Woodson & Rummerfield's House of Design
Principal of Woodson & Rummerfield's House of Design and co-author of High Style
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Jaime Rummerfield
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FROM Jaime Rummerfield
Design and Architecture
Designing "Home" When the House Is Empty There has been an explosion of huge houses and condos in in Los Angeles, London and other global cities purchased by overseas buyers who rarely set foot in these properties. Yet typically these houses are given fabulous makeovers. Does that make them "homes?" This discussion was part of a panel called " Buy to Forget: Zombie Urbanism " at the 2015 WestEdge Design Fair.
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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
‘A Private War’ director on whether the danger of war reporting is worth it What does it take to be a war correspondent? What kind of person is drawn to cover death and destruction? And does the reporting make any difference? They’re questions raised in “A Private War.” It stars Rosamund Pike as Marie Colvin, who’s covered atrocities in Sri Lanka, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and Syria.
LA Observed
Where the fire started, a checkered past The Woolsey Fire continues to rage at a little more than a third containment today. Areas in, and north and west of, Malibu are feeling the brunt of the impact. But across the Ventura County Line, headed past Point Mugu, and toward Oxnard, is a plot of land that has a lot of history. And controversy. With fires burning inside the grounds of the former Rocketdyne Field Lab, some folks who live nearby are worried.
Martini Shot
Microdosing This is Rob Long and on today’s Martini Shot I hypothetically and with names changed, explore some of the ways writers get scripts written, from Adderall to ten micrograms of LSD, everything but just sitting down and doing the work.
Film Reviews
The Girl In the Spider’s Web: A New Dragon Tattoo Story “The Girl In the Spider’s Web: A New Dragon Tattoo Story” is a reference to the terrific series that started years ago with “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.” The central character in the new installment has the same name, but she’s changed and a lot around her has changed, none of it for the better.