Press Play with Madeleine Brand
University Endowments, Befriending a Hacker, Movies and Purifoy at LACMA
Harvard and USC recently received multi-million-dollar donations. But how much money do these schools need, and why don’t large endowments translate into lower tuition?
By Madeleine Brand • • 50m ListenTwo wealthy universities, Harvard and USC, recently received multi-million-dollar donations. But how much money do these schools need, and why don’t large endowments translate into lower tuition? Then, Madeleine talks to a journalist who befriended the hacker who hijacked her Facebook account -- and ended up with a strange window into Indonesian youth culture. Next, in our Friday film segment, Entourage, Insidious and more. And finally, Madeleine gives you a sneak preview of the Noah Purifoy show opening at LACMA on Sunday.
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In this episode
4 storiesHow Much Money Do Universities Need?
It’s graduation month. High school seniors are going off to college, and many parents are figuring out how they’re going to pay for an increasingly expensive education. The schools, on the other hand, aren’t all as cash-strapped. This week, USC got $25 million from trustee Rick Caruso to start a department of head and neck surgery.
Read the story12 minMaking Friends With a Hacker
One Saturday morning, Annie Lowrey woke up to a half-dozen email alerts telling her someone had hijacked her Facebook account. She did what most of us would probably do: She contacted Facebook, got the account back and created a new password. But she was curious. Why did the hacker target her account? What did he want?
Read the story10 minFriday Film: 'Entourage,' 'Insidious: Chapter 3' and More
It’s a bro-down this weekend at the movies. Entourage, the movie based on the HBO series, is coming. Or, if you’re not into male entitlement, perhaps Spy with Melissa McCarthy is the movie for you. We talk about those and more new releases in this week’s Friday film segment.
Read the story13 minPurifoy at LACMA
The late artist Noah Purifoy spent the last 15 years of his life in the Mojave desert, creating huge sculptures made of junked materials. Purifoy was also a big figure in L.A., as a founding director of the Watts Towers Art Center.
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