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Off-Ramp

Exploring Southern California with John Rabe

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  • LACMA marks the 500th anniversary of the Reformation with a huge show, but leaves out one important fact: Martin Luther was a horrible anti-Semite ... The LA Zoo marks its 50th birthday with a 1966 cocktail party. Rabe and the way cool Toronado (R) also debuted in 1966 ... We’ll take you to a racetrack where the cars do thousand-foot laps in 17-seconds, cost 4-thousand dollars, and are as big as a shoebox ... We go to Newport Beach to see possibly the most awesome Christmas light display you’ll ever see. There will be penguins.
  • The Institute of Mental Physics, founded near Joshua Tree as a sort of utopian society, happens to be the largest single collection of buildings designed by architect Lloyd Wright, the son of Frank Lloyd Wright. ... There have been many exhibits of Roy Lichtenstein’s work. But our critic says The Skirball Center’s new show stands out because it pairs the pop artist’s work with the comic book illustrations that inspired it, and they deserve the share the spotlight.
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  • Don and Chris Murray finally go to Night of a Hundred Stars together ... Jon Bon Jovi and Steve Lopez go to a homeless shelter together ... Queena Kim gets together with a beer float ... RIP Bobby Espinosa, and thanks for "Viva Tirado" ... CyberFrequencies watches an episode of iCarly with its target audience: kids.
  • Lisa See's "Shanghai Girls" - sisterhood, immigration, fear, and acceptance ... the future of theatre in Southern California ... Dinner Party Download ... Avatar v. Lorax ... rare beer.
  • The New York Times Plagiarism Problem ... Randolph Mantooth says "give now and be prepared for an 'Emergency'" ... Nicholas Meyer on The Wrath of Khan ... CyberFrequencies and life on the web ... and how Dinner Party Download makes your life better.
  • CyberFrequencies talks with Ray Bradbury ... A new documentary: "Finding God in the City of Angels" ... Karen Fritsche invents the Love-o-Meter to weigh driving and dating ... A new butcher in Los Feliz ... Jeff Girod says Obama was right about Vegas ... "Lincoln Echoes."
  • Dinner Party Download ... "Up!" gets best pic nom, we talk with Ed Asner ... Queena tastes a bacon donut ... Steve Julian tastes at least six tequilas but no margaritas ... Remembering journalist and author Tomas Eloy Martinez, who bared the soul of Argentina.
  • Ringo Starr in concert and conversation ... Providence's Michael Cimarusti learns secrets and legacy of Japanese cuisine ... the DineLA family tree of chefs ... CyberFrequencies on life on the web ... Animators hold benefit auction to help comatose teen ... Local troupe performs Steve Martin play with Picasso and Einstein.
  • Editor breaks up with LA Times ... Dinner Party Download ... the lost tapes of Bobbie Gentry.
  • How to be Doo Dah Queena ... Steven Cuevas' prison special report ... Remembering Leon Lyon, who helped bring Kahlua to America ... CyberFrequencies talks with the father of virtual reality ... and more.