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  • A scene from Nicholas and Bernard Meyer's "Around the World in 80 Days." That's Nick in the top hat.
    For the first time, Nicholas Meyer's teenage movie
    Wrath of Khan's director Nick Meyer shares the movie he made with his dad in the late 1950s ... sound intersection ideas, literally ... Pasadena's homeless champion retires after 21 years ... the last slavery movies you will ever need to see ...
  • The Streetlight Museum at the City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works building was dedicated in January 2015. Los Angeles is the second largest city streetlight system in the country, second to New York City.
    The streetlight museum lights up Downtown LA
    LA's hottest new museum is is in a building downtown and only open a half hour a month, Tony Danza write letters to Tupac, bunnies glow downtown
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  • Off-Ramp for May 30, 2009
    Ed Asner on being a grouch, Cyber Frequencies, Garrison Keillor, samurai art and a start to finish run with the L.A. Marathon.
  • Off-Ramp for May 23, 2009
    Happy Memorial Day!
  • Off-Ramp for May 16, 2009
    This week, browse the Off-Ramp collection!
  • Off-Ramp for May 09, 2009
    WWII fight for commemorative stamps; rocker Stew disses actors; homegrown Trekkie reviews the latest movie; Disney's rotten karma; Charles Perry and Miki Dora
  • Off-Ramp for May 02, 2009
  • Off-Ramp for Apr 25, 2009
    Poet-provocateur August Kleinzahler reads from his latest book, "Sleeping it Off in Rapid City," and John tells us how to grow a Victory Garden.
  • Off-Ramp for Apr 18, 2009
    We continue our look at Esa-Pekka Salonen's tenure by delving into his composition LA Variations. Plus, KPCC's Steve Julian and Charles Phoenix explore the newly refurbished Pomona Fox Theatre.
  • Off-Ramp for Apr 11, 2009
    We say goodbye to Esa-Pekka Salonen, leaving the LA Philharmonic after 17 years as Maestro. Plus, Dinner Party Download makes you 31% smarter.
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