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He brings a camera instead of a gun to Civil War reenactments - Off-Ramp for February 9, 2013
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He brings a camera instead of a gun to Civil War reenactments - Off-Ramp for February 9, 2013

Mark Elson's wet-plate photos of Civil War reenactors ... Backstories: the painting at Langer's and the Venice Beach piano player ... changing the thinking on football head injuries

Off-Ramp host John Rabe at the Hammer, 2-2-2012, charmingly captured by photographer Vern Evans.
Off-Ramp host John Rabe at the Hammer, 2-2-2012, charmingly captured by photographer Vern Evans.
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Mark Elson's wet-plate photos of Civil War reenactors ... Backstories: the painting at Langer's and the Venice Beach piano player ... changing the thinking on football head injuries

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"It's a way for them to get away from the 21st Century. Get away from cell phones, get away from their jobs. And it's a rude awakening when they do have to go back home."
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"I'm very happy now. There's stuff in there I haven't seen for 50 years. When I started looking at it all together, I thought, 'Oh, I've got some pretty good stuff!'" - Llyn Foulkes
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In the very back of Langer's, the pastrami-lovers paradise, you'll find three paintings. Off-Ramp producer Kevin Ferguson went to Langer's to find out their story.
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Off-Ramp intern Bridget Read asked passers-by one of the eternal questions: "Is there one, and only one, true love per person?" (For Mary and Nick Roman, KPCC's Senior News Editor, it's been 25 years! Photo by Patricia Nazario.)
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For Valentine's day this year, the Nature Conservancy of California is celebrating those animals that are willing to die—or kill—for love.
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Marc Haefele tells us that the Romans didn't think Cupid was so cute.