to the Republican Party. It seems quite purposeful to leave them out.”

Too bad. I look around at all the other presentists, old and young. At least Nixon’s ostensibly pro-womens’ liberation and Equal Rights Amendment positions are featured in impressive sections on women’s rights. “Those are spaces where Roe seems glaringly omitted,” Adams says.

I love the way she talks. She’s right: a lot of Nixon doesn’t fit the current GOP posture. (If you can stand it, read the party platform.) I note appreciatively that Adams has come to the museum knowing what to look for. She smiles, seems proud.

“That’s what historians do,” she says.

“We’re always looking for where the trick is. Where the purposeful bias is. Bias isn’t bad; we just have to be aware of it, especially in a place aspiring to be a historical setting. And the problem is that people

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tive and worthwhile field trip. There is, happily, no effort to Make Nixon Great.

Other contingencies exist. For one, I plan to take my son, who’ll perhaps understand his own father as a result. Sure, emphasis and priorities flatter the office, omissions and under- and overstatement are probably too generous to the pride of Whittier, where Nixon grew up. But, finally, as struggling presentists, we all, as you can see, struggle to tell a story or something like it. The rest is up to the future, which arrives on Nov. 8.

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I learned that Dick loved Pat, and when their daughter spoke something kind and good from the podium, I didn’t flinch. In her father, Tricia “sees an idealistic leader climbing the steep, craggy mountains of the real world to reach the summit to make a positive difference.”

And, then, speaking directly to me, she offered the hope “that your journey through the library would be as special as you are.” Me, special. Yes, I know. And, yes, it’s weird. But Tricia’s dad’s museum has made a difference, hasn’t quit and is mostly honest. It’s a long-overdue correc-

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lainy and singular abuse-of-power story, overlooking millions of Southeast Asian dead, and celebrated for unequivocally liberal positions, Nixon seems nearly normal. But to what end? He worked just fine as a strange case or case study, easy to blame or forget. What’s different now?

I’m glad I asked. I’m glad I came, too, though it may all be too much, too late.

Adams and I exit the confetti-strewn grounds and cross the street to the Quaker parking lot. There stand wretched embodiments of the newest normal, just as I’ve gotten used to the old one: Trumpeteers hawking “Make America Great Again” hate paraphernalia yards from the old Nixon and the new, newer, newest Nixon, if, politically, miles, decades, wars, scandals and disgraces away.

Three weeks before the election, and at last, I’m more sympathetic to Nixon, who, as so many have observed lately, today could not get elected as a Republican.

Say, did you know Ike was first approached to run as a Democrat? Eisenhower wasn’t Nixon daughter Julie’s father-in-law yet, not by a long shot. He declined. Talk about contingencies. Or don’t. Young and old alike should visit the Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace and Contingency Factory—and quick. It might remind us all how far we are from the close 1960 election, characterized by real, actual vote fraud. Many argue it robbed Nixon of the presidency. And if only he’d shaved for that TV debate with Bobby’s older brother! Meanwhile, and personally,

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here might see this as history.”

Where the “trick” is, indeed! As in tricky. I’m delighted and ready for more contestable history and historiography, well-organized, and often quite fun. I revel in Nixon bumper stickers and buttons and find a version of the campaign wristwatch I cherish today, gifted to a 12-year-old by well-meaning if confused Republican relatives. I pet a cast-iron dog in faux San Clemente. I look for Nixon buddy Bebe Rebozo. It’s just fun to say.

I perform my terrific Nixon-resignation goodbye wave in front of the helicopter, embarrassing Adams, pose with combat infantrymen in Vietnam, and admire Pat’s hats and gowns. I sit at the desk in the Oval Office, searching for the button activating the secret recording system.

Soon, it’s time to go. I won’t have Nixon to kick around anymore. I’m done kicking right-wing presidents, though I haven’t visited Ronald Reagan’s place in Simi Valley, where I’d need to be bound and gagged for my safety and that of others.

Here, there’s indeed a new Nixon, and the museum has, for good or bad, normalized him. I mean, of course, for good and bad.

Notwithstanding the overlay of current GOP orthodoxies, its story is probably as honest as it could be, especially for a dishonest creep who I seem to appreciate more than I thought I hated.

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OC’s gaming giant’s annual convention will contain everything from world-class competitions to previews of the next year in massive games such as Hearthstone, Overwatch, Heroes of the Storm, Starcraft II and—of course—World of Warcraft. Whether you’re a hardcore or casual online gamer, Blizzard will be providing a solid 24 hours of information and entertainment over the course of the weekend.

Visitors will be able to check out exclusive events in honor of Diablo’s 20th anniversary, video-game-based comedy, an exclusive concert with “Weird Al” Yankovic, and panels about the engineering and design behind each game. It’s what your gamer friends will be talking about for months.

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Whenever Morrissey heads to the Southland, it has the same impact as if it were John, Paul, George and Ringo. The former Smiths front man is one of the most beloved icons—especially among local Mexican fans—for someone who doesn’t have direct ties to Orange County. While he is widely renowned, we wonder: Will His Mozness actually show up for the gigs? All signs are pointing toward yes, and if that’s the case, expect to have zero meat in the venue, a load of political statements and even more crying fans who adore the man born Steven Patrick Morrissey. Also, don’t be surprised if something outlandish happens because it wouldn’t quite be a Moz show without it.

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Punk Rock Taco Tuesday at Blacklight District Lounge, 2500 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach, (562) 433-5823; facebook.com/ productionsworldwide. 8 p.m. Free. 21+.

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Or we’re going to be in the middle of the Revolution. Or we might be too busy nuking Russia to notice. Regardless, let your anger out with Chapman University’s Slam Poetry Club! It’s open to the public, so you can vent your frustration or happy dance with a bunch of poetic Panthers. Bonus points for any of y’all who can rhyme “Argyros” with “pendejos.”

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It’s no secret that winter is coming, but for the dancers at Dirty Little Secrets Burlesque, they can’t help but take their clothes off for the Game of Thrones themed burlesque show at Harvelle’s in Long Beach. The battle over the iron throne may be on hiatus until summer 2017, but don’t let that stop you from celebrating like a drunken imp at a whorehouse. There’ll be no shame when these ladies parade around the stage in their skivvies—it’ll be lit like one of Dany’s dragons. All seven kingdoms are welcome to witness the magic on the other side of Harvelle’s wall, as everyone’s favorite fantasy show comes to life for those who pay their debts—or the very reasonable ticket price.

Dirty Little Secrets presents Game of Thrones Burlesque at Harvelle’s, 201 E. Broadway, Long Beach, (562) 239-3700; longbeach.harvelles.com. 9 p.m. $10-$20.

