Today in Local: The End of 'Our' Los Angeles?

Political Overhaul on the Horizon

L.A. Budget Crisis:
Radical Change Needed?

The current fiscal crisis has brought the city to its knees. Is Los Angeles. as we know it, on its last legs?

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TED.com Conference

TED Conf. Starts Tuesday

The annual TED Conference begins today, February 9, and runs until Saturday. The event, formerly held in Northern California, has moved down to Long Beach this year.

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From Huell's Archives

A Whistling Champion

Huell visits with the Whistling Champ Carole Anne Kaufman at her salon, then stops in at her Mom's store - the Wizard of Bras... its a combo you won't want to miss.

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Media & the Law

Proposition 8 on Trial

California's gay-marriage-banning Proposition 8 is facing a court challenge, but thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court, we won't be using our televisions to follow along.

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Tracking Howser

Where's Huell 2/5 - 2/14

From snow to sand, Huell heads out to Palm Springs! On his journey, he tours Frank Sinatra's estate; the hyper-modern McCullough House; and the flora that fills our state's deserts.

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From the Blogs

Retread

Ophelia Chong

How many times have you seen that same link...

Women Without Men

Holly Willis

"I do believe that cinema is a more democratic...

A Vision Thing

Erin Aubry Kaplan

Can't say I'm surprised. Inglewood lost its mayor in the...

L.A. Budget Crisis:
Radical Change Needed?

Brian Doherty

L.A.'s fiscal crisis, with over $600 million in overruns,...

Strum

Adolfo Guzman-Lopez

Their little guitars all should have stickers that read,...

TED Conf. Starts Tuesday

Jeremy Rosenberg

The extraordinary, annual TED Conference begins Tuesday, February 9,...

What Fed Me. What Sustains Me.

D.J. Waldie

When I was growing up, I thought that my mother...

The Week's
SoCal Links

Maxwell Strachan

SoCal Week in Review gives you the week's best...

Remembering Brendan Mullen

Anthea Raymond

Public radio journalist Anthea Raymond shares this remembrance of Los...

Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown.

Juan Devis

In the early years of the twentieth century, the image...

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After the Quake

SoCal Connected

By SoCal Connected Staff
January 21, 2010

Digging through earthquake myths to find the facts. LA's most earthquake-prone buildings. And thoughts on Haiti from Marcos Villatoro.

Let's Talk Emma! Part III

KCET Online Book Club

By Web Team
January 29, 2010

The KCET Online Book Club is here. First up is a discussion of Jane Austen's classic novel Emma. Love her? Hate her? (Or, maybe you are her?) Join the discussion and let us know!

Sinatra & KCET: Ultra cool (UPDATED)

Bohdan's Corner

By Bohdan Zachary
February 5, 2010

KCET is holding an ultra cool benefit event at the legendary Frank Sinatra House in Palm Springs on February 14.

Departures: L.A. River

Departures

By Departures
June 1, 2009

Take a multimedia journey down the 52-mile length of the Los Angeles River.

Iranian New Year

Huell Howser

By Maxwell Strachan
February 8, 2010

Huell attends events in Southern California connected with the Iranian New Year's celebration, including the Persian Festival of Fire.

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Podcasts

ALOUD at Central Library

Hallelujah Junction: Composing an American Life

One of America's most performed and admired composers, Adams (Nixon in China, Doctor Atomic) helped shape the landscape of contemporary classical music.  His new memoir reveals the inner workings of his creative process and illuminates the recent history of music-making.

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The Wooster Group: La Didone

Mark Murphy interviews Elizabeth LeCompte, artistic director of New York performance ensemble The Wooster Group, about La Didone.

Robert Thurman and Danny Hillis: A Conversation on Science, Ethics, and Religion

American Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman and renowned engineer Danny Hillis.

Interview with Erica Edwards, Mike Davis, and John Divola

An interview with three UC Riverside professors, Mike Davis of Creative Writing, John Divola of Visual Arts, and Erica Edwards of English.

SoCal Connected

The day's must-reads, curated by the KCET staff.

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Lectures, openings, concerts, KCET-sponsored events, and other things to do in Southern California.

ITVS Screening: The Eyes of Me
by Keith Maitland
on February 23, 2010 7:30 PM

CSULB: Darryl Taylor on February 15, 2010 6:30 PM

Authors on Asia: Canyon Sam on February 14, 2010 2:00 PM

L.A. Street Food Fest on February 13, 2010 11:00 AM

Palm Springs Modernism Week on February 12, 2010 2:00 PM

Downtown L.A. Art Walk on February 12, 2010 3:00 PM

Tết Festival on February 12, 2010 4:00 PM

Hammer Screenings: Open Projector Night on February 11, 2010 7:30 PM

Masters of Persian Music on February 10, 2010 8:00 PM

Wagner and Anti-Semitism on February 9, 2010 7:00 PM

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