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The Atomic Cafe and Coyote Poop
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Dan Carino
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Episode 13275
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The Atomic Cafe and Coyote Poop

The Parks Service needs your help to figure out how urban coyotes survive ... remembering the infamous Atomic Cafe ... the existential angst of Laurel & Hardy, restored and remembered ... Can Pershing Square be made into a beautiful park?

View from the 69th floor of the Wilshire Grand in Downtown Los Angeles
View from the 69th floor of the Wilshire Grand in Downtown Los Angeles
(
John Rabe
)

The Parks Service needs your help to figure out how urban coyotes survive ... remembering the infamous Atomic Cafe ... the existential angst of Laurel & Hardy, restored and remembered ... Can Pershing Square be made into a beautiful park?

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Flash back in time to discover a Japanese-American cafe turned punk rock hub in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo neighborhood.
As soon as mankind invented walled and roofed dwellings, men and women wanted to cover the walls and floors of their homes and palaces with beautiful pictures of their favorite stories.
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To understand how urban coyotes survive, the National Park Service needs you — to collect and analyze coyote poop. 'Nuff said. We're on it.
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A 2013 law tried to get better financial literacy instruction into California schools. But so far, teachers and advocates say, that effort has failed.
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L.A. has narrowed down proposal to revamp the downtown park to four finalists with very different visions. Which is your favorite? Vote here.
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AJU says a new study proves Camp Alonim is safe; experts disagree, and question the environmental testing company AJU hired to do the new test.
Le Bon's worked with musicians like Richard James, Perfume Genius, and the Chemical Brothers. “Wonderful” is off her record “Crab Day,” released last month.
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Getting cancer is tough. Getting cancer and not knowing how to ask for help is even worse. One support group helps Spanish-speakers overcome the odds and find help.
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As the American Cinematheque reels out three days of Laurel and Hardy films, improv comedian Mike McShane helps us understand their lasting appeal as "existential candy."
Marc Haefele reviews Patti Smith's performance at The Getty -- her late former lover Robert Mapplethorpe as background -- and remembers the favor she asked years ago.