A History of Healing:
Visitors can explore the development of battlefield medical care at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick, Maryland. By Pam George, AAA World, V.10, #4
Experimental Attitudes:
Pianists Matthew Shipp, Vijay Iyer and Jason Moran share at least one thing in common: They've each forged a fiercely individual approach to creating jazz. By Ted Panken, Downbeat, V.75, #7, July 08
The Last Strand; King of Noodles by Martin Wong, Giant Robot #53
"Back in the '70s... the 2 or 3 blocks on San Pedro south of Olympic were full of Chinese-run restaurants and businesses. And unlike Chinatown, the area lacked 'Oriental' courtyards and shops for tourists. It catered strictly to 1st-generation Chinese Americans, mostly the Cantonese-speaking ones that came over in the first half of the 1900s...
Today, the neighborhood has been taken over by the Garment District on the south and Skid Row to the north, and almost every trace of what was once called 'Chinatown No.2' is gone. The only remnants are faded painted signage directing passers-by to the Hong Kong Noodle Co. ..."