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Considered one of the most influential groups of the 1980s, Culture Club epitomized the second British invasion of American music, topping the charts with six Top 10 hits and three platinumselling albums (Colour By Numbers was certified platinum four times). But what fans remember most—besides the awesome, reggae-infused, synthpop chops—is fabulous front man Boy George and his androgynous sex appeal that proved Generation X was not only infinitely more open-minded than their parents, but also way, way cooler. Join Culture Club next week and harken back to the days of originality in song and when digging dudes in eyeliner and rouge didn’t require a “no homo” disclaimer.

Culture Club at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600Town Center Dr., Costa Mesa, (714) 556-ARTS; www.scfta.org. 8 p.m. $59-$299. —SR DAVIES

Once Halloween is over, it’s seems as if it’s open season for Christmas preparations, with the deluge of themed decorations, greeting cards and ephemera infiltrating commercials, department stores and small retailers. Beat the late rush for Christmas goods and find original, handmade items from vendors and artisans at this weekend’s Sugar Plum Arts & Crafts Festival. More than 120 vendors are expected to hawk their merchandise here, including self-produced knickknacks, toys, decorative arts and crafts, as well as antiques and collectible memorabilia sure to put the ho, ho, ho in your home.

There might even be some ugly Christmas sweaters for sale, and you should definitely stock up because you just know there’ll be an ugly-Christmas-sweaterparty invite in your future, too.

Sugar Plum Arts & Crafts Festival at OC Fair & Event Center, 88 Fair Dr., Costa Mesa, (714) 708-1500; www.ocfair.com. 8 a.m.; also Nov. 11-12. Free. —AIMEE MURILLO

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neath the umbrellas and overlooking the garden itself. Or, better yet, in the gazebo.

No matter where you are, twinkling string lights surround you. And from anywhere in the restaurant, you can see Mead through the window of his kitchen. Like Carl St. Clair at his conductor’s podium, Mead’s back is to you, his arms always in motion. And under his direction, dishes flow out in a constant rhythm.

The majority are Mead’s greatest hits, his classic sermons on farm-to-table cooking, such as the grilled Asian beef short ribs and the chopped grilled-vegetable salad. The Sage constant of tortilla soup is also here, a silken brew that’s not too thick, not too thin, and topped with shredded white meat and confetti ribbons of crunchy fried tortilla. For dinner, Mead belts out an herb-roasted chicken, which I assume is served in the same way he used to do it at Sage. It’s half a bird thoroughly deboned save for the wing, sitting atop roasted root vegetables and puddles of sauce made from pan drippings. Mead also makes a burger with a patty that’s two fingers thick, seasoned just shy of being too salty, and coupled by rustic, wedge-cut potatoes halfway between In-N-Out’s and Red Robin’s fries.

There are also a few new revelations.

Mead panko-crusts Icelandic cod only on its top and bottom side, just enough for the crispy breadcrumbs to contrast the fish’s pudding-soft suppleness. He sets the cod at the summit of an Asian-vegetable mountain, with saimin noodles slowly soaking up a soy-wasabi broth. True to his old style, the dish and others like it are

vaguely Asian. One of his best share plates is also Asian-inspired. The “Chinese Sausage, Dried Shrimp & Farro” is, in actuality, a bold and rich kimchi fried rice with chewy farro subbing for starch and a yolkbleeding egg tying it all together.

Flashes of brilliance are everywhere.

A side dish of curried cauliflower “cous cous” is so packed with Indian flavors and drizzled with yogurt, I wished I had some naan or basmati rice. And the shrimp with romesco sauce is wondrous. Mead smears the nutty, red-pepper paste onto the plate as if paint to a palette before piling on shrimp, then vegetables both cooked and raw, warm and cool. Every bite was a surprise in texture and temperature. Will it be a crisp haricot vert next? A cooked soft potato? A crunchy piece of celery?

It’s probably wise to skip the mussels, which for some reason have breadcrumbs dumped into the bowl and doing nothing but soaking up the white wine and buttered broth as though sawdust on an oil leak. Do not, however, pass up the peach crisp for dessert. It contains the last of the season’s stone fruit and is served so hot from the oven the scoop of ice cream placed on top doesn’t even have a chance. Eat it, sip some wine, and then rejoice, for Mead is back from the desert, with an even better cathedral where we can all worship his food.

FARMHOUSE CAFÉ 2301 San Joaquin Hills Rd., Corona del Mar, (949) 640-1415; farmhouserg.com. Open Sun.-Thurs., 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. & 5-10 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. & 5-11 p.m.

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But when the economy tanked, Sage On the Coast closed. And then, after his landlord refused to renew the lease, the 15-year-old Sage was also forced to shutter, and Mead, who was once a selfdescribed “IRS paper pusher,” went wandering into the wilds of Anaheim Hills to open Canyon. Though Canyon enjoyed modest success before it closed three years later, you could tell that Mead longed to go back to Newport, his home turf. And now, he has, with an al fresco restaurant called Farmhouse Café inside Roger’s Gardens in a partnership that’s as mutually beneficial as South Coast Plaza and Din Tai Fung’s.

If you want in on Mead’s Newport Beach homecoming with a dinner reservation between 6 and 7 p.m., you’d better plan a month in advance. Otherwise, you can attempt a walk-in. But be warned: The wait times are an hour or more. It’s proof that his Newport Beach faithful have yearned for his return as much as Mead has wanted to come back to them.

Mead rebuilt amid the bucolic and leafy surroundings of the city’s toniest nursery and garden. It’s a gorgeous set-up. As you enter through the archway, fountains gurgle to the right. To the left, the sounds of laughter spill out from the open windows of a bar that resembles a barn. If you managed to score a reservation, you’ll likely be seated at one of the many tables sheltered under a giant awning connected to the building, which is actually the kitchen. But if you’re lucky, you’ll get a more private seat under-

op Phan might be the hardest-working yet most unappreciated chef in OC today. He has represented us well on national TV shows ranging from Chopped to Cutthroat Kitchen, and he still runs his Dos Chinos food truck and stall. All this year, his lobster elote—the crustacean split and stuffed with roasted, buttered kernels, a mishmash so decadent you don’t know where animal ends and corn starts—has rightfully been an Instagram sensation.

And yet . . . Phan’s name is rarely brought up when mentioning OC’s great chefs, as he’s not as well-known publicly as Jason Quinn or Carlos Salgado or even restaurateurs such as Leonard Chan. It doesn’t bother him much— dude’s humbler than St. Simeon Stylites.

