Getty Research Institute
Dutch-born head of the Department of Architecture and Contemporary Art at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, California; father of a Marine
PROFILE
Wim de Wit
Guest
FROM Wim de Wit
Design and Architecture
Overdrive One of the first shows to open is the Getty's own, called Overdrive: L.A. Constructs the Future, 1940–1990 . It's curated by Wim de Wit and Christopher James Alexander of the Getty Research Institute, and it's huge, with plans, models, archive footage taking us back to the era when LA was taking flight – spreading residential development far and wide, building a state-of-the-art airport, building its aerospace and oil industries, not to mention its pop culture, like Disneyland. Chris Nichols, author of the " Ask Chris " column in Los Angeles magazine and member of the LA Conservancy's Modern Committee , knows the period as well as anyone. Listen for his review of the show, as well as his unapologetic embrace of onetime ability to drive ones car door to door. Walking – not him!. The 1950s lifestyle was, in his view, "So luxurious, I just love it so much."
Which Way, L.A.?
Memorial Day in America: Fun or Remembrance? Memorial Day has divided Americans as much as it has united them. It began as a celebration of Union Army soldiers who died in the Civil War. Southern States didn't embrace it until after World War I — and some still hold separate "Decoration Days" to remember the casualties of the Confederacy. Except for the Revolution, only the Civil War has been fought on American soil, and that makes it easy to forget those who've sacrificed for our country. Without the draft, more and more families don't have loved ones who've died in war. We talk to public radio listeners are others about how they plan to spend a holiday that also features retail sales, barbeques and the Indy 500.
To the Point
Memorial Day in America: Fun or Remembrance? Memorial Day has divided Americans as much as it has united them. It began as a celebration of Union Army soldiers who died in the Civil War. Southern States didn't embrace it until after World War I — and some still hold separate "Decoration Days" to remember the casualties of the Confederacy. Except for the Revolution, only the Civil War has been fought on American soil, and that makes it easy to forget those who've sacrificed for our country. Without the draft, more and more families don't have loved ones who've died in war. We talk to public radio listeners are others about how they plan to spend a holiday that also features retail sales, barbeques and the Indy 500.
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To the Point
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To the Point
Who's to blame for the opioid crisis? Some of the lawyers who took on Big Tobacco are now going after Big Pharma. It’s all about the deadly epidemic of opioid use. Are the drug companies to blame? What about the users? Later, on today’s Talking Point: making sense of Britain’s upset election.
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To the Point
The Trump agenda: where's the beef? President Trump says big things are happening. After celebrating a House bill on health care, he doesn’t yet have Senate agreement. With James Comey’s public testimony scheduled tomorrow, the President today tweeted his selection of a new FBI Director. Is the Chief Executive all style and no substance? Later, terror attacks in Iran and conflicting claims about who’s behind them.