Happy Birthday de Havilland; Skirball's Ark; The NFL, not!; Bug's Eye View; Eden's Edge at the Hammer; Homeless Crackdown; Re-Gifting Sound; iWait; What Are You Doing for Summer Break?; The Art of Haiku; There Are Some Things Alli Doesn't Alleviate...; Futile Fuel?; Plaque Attack
Happy Birthday de Havilland
Olivia de Havilland turns 91 on Sunday. She's one of the last big stars of Hollywood's golden age.
Skirball's Ark
Trying to draw more kids, the Skirball Cultural Center opened a permanent exhibit called Noah's Ark this week. Off-Ramp producer Queena Kim got a sneak peak.
The NFL, not!
Go to an LA Avengers arena football game with producer Ben Markus.
Bug's Eye View
From a helicopter, you can see the difference between blue, well-maintained swimming pools, and green, algae-filled mosquito breeders. KPCC's Jordan Davis reports.
Eden's Edge at the Hammer
Anna Sew Hoy's work is on display at the Hammer Museum in Eden's Edge through August.
Homeless Crackdown
The LAPD has been caught on tape allowing hipsters to walk around with booze during a downtown art walk, but the cops ticket homeless people doing the same thing.
Re-Gifting Sound
Commentator Mimi Pond discovers the relics of her youth are the birthday gifts of the present.
iWait
Would you wait in line for a phone? John Rabe talks to G4's Kevin Pereira.
What Are You Doing for Summer Break?
Queena Kim asks the fourth-graders at El Marino Elementary School in Culver City.
The Art of Haiku
Mrs. Martinez' fourth grade students just finished an art class administered by the LA County Arts Commission. Listen to some of the haikus they wrote for their final project.
There Are Some Things Alli Doesn't Alleviate...
There's a new diet drug out called Alli. It's available over the counter, but you probably won't find it at your local pharmacy. Because it's been selling out - as KPCC's Douly Xaykaothao discovered - despite some disgusting side effects.
Futile Fuel?
And an air pollution expert thinks John's vegetable oil car would make a nice coffee table.
Plaque Attack
KPCC's Adolfo Guzman Lopez reports on an artist who places historical plaques that commemorate the long-gone Latino gay bars in Silverlake.