But let’s give him some love. Hit up his Sit Low Pho, where he does a great job of elevating Vietnamese food from a stall at SanTana’s 4th Street Market. Here’s where you can sip on his pho, brown with brisket and New York steak, hefty and fatty and splashy. Even more imaginative is the French dip bánh mì, a brilliant bit of colonialist reappropriation in which he takes the Frenchified Vietnamese sandwich, then Philippe’s it up with a bowl of his excellent beef pho—all that’s missing is some fish sauce-spiked hot mustard.

Sit Low Pho also lands the classics, with excellent egg rolls, búns, other bánh mìs and garlic chicken wings that deserve their own franchise opportunty. But the best thing about Phan is a quote he gave our Anne Marie Panoringan regarding the rise of Asian restaurants in downtown SanTana. “Don’t you find it fitting that DTSA,” he told Panoringan, “which used to be a Chinatown, is now Chinatown again?”

It’s as brilliant a quote as I’ve heard anyone ever give about Orange County, simultaneously poignant and hilarious, acknowledging change is inevitable yet demanding respect for the past. As this terrible political year comes to a conclusion, celebrate the continuation of our democracy with a giant bowl of Phan’s pho. Then lobby the Santa Ana City Council to make him honorary mayor of Chinatown so he can get the mainstream recognition he so deserves.

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I have no idea how I became such a big fan of this most daintiest of desserts, but I am. And the best in Southern California is Amelia’s juggernaut. Yes, it’s humongous, but also perfectly thought out: lightly crunchy cookie, luscious pistachio

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Both breakfast-food and -cocktail menus are exclusive to the chain’s Huntington Beach locale, making this branch more special than the rest. We do know that our eyes settled on the Breakfast Shot.

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gabacho grub with quality ingredients so well that even some local Latinos can be found ordering in Spanish amid the drunken white diners.

Unlike the location’s previous tenants, the cashiers and cooks at La Frida are ready for the task of serving Fourth Street’s drunks and always seem to have a healthy sense of humor about their job.

They’ll even deliver your order next door to Stache, an unheard-of offer for the area. The restaurant’s universal appeal is also in its name: Frida Kahlo is the obvious inspiration. The interior is splashed with ever-changing street-art-style murals of her likeness—including one of her as a calavera (which was recently given two calavera monkeys)—and quotes from her about life and pain and sadness, all of which she knew about far too well.

The one over the window facing Zona reads, “Quise ahogar mis penas en el licor, pero las condenadas aprendieron a nadar,” which is poorly translated underneath in English as “I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but those damned things have learned how to swim.” I’d be lying if I said those words weren’t a sobering read on several occasions; since La Frida opened, I’ve groggily stared into that quote many a night while waiting for my food. But even when the alcohol wears off, at least there’s tacos and tortas and the best carne asada fries in Long Beach to soak up the sorrows instead.

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ith a prime location sandwiched between the two busiest dive bars on the western front of Fourth Street’s legendary punk-rock bar crawl, you’d think someone could cook up decent enough drunk food to make 939 E. Fourth St. a neighborhood institution. But no. As long as I’ve lived in Long Beach (and, therefore, been getting hammered at V Room), the sliver of a restaurant on the corner of Zona Court has been home to an endless supply of barely palatable Mexican-food purveyors, memorable only for their poorly chosen names (La Palapa, my friend boozily decided one night, had “la palapa-ed their flavor”) and a questionable waitstaff (Habaneros’ after-hours cashier was either a woman with her newborn baby lying naked on the counter or, more often, the woman’s wildly efficient 10-year-old son).

But about a year ago, not long after Habaneros went dark, La Frida opened its doors to save us all. No longer do we have to choose between the McDonald’s drive-thru and dry nibs of lacquered wood trying to pass for al pastor. No longer will I drink dangerously bargainpriced high-end whiskey on an empty stomach at Stache. And I definitely won’t be getting desperate enough to drag my tipsy ass down Fourth Street just so I can wait in Hole Mole’s unending line for a few 50-cent potato tacos.

La Frida has changed this otherwisebleak late-night food hood with the newfound possibilities of crema-zagged carne asada fries, gooey chorizo mulitas, and plancha al pastor so red and juicy you’re tempted to make out with it. With a simple menu of tacos, burritos, tortas, flautas, mulitas, nachos and quesadillas available with asada, pastor, pollo or chorizo (y nada más), La Frida is the kind of place that manages to balance approachable

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created masterpieces from personal tragedy and physical pain. Classically trained as a child, he can now, at 50, put tears in your eyes with sweet ballads, sways to your hips with instrumental wizardry and walls to your balls with speed metal driven by his powerful drumming.

Before we go any further, I must confess to not having seen or heard much X Japan before watching the film, and I knew nothing of Yoshiki’s backstory. Had that been different, I likely would not be so cynical about the shots of him wrestling with debilitating pain as every show winds down. We Are X would have you believe Yoshiki may, at best, be crippled or, at worst, die should he keep pushing himself as he does.

Whatever works; X Japan has sold more than 30 million singles and albums combined, and while they are—wait for it—big in Japan, they actually have fans all over the world and count among their admirers everyone from Sir George Martin to the Japanese emperor, from Gene Simmons to Stan Lee (who made Yoshiki a comic-book hero).

Kijak’s résumé includes the highly praised documentaries Jaco, about bass player Jaco Pastorius, and Stones In Exile, about the making of a seminal album by

the world’s greatest band. We Are X has his cameras checking in and out of the buildup to a Madison Square Garden concert two Octobers ago as a “present day” device to move his story along. Hail the conquering rock gods and all that, but I’m not convinced this was as effective, as most of those scenes are listless.

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dealistic politician Franco Mujica (Unax Ugalde), who stumbles into Mexico’s presidency, finds his first year in office marred by scandal, corruption and his own ineptitude in Manual de principiantes para ser presidente (A Beginner’s Guide to the Presidency).

Writer/director Salim Nayar (Tu te lo pierdes, Causas naturales) begins with an effective screwball-comedy tone that, had it been maintained, could have had his movie regarded as a Mexican Veep or In the Loop. Of course, those two projects owe their success to Armando Iannucci.

In less skilled hands, Manual de principiantes para ser presidente suffers from too many competing characters and plot threads that choke the film before its predictable conclusion. I’m not even thinking here of the women—Mujica’s wife (Ale-

jandra Ambrosi), daughter (Arantza Ruiz) and fixer (Amaia Salamanca)—who get El Presidente back on the right path. All three actresses shine.

Making light out of a corrupt, intractable and heartbreaking political system is hard. With a lead such as Ugalde, who is more Justin Trudeau than Donald Trump, Nayar, as with so many screenwriters before him, ditches the funny because he’s got something to say, maaaan.

