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Podcasts Off-Ramp
Jeffrey Vallance sees dead artists - Off-Ramp for July 25, 2015
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Episode 11775
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Jeffrey Vallance sees dead artists - Off-Ramp for July 25, 2015

Jeffrey Vallance's new show, "The Medium is the Message" ... Brains On! explores kids and language ... are robot underpants the next fitness trend? ... Factchecking "True Detective's" bullet train plotline ... Tired of lists separated by elipses?
KPCC's John Rabe and Jeffrey Vallance with Vallance's "Duchamp Spirit Readymade," a reliquary showing off some Duchamp cufflinks. The work is at CB1 Gallery in LA from July 25 through September 5, 2015.
KPCC's John Rabe and Jeffrey Vallance with Vallance's "Duchamp Spirit Readymade," a reliquary showing off some Duchamp cufflinks. The work is at CB1 Gallery in LA from July 25 through September 5, 2015.
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John Rabe
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Jeffrey Vallance's new show, "The Medium is the Message" ... Brains On! explores kids and language ... are robot underpants the next fitness trend? ... Factchecking "True Detective's" bullet train plotline ... Tired of lists separated by elipses?

Go inside SoCal's Rainforest Flora: One of the world’s largest growers of air plants
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Tillandsias, or "air plants" as they're known, are increasing in popularity because they're easy to care for and drought-tolerant.
Are robot underpants the next big fitness craze?
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Going to the Idea World Fitness and Nutrition Expo at the L.A. Convention Center to find the next big thing in the world of sweating on purpose.
Jeffrey Vallance channels famous dead artists for ‘The Medium is the Message’
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Vallance says the inspiration for the show came from a séance with Kahlo, DaVinci, Duchamp, Van Gogh and Pollock, some of whom are skeptical about artists and the art market.
Sweet smoking Jesus! Vern Evans' amazing cosplay photos from San Diego Comic-Con 2015
Vern Evans shot some amazing shots at this year's San Diego Comic-Con. Come see his distinctive cosplay photos, from smoking Jesus to a body-painted sword wielder.
Separating California high speed rail fact and fiction True Detective's second season
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The fictional bullet train might be the MacGuffin for True Detective's second season: where does it go and how similar is it to the real life high speed rail project?
Doyle estate wins again — against 'Mr Holmes' — despite SCOTUS ruling in SoCal case
The estate of Conan Doyle, labeled "extortionist" by a local author who won a Supreme Court case against it, won again in the "Mr Holmes" case.
Song of the week: ‘I Forgive You’ by OOFJ (SHHHH! the J is silent)
Off-Ramp’s song of the week is “I Forgive You” by Los Angeles-based duo OOFJ, from their sophomore album, “Acute Feast."
A rare North Korean in Los Angeles says she just wants to blend in
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Meet "Elise Park," one of the tiny but growing population of North Koreans living in Los Angeles.
By women, for women: History and California's drought collide at Rockhaven Sanitarium
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Montrose's Rockhaven Sanitarium, an abandoned mental health facility that was run by women and served female patients, is now the site of a well being tapped to help local water agencies avoid importing water.
How Guggenheim turned the Dodgers into 'The Best Team Money Can Buy'
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Molly Knight's new book, "The Best Team Money Can Buy," details how far down Frank McCourt dragged the Dodgers, and how far up the new owners want to take it.