If it hardly rains here, why does NBC-4 need its new highly-promoted mobile Doppler radar truck? ... Chef Vartan Abgaryan’s last restaurant was Cliff’s Edge. And now he’s working at the top of the US Bank Tower. But he’s afraid of heights. ... All the Rolling Stones songs from the 1960s have been remastered in the original mono, and you’ll be shocked at how good they sound. ... OK OK, it doesn’t feel like autumn yet, but it officially arrived this week, and there’s nothing better on a brisk autumn day than cider, so we’ll explore the latest culinary thing: cider houses.

An in-depth look at Grand Central Market's history ... and $60m+ debt. Comedian Danny Lobell on the lure of the urban chicken. Brains On probes, very carefully, into carnivorous plants. Jesse Katz learns to cut a bagel. The people who VOLUNTEER to examine coyote poop.

My Lunches with Orson ... the life of a mattress ... Ruby Wax, poster child for mental illness ... El Macho, El Insulting? ...

An in-depth interview with writer Harlan Ellison ... a glorious reprint of a classic guide to California ... the OCMA Triennial, Pt 2 ... how to design a space suit for the movies ...

LA's first gay citywide elected official ... how the SCOTUS decisons will affect married homosexuals at tax time ... Happy birthday ZIP Code! ... the lasting impact of a huge neck tattoo ... Eric Garcetti's week.

Jody Stephens, only surviving band member Big Star's debut album, talks with LA Record's Chris Ziegler ... intrepid intern Robert Garrova learns to curl at a bonspiel ... Val Kilmer talks with John Rabe about becoming Mark Twain for his one-man show "Citizen Twain" ... Gavin Newsom on the Prop 8 decision

The Art of Wealth tells the untold story of the Huntington family ... ethics and the OC Register ... Texas Loves Lyla! at the Hollywood Fringe Festival ... Bottle Tree Ranch ... Tyris continues his evolution from South LA to college student ... James Gandolfini, c 1990 ... 16-year old starts her own vegan bakery

Chopper pilot Bob Tur to become Zoey Tur ... Clay Russell says, "Ask me about my suicide attempt." ... Gee, Dad, it's a Wurlitzer ... Basketball's biggest fan ... Dylan Brody and the lure of Armageddon ...

Linda Jay, trial junkie, attends trial of the man who killed her daughter ... Cheech Marin's Chicano art strategy ... Jimmy Webb will finally play MacArthur Park at MacArthur Park! ... new documentary on Llyn Foulkes, 78-year old Young Turk ...

The beach access app ... the nuclear engineer who built the fallout shelter ... where do you find respite? ... Frank Romero - founding father of Chicano art - now lives half-time in France ...