Unfortunately, what he has to say has been said before—and much more effectively.

MCOKER@OCWEEKLY.COM WE ARE X was directed by Stephen Kijak; and stars Yoshiki, Toshi, Pata, Heath and Sugizo.

Screening at Regency South Coast Village, Santa Ana, and Art Theatre, Long Beach (and perhaps beyond).

MANUAL DE PRINCIPIANTES PARA SER PRESIDENTE (A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO THE PRESIDENCY ) was written and directed by Salim Nayar; and stars Unax Ugalde, Alejandra Ambrosi, Amaia Salamanca and Alec Von Bargen.

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he high-definition segments that open and close Stephen Kijak’s rockumentary We Are X are the most stunning concert visuals I have ever seen, onscreen or in person.

As ferociously hard-rock music blares, a camera that has to be on an Olympicsized track slides back and forth and side to side to capture the band members’ unsynchronized gyrations, a laseriumlike light spectacle with explosions and flames punctuated by loud thuds from the bass drum. It’s as if a KISS show had a baby with From Dusk Till Dawn’s Titty Twister bar.

These scenes bookend meaty—and, often, heart-wrenching—archival, interview and rehearsal footage that drives home Kijak’s thesis that X Japan is more than a human karaoke machine aping western music, that this truly unique band deserves a spot on any serious list of great bands that just fucking rock.

This is presented mostly through the words, images and tortured life of drummer/pianist/composer/producer Yoshiki, who blows through so many different looks over the years that David Bowie would be inclined to say, “Dude, enough.”

Beyond fashion, Yoshiki is a musical prodigy who, like many gifted artists, has

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Stephanie Miller’s Sexy Liberal Comedy Tour. The progressive yakker joins standup John Fugelsang and comedy duo Frangela (Frances Callier and Angela V. Shelton) in a recorded version of Saturday’s live show from the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills. AMC Downtown Disney, 1565 Disneyland Dr., Anaheim, (714) 776-2355; AMC Orange 30, (714) 769-4288; AMC Tustin Legacy at the District, (714) 258-7036; Cinemark Century Stadium 25, Orange, (714) 532-9558; Cinemark Century 20 Huntington Beach, (714) 373-4573; Edwards Aliso Viejo Stadium 20, (844) 462-7342; Edwards Irvine Spectrum 21, (844) 4627342; Edwards Long Beach Stadium 26, (844) 462-7342; www.FathomEvents. com. Mon., 7:30 p.m. $15.

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Harrison Ford and Steven Spielberg reunited for this 1984 popcorn movie that has the renowned archeologist joining a nightclub singer (Spielberg’s future wife, Kate Capshaw) and a 12-year-old (Jonathan Ke Quan) to retrieve a sacred stone for freaked-out villagers. Regency Directors Cut Cinema at Rancho Niguel, Laguna Niguel, (949) 831-0446. Tues.

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Long Beach Jewish Film Festival.

The five-film series, which is part of the Jewish Federation’s annual Community Campaign Launch, begins with an opening-night reception, and then a

screening of Dough, a recent comedy about an old Jewish baker (Jonathan Pryce) who sees his struggling business boom when his young apprentice (Jerome Holder) accidentally drops marijuana into the dough. The fest also includes Sabena Hijacking: My Version (Thurs., Nov. 10), Atomic Falafel (Nov. 12, 7:30 p.m.), Rosenwald (Nov. 13, 10 a.m.) and Fire Birds (Nov. 13, 2 p.m.). Weinberg Jewish Federation Campus, Alpert Jewish Community Center, 3801 E. Willow St., Long Beach, (562) 426-7601, ext. 1012. Wed., 6 p.m.; 7 p.m. (Dough); and Thurs., Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m. (Sabena Hijacking: My Version). Each film, $10; festival pass, $45.

To Catch a Thief. The Cinema Classics series continues with this 1955 Alfred Hitchcock potboiler about a notorious cat burglar (Cary Grant) having to postpone his retirement on the French Riviera because a new jewel thief has put him under suspicion. He begins following and falling for the first victim (Grace Kelly), but she soon suspects him, so he must expose the real burglar to clear his name. Starlight Cinema City, 5635 E. La Palma Ave., Anaheim, (714) 970-6700; starlightcinemas.com. Wed., 7 p.m. $7.

Giant. Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson and James Dean star in George Stevens’ slow, soapy drama from 1956 about a rivalry between Texas ranchers.

Regency South Coast Village, Santa Ana, (714) 557-5701. Wed., 7:30 p.m. $9.

Out of Print. UC Irvine Film and Media Studies alum Julia Marchese presents a documentary about the need to keep 35mm films available to the public.

Though digital formats are taking over,

there has been resurgence in 35mm film prints thanks to revival and art-house cinemas. A Q&A with the filmmaker follows.

UC Irvine, McCormick Hall, Humanities Gateway 1070, Irvine; outofprintfilm. com. Thurs., Nov. 10. Reception, 6 p.m.; screening, 7 p.m. Free.

Bad Santa 2. Before its general-theater release, Mark Waters’ sequel gets a sneak-preview screening presented by Dodge College, Broad Green Pictures and Miramax. Now out of the joint, baddie Marcus (Tony Cox) tells Willie Soke (Billy Bob Thornton) that he has a master plan that will make millions.

Kathy Bates, Christina Hendricks and Brett Kelly, the chubby cherub from the first flick, are along for the ride. Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, Folino Theater, 283 N. Cypress St., Orange, (714) 997-6765.

Thurs., Nov. 10, 7 p.m. Free, but limited seating is first come, first served.

Joe and Caspar Hit the Road USA. Joe Sugg and Caspar Lee, U.K.-based YouTube sensations, follow the success of their first film, Joe and Caspar Hit the Road, with a bigger, braver road trip that has them being challenged by ranch hands, astronauts, muscle men and (American) footballers. The one-night event includes a special introduction and behind-the-scenes feature. AMC Orange 30, (714) 769-4288; AMC Tustin Legacy at the District, (714) 258-7036; Edwards Aliso Viejo Stadium 20, (844) 462-7342; Edwards Irvine Spectrum 21, (844) 462-7342; Edwards Long Beach Stadium 26, (844) 462-7342; www.FathomEvents.com. Thurs., Nov. 10, 7 p.m. $15.

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Dislecksia the Movie. Tri-Counties Branch of the International Dyslexia Association and the Prentice School present Harvey Hubbell V’s documentary that seeks to educate and inform the public about reading difficulties, especially dyslexia. The screening is followed by a Q&A period with Virginia Mann, Prentice’s interim principal; Margaret Allan, a teacher at the school; and Dr. Marc Lerner, a pediatric developmental and behavioral physician. The Prentice School, 18341 Lassen Dr., Santa Ana, (714) 538-4511.

