Jim Tully, rescued from obscurity; Canadian v American Thanksgiving; Getty Research Institutes World War 1 exhibit; the big (art) heroes behind "Big Hero 6"
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• 3:46
What do Thanksgiving and Hanukkah, which coincide this year, have in common? Miracles.
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• 4:38
As a Canadian living in L.A., I get a lot of questions about my home and native land: What do you call your States? Why is your money so colorful? And do you guys have Thanksgiving?
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• 14:18
The story of Jim Tully, a former hobo who became Hollywood's "most hated man" — and the two men who spent 20 years rediscovering his life.
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• 3:29
When it was my turn, I said, "I'm thankful that at that very first Thanksgiving everybody ignored the one wise, old Native American woman who kept saying, 'If you feed them, they'll never leave.'"
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• 8:22
Charles Solomon talks about Disney's animated blockbuster "Big Hero 6" with two of the artists responsible for its look and its Oscar nomination: Paul Felix and Scott Watanabe.
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• 3:43
UPDATE 11-20-2010: Thanksgiving comes every year, so we're serving the most delicious MEMORY leftovers, from Off-Ramp 2009. The great chefs of Los Angeles tell us what's on their Thanksgiving menu this year, plus Pigtails & Sauerkraut, a Wiley Family tradition.
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• 6:22
The exhibit at the Getty Research Institute combines propaganda and fine art to a fascinating, strange, and sometimes chilling effect.
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• 8:28
John Rabe and organ builder Manuel Rosales take us inside the Disney Hall Organ, the iconic centerpiece of Frank Gehry's Walt Disney Concert Hall.
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• 6:37
US Attorney General Eric Holder recently visited a California correctional facility to observe a theater troupe that claims it can reduce recidivism through acting.
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• 4:39
Downtown L.A.'s renaissance continues with the restoration of yet another theater — the Regent has been brought back by club owner Mitchell Frank.
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• 7:00
Off-Ramp host John Rabe goes to Sonny's Hideaway in Highland Park to talk with the editors of "Drink: Los Angeles," a guide to the best beverages.
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• 5:47
How do you find water in California's drought stricken wine country? You can pay thousands for a scientific survey or — for about $500 — hire a "water witch."