Are you getting the hell out of Dodge--excuse me, the home of the Dodgers--today? It should come as absolutely no shock that close to two million holiday travelers are anticipated to traffic the terminals of LAX between now and the day after New Year's, according to MSNBC. The people will be split between Angelenos headed out of town and those who are potentially forgoing a white Christmas to spend their holidays in the Southland.......

When you think of LAX, you probably think of the maddening loop of roadway you have to navigate in order to get to your terminal, or the absurdity of those rods of light, or inevitable news segment before big holiday travel days with Johnny-on-the-spot interviews with tired people waiting in line for their flight to Aunt Betsy's in Boise. You may also think about Encounter, the restaurant housed in that legendary criss-crossed arch building......