Sat., 6 p.m. $5.

Repo! The Genetic Opera! The costumed shadow-cast troupe Addicted to the Knife returns to dance and lip-sync to the 2008 horror-musical opus. The Frida Cinema; thefridacinema.org. Sat., 11:30 p.m. $8-$10.

The Bright Stream. Direct from Moscow comes the Bolshoi Ballet’s 2012 production about a visiting ballerina, her childhood friend and the friend’s husband all swapping roles in a farm town to teach him a lesson about infidelity. Choreographer Alexei Ratmansky sets the action to Shostakovich’s score to comedic ends. AMC Orange 30, (714) 769-4288; Cinemark Century Stadium 25, Orange, (714) 532-9558; Cinemark Century 20 Huntington Beach, (714) 373-4573; Edwards Aliso Viejo Stadium 20, 26701 Aliso Creek Rd., Aliso Viejo, (844) 4627342; Edwards Irvine Spectrum 21, (844) 462-7342; Edwards Long Beach Stadium 26, (844) 462-7342; www.FathomEvents. com. Sun., 12:55 p.m. $18.

The Royal Opera House: Cosi Fan Tutte. Mozart’s classic opera puts two pairs of lovers to the test with great music and unexpected results. Director Jan Philipp Gloger’s quirky comedy has two men trying to woo one another’s partner for a bet. Regency Directors Cut Cinema at Rancho Niguel, 25471 Rancho Niguel Rd., Laguna Niguel, (949) 831-0446; and Regency South Coast Village, Santa Ana, (714) 557-5701. Sun. (matinee) & Tues. (evening) .Call theater for show times. $4.50-$10.50.

From Dusk Till Dawn. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the movie and screenwriter Quentin Tarantino and director Robert Rodriguez’s partnership, Miramax and Fathom Events presents an exclusive Q&A in which noted critic Elvis Mitchell fires questions at the filmmakers before the flick rolls. AMC Orange 30, (714) 769-4288; AMC Tustin Legacy at the District, (714) 258-7036; Cinemark at the Pike Theaters, Long Beach, (800) 967-1932; Cinemark Century Stadium 25, Orange,

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Michael Moore in TrumpLand. It’s the final night of the Oscar winner’s takedown of the GOP loser, recorded from a recent one-man show. The Frida Cinema, 305 E. Fourth St., Santa Ana; thefridacinema.org. Thurs., Nov. 3, 5:30, 7:30 & 9:15 p.m. $8-$10.

OWI. Shot on location in Kenya in 2015, Harvey Kertland’s documentary depicts the amazing impact that ordinary people are having on the orphans of Kiminini. The Frida Cinema; thefridacinema.org. Thurs., Nov. 3.

Reception, 6:30 p.m.; screening, 7 p.m.

Free, but donations accepted.

Before the Flood. Documentary on the profound effects of climate change.

Chapman University, Hashinger Science Center 150, Irvine Lecture Hall, 1 University Dr., Orange; events.chapman. edu. Thurs., Nov. 3, 7 p.m. Free.

L’Attesa (The Wait). For Italian Movie Night, it’s Piero Messina’s recently released drama about a young woman (Lou de Laâge) waiting in Sicily for the arrival of her boyfriend (Giovanni Anzaldo), but his grieving mother (Juliette Binoche) is unable to tell the girlfriend that he has died. Regency San Juan Capistrano, 26762 Verdugo St., San Juan Capistrano, (949) 661-3456.

Thurs., Nov. 3, 7 p.m. $11.

Rush/Time Stand Still. This film looks at the Canadian rock band’s 2015 R40 tour, which many figured to be their last. AMC Orange 30, 20 City Blvd. W., Orange, (714) 769-4288; AMC Tustin Legacy at the District, 2457 Park Ave., Tustin, (714) 258-7036; Cinemark at the Pike Theaters, 99 S. Pine Ave., Long Beach, (800) 967-1932; Cinemark Century Stadium 25, 1701 W. Katella Ave., Orange, (714) 532-9558; Cinemark Century 20 Huntington Beach, 7777 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach, (714) 373-4573; Edwards Irvine Spectrum 21, 65 Fortune Dr., Irvine, (844) 462-7342; Edwards Long Beach Stadium 26, 7501 E. Carson, Long Beach, (844) 462-7342; www.FathomEvents.com. Thurs., Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m. $15.

Dracula. The popular Iranian comedy was written and directed by its star, Reza Attaran. Regency South Coast Village, 1561 W. Sunflower Ave., Santa Ana, (714) 557-5701. Thurs., Nov. 3, 9:30 p.m. $13.

Kinky Boots. Midnight Insanity’s First Friday Cult Classics brings Julian Jarrold’s 2005 British dramedy, based on a true story. A young, straight-laced man (Joel Edgerton) partners with a drag queen (Chiwetel Ejiofor) to save his shoe factory. This movie spawned a Broadway smash musical. Art Theatre, 2025 E. Fourth St., Long Beach,

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people than any country in the world, and the U.S. is second.

While infusing the play with meta-like flourishes certainly makes a piece about actors staging a melodramatic telenovela onstage different, it can also be distracting.

The result is an ungainly balance, one that attempts to fuse a popular, if highly reviled in some quarters, TV genre with socially conscious theater. It’s Big Ideas knocking boots with Low Commerce, and, as with Greil Marcus’ brilliant take on Nobel laureate Bob Dylan’s Blonde On Blonde, it’s like a man trying to stand up in a rocking boat.

But maybe if director José Luis Valenzuela’s staging weren’t so damn fun, the audience wouldn’t mind being taken out of it from time to time. His production is graceful and amiable; while Zacarías may have intended her riff on melodramatic TV fare to be serious, the cast and this production never take themselves too seriously.

There isn’t a weak link in the 10-person, all Latino cast, with Ella Saldana North’s turn as a child of poor farm workers perhaps the finest work. North’s character is a quintessentially mousy ingénue, all wide-eyed and breathless and victimized, but she peppers her portrayal with flair and panache, and in those moments when she’s allowed to break free of her conventional role, we see she is a mouse that roars. Esperanza America not only

has a killer name, but her portrayal as the spoiled daughter of the ruthless and proud patriarch (a sterling Cástulo Guerra) also slips free of its traditional restraints.

