Benjamin Gottlieb
To the PointBenjamin Gottlieb is a producer at KCRW in Santa Monica, where he works on “To the Point,” as well as the station’s local news programming.
These two entrepreneurs took Korean-Mexican fusion cuisine back to Seoul
When you move your family abroad, you bring your culture with you. Your language, your religion and maybe, most importantly for some, your food. That’s been true for years for the more than 300,000 Korean immigrants living in Southern California. Now there is a growing number of them that are moving back to Seoul, and they are returning with a food culture that is simmered in the melting pot that is Los Angeles.
What sub-Saharan Africa’s first white president in 20 years means for the continent
Most of Africa spent centuries under white rule, either through colonial policies or post-colonial schemes like apartheid. But that changed two decades ago, and since then Africa hasn’t had a white leader of any country. But that just changed.
Even your medical records aren’t safe. Chinese group hacks into hospital’s patient records
When you go to the hospital, you give up a lot of very personal data, not the least of which is your name, address and Social Security number. Recently, a group of Chinese hackers associated with their government’s cyber espionage program branched out from their usual work and targeted a huge hospital system’s patient database — and got away with a huge haul of personal data.
Thai judges throw out another elected prime minister
Thailand’s been enduring political protesters for years, with voters in the provinces regularly electing national leaders who aren’t amenable to the Bangkok power establishment. And judges keep throwing those candidates out of office. It happened again this week, leading some to wonder about the country’s future political stability.Thailand’s been enduring political protesters for years, with voters in the provinces regularly electing national leaders who aren’t amenable to the Bangkok power establishment. And judges keep throwing those candidates out of office. It happened again this week, leading some to wonder about the country’s future political stability.