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An "ecstatic and personal exploration—in loopy, gross-out comic form—of the essence of faith in cosmic religious vision itself."

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The once anonymous Pulitzer-winning food critic of Los Angeles is anonymous no more.

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When I started learning Korean, I couldn't find new Korean movies easily, let alone classic ones. This online archive makes that much easier now.

Angelenos, rejoice: we live in a much less smoggy, crime-obsessed, and fragmented city than the one in this program.

This video tour of the martial arts film star's dense hometown hits many of Hong Kong's hotspots, and reveals more about who Jackie Chan the man.

Your new rare groove obsession. You're welcome.