Zacarías’ play isn’t as capable of doing the same. Though it tries very hard to come across as something thoughtprovoking and social-order rattling, it rarely accomplishes the task. But she still deserves genuine credit. At a time when the battles over identity politics have pushed issues of race and gender to the forefront and relegated class to the backburner, it’s refreshing to see a playwright consider the question of whether the bigger issue is—and has always been—economics, with a system built to benefit and empower those fortunate enough to be higher up on the pecking order. And how so many things—such as race, sexuality, and, yes, theater and telenovelas themselves—become ways for the franchised class to further entrench itself, either through fostering illusory conflicts or by making a shit-ton of money off the vehicles supposedly commenting on them.

DESTINY OF DESIRE at South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Dr., Costa Mesa, (714) 708-5555; www.scr. org. Tues.-Wed., 7:30 p.m.; Thurs.-Fri., 8 p.m.; Sat., 2:30 & 8 p.m.; Sun., 2:30 & 7:30 p.m.

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But even if you’re not familiar with the who’s-who of industry leaders, Instagrammers and bloggers headlining Saturday’s event, StyleCon promises to be as interactive as possible for all attendees, with informative panels, presentations, free product demos and the chance to consult with brand experts about specific products. A pop-up shop for trendy clothing stores will allow ladies to peruse the new looks for winter, while makeup artists and stylists offer complimentary hair, makeup and nail service. There’s an escape room sponsored by the NFL Juniors division in which to play puzzles, as well as an organic snack bar.

All that should sound like heaven on Earth to any fashion-forward individual, but the real mission behind StyleCon is stressing how fashion is a conduit for selfconfidence and empowerment. Nonprofit organizations such as SheLift and Omics Live! offer mentorship and internship programs, while fashion blogger Heidi Nazarudin will deliver a keynote speech on how she became a successful, self-made businesswoman—and how you can, too.

And you’ll get to take home a sweet tote bag filled with sample-sized beauty products. Ladies, gents and genderfuckers, come through!

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Love triangles. Miraculous returns from near-death situations. And twist after twist after twist.

Zacarías funnels all this and much more into her two-hour condensation of an entire telenovela arc (which generally run for about 200 episodes), and it’s quite the accomplishment. At its best moments—and there are many—the play feels like a long-form sketch from The Carol Burnett Show, a caterwauling, histrionic train wreck that is too compelling and funny to not watch. At its weaker moments—and there are several—this live staging of the insanely popular, though oft-criticized, Latin American television monster that has been exported across the globe falls victim to the perennial sin of theater: taking itself too seriously.

Yet, if Zacarías hadn’t aimed higher than merely riffing on the predictably unpredictable genre, then Destiny of Desire would be just what it could be: a playwright tapping into the far-morepopular and accessible TV mainstream to give the marginalized medium of theater some desperately needed attention (which isn’t too unlike American TV networks embracing telenovelas to drive up ratings).

But it isn’t. The point of the play, one surmises, is that class conflict is one of the reasons why millions tune in to some kind of telenovela on any given night.

To illustrate this, Zacarías introduces theatrical tropes into the proceedings, namely those pioneered by that epitome of theater-class consciousness, Bertolt Brecht.

Part of Brecht’s aesthetic was to constantly remind the audience that it was watching a play, from scene changes unfolding in front of the audience to frequent interruptions, such as direct addresses. The point was to create a sense of detachment, to prod the audience into an active, objective interaction with the concerns of the play, as opposed to a passive, subjective experience of an entertainment.

Zacarías floods her play with musical interludes and public-service-announcement-like interruptions. A bell rings, the action stops and a character comments on some sort of “real world” reality, whether it has to do with the current action onstage or not. An example is one moment when a character mentions that Mexico is home to more Spanish-speaking

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Gang Chen could be Irvine’s next mayor—or its next Barry Manilow By yvonne villaseñor

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efore Gang Chen dreamed of becoming the political voice for the people of Irvine, his golden pipes were already taking him to the place where all great politicians end up—reality television. In 2013, he entered the stage of FOX’s talent competition The X Factor dressed to impress in a black suit, red tie, round spectacles and a voice that America definitely wasn’t ready for.

Holding the mic to his lips, he tilted his head back to belt out the Righteous Brothers hit “Unchained Melody.” To this day, no melody has ever sounded more unchained. Judges Simon Cowell, Demi Lovato, Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio were left speechless. It’s still a mystery how Chen’s mighty warble hasn’t landed him a world tour or, at the very least, a spot in the show’s finals. Sadly, he didn’t advance to the next round that day, but his inner fire melted the heart of the typically ice-cold Cowell.

“Simon actually liked me,” Chen says.

“He said, ‘I like you. You think about something, and you just do it. You like to try.’”

In the midst of voting season, you’ve probably seen the plethora of signs throughout the city that read, “Join Our Gang for a Better Irvine”—even though Gang is actually pronounced “Gong.” On the surface, he may seem like another dry, uptight running candidate, but he has an undeniably interesting passion outside of politics. I mean, what other politician could say he was on The X Factor? While it might not go over so well in a town-hall meeting, Chen believes his years of singing experience give him a true X factor in the race.

He joined the choir as a young child, and as an adult, Chen primarily uses his passion to relieve stress and have fun.

Three years ago, he founded SCUT (South China University of Technology) Alumni Karaoke Club to give everyday people who aren’t afraid to perform in front of others a chance to express their appreciation for music and meet new people. Chen has become such a karaoke celebrity in Irvine that people requested he sing at his first fundraiser as a candidate. And he gave the people what they wanted.

When he’s not belting his heart out in front of a live audience, Chen’s singing for his family. His wife, whom he describes as being shy about her own skills, never sang with him while they dated. He thought, “Maybe I’ll have some daughters, and I can sing with my daughters,” and they, too, will not sing in front of him. Gotta love kids.

“Every time I sing, it actually makes me feel better,” says Chen, who encourages

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His brother and sister inspired him to create his eight-track debut album, 2014’s Love Songs By Gang Chen Series: Your Eyes Have Told Me Everything, available in English and Chinese. For you karaoke-lovers, there is also an instrumental version so you can serenade your significant other.

Chen wrote all the lyrics as they came to him, and each song took between 10 and 30 minutes to put together and translate, including lead track “Naughty Girl,” brimming with lyrics that incorporate the wisdom of Dylan and the woes of Drizzy.

“Many years ago, I met a naughty girl,” he croons. “She said she wants to try everything in love. She wants to love and be loved. She wants to abandon and be abandoned. She wants to break some hearts and have her heart broken.”

He recorded the album in his home studio, taking a week to record each song—a total of two months’ time to put together his masterpiece. Chen added his album to YouTube, so others could listen and relate to what he sings about. One commenter considers him “the Asian Barry Manilow.”

