Review: Book
Rolling the R's
by Nanna Noneit, Special Contributor

R. Zamora Linmark's book, "Rolling the R's", was a hard read for me initially. Terse, pidgin English from the streets of ghetto Hawaii taking me on a journey through a roller coaster ride of adolescent sexuality was not a smooth ride and it took a second reading before adjustment to linguistic jet lag set in and made the speech understandable. [more]

Review: Food
Only at Ony
by Lorene Fong, Food Critic

We stared wistfully at the heaping plate of sushi rolls being delivered to the table adjacent to ours. Even from where we were sitting, each bite was clearly a masterpiece in itself. Colorful centers encircled by large, fluffy grains of rice, the dragon and spider rolls were artfully arranged on its serving ware. Interestingly, my companions and I were at Ony not for the sushi but for the noodles. Ramen noodles to be more specific. [more]