George Duke Gone

from NPR George Duke, Legendary Jazz Keyboardist, Dies by EYDER PERALTA George Duke, the legendary jazz keyboardist, died on Monday, his publicist tells NPR. Duke’s career spanned five decades and he always straddled the line between disparate genres,...

The Predator Wasp

from The Los Angeles Times Citrus growers use predator wasp to fight disease threat BY RICARDO LOPEZ / PHOTOGRAPHY BY DON BARTLETTI Invasive species expert Mark Hoddle coaxes a vial of predatory wasps to the tip of a citrus branch infested with psyllids. The tiny...

NEVER BUILT LOS ANGELES

from The LA Times Review: A city’s unrealized ambitions in ‘Never Built Los Angeles’ By Christopher Hawthorne, Los Angeles Times Architecture Critic Los Angeles has never been big on regret. For most of the city’s history we’ve been so...

THOSE WHO WANDER (from New Canaan)

from New Canaan News New Canaan’s fledgling filmmakers attract funds, star power Tyler Woods Abigail Schwarz (left) and Nico Scandiffio (right) are full steam ahead with their New Canaan-centric film, “Those Who Wander.” The pair recently picked up...