He wants to be able to look back on his music 30 years from now and reflect on previous love experiences, which Chen describes as “beautiful memories.” He

takes great pride knowing he did it the way he wanted to and is more than satisfied with the outcome, although he hasn’t been able to promote it much, what with all the campaigning he’s been doing. And he has plans to release more songs.

Although Chen never intended to become a politician, he shares the same enthusiasm for it as he does for being an architect, real-estate broker and singer.

The three main issues Chen’s platform focuses on are traffic, education and managed growth. He insists his expertise and knowledge will put Irvine on the right path. “I thought, ‘Wait a minute.

The city definitely needs people like me to bring it back on track,’” Chen says, explaining why he got started in politics about a year ago.

Winning Irvine’s mayoral election will be tough for Chen. Five people are running, including former state assemblyman Don Wagner and former Irvine councilwoman Mary Ann Gaido. And Chen has turned off Irvine’s establishment by opposing a veteran’s cemetary at the Great Park.

But Chen is a natural performer who prefers being onstage, front and center, whether it’s for politics or music. He describes his experience on The X Factor as not only eye opening, but also incred-

ibly nerve-racking. “No matter how prepared you are, you still feel very thirsty, and you feel nervous,” Chen says. “Luckily, they had some water there.”

Similar to many others on the show, Chen stressed about being unprepared, the possibility of hitting the wrong notes and whether his hair looked presentable.

Despite the amount of anxiousness he faced, Chen passed four rounds and was selected as one of the top 0.5 percent to perform live. He claims it is by far the most fun he has ever had singing. “When I hit the high note, the audience were clapping, clapping their hands like crazy,” Chen says in one of his YouTube videos recapping his performance. “Unfortunately, the judges did not like it.”

But if there’s one thing he’s learned from his singing career, it’s that you can’t please everyone. Chen’s charm and way with people could be enough to make him the next mayor of Irvine. Even if not, he says, you should buy his album anyway.

“I’m a very fun guy. People actually like me,” Chen says. “Every time I go to a party or something, I don’t care what their background is, I always get along with everybody. . . . Everyone should check out my album because I’m real, I have a beautiful voice, and I think my songs are good.”

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any music festivals are determined to grow in spite of their meager cultural surroundings, but the concept behind the Konsept Art & Music Festival has always been a little different. From the beginning, it has taken pride in growing alongside the community that surrounds it, going from a oneday event in an empty marketplace (now 4th Street Market) in 2012 to a full-blown, three-day festival that takes place throughout Fourth Street in downtown SanTana.

The fest’s new, exciting shape has come about just as Konsept Art Collective has rebranded itself as a record label as of last June. “We were offered a distribution deal with a major record company [last June], and it DROPPING THE BEAT ON will be official by the end of the year,” THE KONSEPT STAGE says Tyson Pruong, who created the PETER LE festival, which aims to provide local artists and musicians a platform to on a curated art show with Obey Clothing. showcase their talents. Konsept will conKicking off the event Friday night is Beat tinue to serve Santa Ana with monthly art Cinema, with a beat battle at the Frida Cinwalk events, the East End Block Party and, ema that features Exile, House Shoes and of course, its flagship festival.

Thavius Beck as judges. New to the festival According to Pruong, the shift in focus is Diced Pineapple, an EDM nightlife-scene to musicians doesn’t take away from the group, and Sic Transit Entertainment, collective he worked so hard to build. a multimedia company that works with “What I think a lot of people don’t undermulitiple disciplines (from bands to models stand is we built a family structure, so and from photographers to designers). even though we’re not a collective anyAlso returning to the festival is OCML more, we’re all still involved in the com(Orange County Music League). “We munity,” he says. Running a record label worked with them last year for the first has proven to be a learning experience, time for the festival, and we liked the vibe Pruong says, but he looks forward to the they give out, so we definitely wanted opportunities and challenges. them involved again,” Pruong says.

Right now, though, he’s focusing his Many of the artists who have been with efforts on making the fourth annual Konsept since the beginning can attest to Konsept Art & Music Festival bigger and the impact the collective’s festivals and art better. “It’s not just about bringing out walks have locally. “What Tyson and Konheadliners and big-name artists. For me, sept are doing for the community is proit’s about the underground and local artviding a younger generation of kids with ists opening up for them and providing the opportunity to experience live music them with the opportunity to play alongby local artists,” says rapper Karlton side some of the bigger acts,” he says. “It’s about bringing attention to the city and . . . Phresh, who performs on Saturday on the SOCAL Radio stage. “[It’s] possibly inspirthe artists who run the city all year long.” ing them to pick up a guitar or lay down a This year’s festival will showcase 10 verse and hopefully encouraging them to local promoters, each hosting a differbe creative in one way or the other.” ent stage; they were given the creative freedom to curate lineups, changing up KONSEPT ART & MUSIC FESTIV AL the direction and draw in a more diverse at various locations on Fourth Street, Santa crowd. Returning promoters include FeelAna; www.facebook.com/konseptproject.

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The album also marks the first time Phresh has produced some of his own tracks. He worked with fellow Konsept Records artists and a handful of others, developing an ear for unique beats. And it seems as if Phresh’s seven-year career is finally coming back to one of the musicians who influenced him from the get-go. “I hear a lot of times that I remind people of having a Kanye-like approach, but I think that comes from people like J Dilla,” Phresh says of the famous Detroit-based producer.

“I’ve been recently getting into producing and composing myself, so I felt like I had more control in creating [King of Hearts] from the ground up.”

While it may seem as if Phresh’s Detroit-centered roots would be out of place in Santa Ana, the rapper believes the two cities actually have a lot in common. “Detroit and Santa Ana are intertwined in a lot of ways,” Phresh says. “They’re both known as a rundown type of place, or a misunderstood type of place, or a talked-about-badly type of place, but they actually have a lot of good things going on.

They both deal with gentrification as well, where some people are happy about the new things going on and others view it as gentrification. Other than there being a Hispanic-culture difference from Detroit, I find a lot of similarities in the city. There’s a rough-around-the-edges yet creative vibe for the artists [in Santa Ana], and I think that’s why I actually fit into the culture.”

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here’s never been a shortage of rappers in Santa Ana, but Karlton Phresh is looking to separate himself from the pack. The Michigan transplant isn’t afraid to delve into a wide variety of sounds—from rock to electronica to trap—as evidenced on the recently dropped King of Hearts.

The five-song EP plays like Kanye West and Frank Ocean collaborating with dozens of other musicians for 18 minutes about life’s struggles, love and everything in between, blurring the lines between hip-hop and R&B. “I was heavily inspired by Prince throughout this whole project, especially with his passing being somewhat recent and during the time I was writing the project,” Phresh says. “Artists like Outkast, Missy Elliott and Prince are people I’ve always looked up to when I’m making music because they’re always willing to push the envelope and be that next level of creative.”

