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Sommelier Courtney Kaplan and her partner chef Charles Namba recently opened Ototo , a sake bar in Echo Park next to their popular izakaya Tsubaki .

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Pianist and composer Ludovico Einaudi performs live on MBE

Pianist and composer Ludovico Einaudi has released his most ambitious project to date.

Download 'Into Nirvana' by rising artist (and recent MBE performer) Maverick Sabre

Personal and poignant, Maverick Sabre's sound cuts like a knife. For the past 2 years, the Irish artist has been piecing his new album together alongside friends and collaborators.

To combat climate change, should you stop flying?

Jet aircraft contribute 2% of all greenhouse gases--raising challenging questions.  Is there a moral obligation to travel less? What are the alternatives to going by plane?

Artist, heiress and designer Gloria Vanderbilt dies at 95

Vanderbilt, the mother of CNN journalist Anderson Cooper, was known for vivid paintings and collages, and for designing glamorous jeans.

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 Left, Right & Center is KCRW’s weekly civilized yet provocative confrontation over politics, policy and pop culture.

Left, Right & Center

Left, Right & Center is KCRW’s weekly civilized yet provocative confrontation over politics, policy and pop culture.

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A deep-seated denial of the racist, colonial roots of gun rights in the U.S. underlies the left’s flawed approach to domestic arms control.

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 Bill Addison raves about the Michelin-starred Hayato at the Row DTLA

Bill Addison raves about the Michelin-starred Hayato at the Row DTLA

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A spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran also says that Tehran is prepared to increase enrichment of uranium beyond what's permitted in the multilateral agreement.

Iran says it will exceed nuclear deal's limit on uranium 'in 10 days'

A spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran also says that Tehran is prepared to increase enrichment of uranium beyond what's permitted in the multilateral agreement.

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California king salmon, or chinook, is back in season. This week Gillian Ferguson talks about the prized fish with Max Dornbush , a buyer with Gjelina Restaurant Group .

Market Report: California King Salmon

California king salmon, or chinook, is back in season. This week Gillian Ferguson talks about the prized fish with Max Dornbush , a buyer with Gjelina Restaurant Group .

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Tiki bars are arguably making a comeback these days. For many, these bars represent innocent nostalgia—an escape to an exotic, tropical past.

How Filipino bartenders shaped the origins of the Tiki bar

Tiki bars are arguably making a comeback these days. For many, these bars represent innocent nostalgia—an escape to an exotic, tropical past.

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Examining Berlin’s impact as the world’s uncontested center of cool.

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Examining Berlin’s impact as the world’s uncontested center of cool.

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Broken beats, soulful key chords, samples and sounds.

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Broken beats, soulful key chords, samples and sounds.

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Raul Campos hosts deep rhythms and urban soul with a Latin twist.

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Raul Campos hosts deep rhythms and urban soul with a Latin twist.

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Medical decisions are complex and we often rely on our values and preferences rather than exclusively on the science.

When making medical decisions we often act irrationally

Medical decisions are complex and we often rely on our values and preferences rather than exclusively on the science.

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Scott Dallavo hosts this week's episode of The Lab.

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Scott Dallavo hosts this week's episode of The Lab.

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Mario Cotto hosts a kaleidoscopic Dada dance party! Check out the latest show On-Demand.

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Mario Cotto hosts a kaleidoscopic Dada dance party! Check out the latest show On-Demand.

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Jason Bentley captures the hypnotic pulse of modern city life in a weekly dance show on Saturday nights.

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Jason Bentley captures the hypnotic pulse of modern city life in a weekly dance show on Saturday nights.

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Liza Richardson hosts a weekend evening jam session featuring cosmic rock, scenic techno soul, dub disco-punk and extra classic party explosives from around the world.

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Liza Richardson hosts a weekend evening jam session featuring cosmic rock, scenic techno soul, dub disco-punk and extra classic party explosives from around the world.

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Travis Holcombe sits in for Chris Douridas.

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Travis Holcombe sits in for Chris Douridas.

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Aaron Byrd sits in for Anne Litt.

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Aaron Byrd sits in for Anne Litt.

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Broken beats, soulful key chords, samples and sounds.

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Broken beats, soulful key chords, samples and sounds.

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Raul Campos hosts deep rhythms and urban soul with a Latin twist.

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Raul Campos hosts deep rhythms and urban soul with a Latin twist.

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Chef Brandon Go recently turned heads when he earned his first Michelin star only a year and a half after opening Hayato at the Row DTLA .

Bill Addison raves about the Michelin-starred Hayato at the Row DTLA

Chef Brandon Go recently turned heads when he earned his first Michelin star only a year and a half after opening Hayato at the Row DTLA .

from Good Food

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Rick Bragg has written a memoir about his Southern upbringing .

Rick Bragg remembers his mother’s Southern table

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Rick Bragg has written a memoir about his Southern upbringing .

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LeRoy Downs has been active in the jazz industry for the past twenty years, producing jazz radio programs, hosting festivals, and curating concerts.

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LeRoy Downs has been active in the jazz industry for the past twenty years, producing jazz radio programs, hosting festivals, and curating concerts.

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