On his flight to Los Angeles, Gregg Easterbrook, author of Sonic Boom: Globalization at Mach Speed
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Jaron Lanier: Computers Can’t Replace Us
On January 29, 2010
At the Actors’ Gang, Jaron Lanier greeted his audience as no other Zócalo audience has ever been greeted: “Hello, humans.”
It was an appropriate way for Lanier….
A Celebration of Gourmet Magazine
On January 20, 2010
After 70 years, Gourmet magazine ceased publication in October by order of its parent company, Conde Nast. While the decision to cut the magazine that long set the standard for epicurean living — with its heavily-tested recipes, expert food photography, and rich writing — was much discussed, KCRW’s Evan Kleiman joined Zócalo to have a different sort of conversation, as she joined former Gourmet editors Ruth Reichl and Laurie Ochoa and former Gourmet writer Jonathan Gold.
How Do We Care for Our Aging Parents?
On December 9, 2009
For those who haven’t had to consider caring for the elderly, long term care may a seem distant and not very pressing or merely basic issue — a matter of figuring out whether or not to rely on a nursing home.
But as Debra Saliba, director of the Anna and Harry Borun Center for Gerontological Research at UCLA, explained, “how we support persons with long-term care needs says a great deal about how we as a society care for our more vulnerable members.”
How Mexican Americans See Mexico
On December 8, 2009
Of all the many immigrant communities that have come to the U.S., Mexicans may have the most unusual experience.
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Orson Welles
Orson Welles was born on May 6, 1915, and directed his most acclaimed film, Citizen Kane, at age 26. Years later, after a couple disastrous movies and a sojourn in Europe, he would reunite with one of its stars, Joseph Cotton, in The Third Man. Welles' character, Harry Lime, is the missing center of the movie until he appears, finally, and explains his motives for entering a less-than-savory line of work....