Phresh, who began rapping as a teen, spent several years writing bangers about partying.

But on King of Hearts, the subject matter is in an entirely different spectrum. “As I’m growing and maturing and going through different experiences, I wanted to write about something more mature and more relatable,” Phresh says. “Before, I was writing about turning up and being hype in the clubs, but now that I’m older and maturing, I wanted to touch on some real things that all the generations can relate to. The inspiration was to do something grown and sexy, with a little bit of darker content that’s not talked about as much.”

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I’m a 41-year-old male who looks like the tall, strong, professional, alpha-male type on the outside. On the inside, though, I would like to find a strong, confident woman who wants a cuckolding relationship—she sleeps with other men, while I am faithful and submissive to her. There must be women out there who would love to have a loving, doting boyfriend or husband waiting at home while they go out with other men, but I tend to attract women who want the alpha-male type. What can I do to find—or attract—the kind of woman I’m interested in? Or should I go in for vanilla dating, and then have a discussion about cuckolding after we’ve started having sex?

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I’m a straight woman who’s about to cuck my man.

We’re trying to figure out if my first sexual encounter with another guy should be in front of him or not.

He says he doesn’t care; he’s excited either way.

I am so nervous, but it’s a good nervous. We have been monogamous until now. I know you say to take it slow. But when it comes to cuckolding, does slow mean “Only kiss the other guy in front of him the first time” or “Tell him about the other guy I kissed”?

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“Everybody’s different,” said FleeMarket. “There are guys who love being left at home while she goes out on a ‘date,’ there are guys who love being in the house/hotel but not in the room, [and] there are guys who want to be in the room watching or participating.

But as far as whether you should dip your toe in or jump in with both feet, there is no ‘right way’—only what’s right for you two.”

That said, OHWOW, the reality of a partner sleeping with someone else for the first time—in front of you or not—can be a lot more intense than the fantasy, and you should definitely take things slow the first time.

“There’s the ‘baby steps approach,’ i.e., just flirting with or kissing the other guy (whether in front of him or not), and then seeing how he reacts,” said FleeMarket. “Or telling him that you slept with the other guy when you really didn’t—just to see how he takes it. Then there’s jumping in with both feet and getting a hotel room and a few drinks with this other guy before taking both men up to your room.”

Whatever you decide, OHWOW, FleeMarket recommends having a plan in place in case things/feels/dicks go wrong. “Use the traffic-light system,” said FleeMarket.

“Things getting too intense? Say ‘yellow’ to slow the play down. Someone getting upset? Say ‘red’ to stop the play, and all three of you can talk. It’s always better if everyone understands it’s okay to call a stop to play if you need to.”

I just came across the word “wittol.” It means “a man who knows, condones and even encourages his wife’s enjoyment of coitus with another man or men; a contented cuckold.” Considering the frequency with which cuckolding comes up and your influence on language, I thought you might want to know.

He’s Expanding Lexicon Perpetually Discontent is a big part of the cuckolding kink, HELP, as cuckolds get off on feeling humiliated and jealous.

So I’m not sure “wittol” quite works. But if the alt-right white supremacists succeed in making “cuck” synonymous with “race traitor,” maybe cucks will switch to “wittol.” But don’t give up without a fight, cucks!

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My ex-three-exes-ago was a cuckold. I swore I would never date another cuckold after he blew up at me for not cheating on him juuuuuust right.

I was just a prop, and I came to hate him. I also hated you, Dan, because he raised the subject by giving me some of your columns to read. Fastforward five years, and my brand-new boyfriend tells me being cuckolded is his ultimate fantasy. I literally started to cry. He held me, he apologized on behalf of all cuckolds everywhere, we laughed,

Congrats on your upcoming wedding, CHEAT! And ALPHA? It would appear some vanilla women can be turned.

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“Most women, even dominant women, are still looking for guys who look like they ‘kick ass and take names’ in every other aspect of their lives,” said FleeMarket (u/flee_market), one of the moderators of r/cuckold on Reddit. “As for how to find dominant women, I see a lot of submissive guys on various websites—OkCupid, Reddit, Tinder, FetLife—and something they don’t understand is that women looking for sex or love online tend to get buried in unsolicited PMs from thirsty guys. That makes it hard to find that one respectful PM from a guy like our letter writer here. The signal gets lost in the noise.”

Before we get to some practical advice for ALPHA, a quick word about the term “cuck.” While it has long been an affectionate/horny term embraced by self-identified cuckold fetishists, the alt-right has attempted to turn “cuck” into a term of abuse, hurling it at any straight white man who gives a shit about racial justice, police brutality and the plight of undocumented immigrants. In an effort to wrest “cuck” back from the bigots, as well as to mark the waning days of the Trump campaign, I’m dedicating this week’s column to “cuck” as properly understood: a guy who wants his partner to sleep with other men.

So, ALPHA, how can you attract a woman who wants a cuck?

“What’s worked for me is using the internet, not to find people, but to find kinky events where dominant women gather in real life,” said FleeMarket. “I’m on my second openly dominant female partner in four years, both of whom I met at kinky parties. The events are usually listed on FetLife, and you usually have to attend a munch first to demonstrate that you’re not a dingus who can’t follow the rules or a psycho who doesn’t care about them.”

You will find a lot of advice for wannabe cucks on r/cuckold, most offered in response to men trying to talk their vanilla wives or girlfriends into cuckolding them. But you’re as likely to read stories of failure (she said no, absolutely not, never) as you are to read success stories (she’s fucking other guys, and here, with her okay, is the video).

“As much effort and time as getting into the kinky community takes, it’s still easier than trying to turn a vanilla woman kinky,” said FleeMarket. “He shouldn’t ‘lead with his kink.’ If a woman asks him what his interests are, mention it, but dial down the excitement level. These ladies deal with a lot of creeps, and it’s easy to scare them off. Basically: Be in the right place, treat the women there with respect, and get to know them as people first.”

and then he dropped it. He didn’t pressure me, and about a year later, we gave it a try on his birthday.

It turns out my boyfriend—fiancé now—is much better at this kink than my ex was. He’s open and honest, he communicates constructively, and he was willing to step outside his comfort zone to accommodate my needs. (He wanted the other guys to be strangers, but I need to know someone before letting him in my body.) I have a regular thing with an ex-FWB, and sex with my cuck is frequent and hot. Things couldn’t be better. So I’m not mad at you anymore, Dan! All is forgiven!

Cheating Happily Ever After, Thanks!

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