UPDATED 9/2/2009:
Given Disney's acquisition of Marvel this week, we thought you'd like to hear our interview with the man who made Marvel acquireable in the first place. True Believers, since you listen to Off-Ramp, you already knew Stan Lee was already working with Disney. AUDIO 1: the long Comic Con interview. AUDIO 2: a much shorter one. And look inside for info on the new Time Jumper episode. -- John
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Stan Lee -- the man who made Marvel Comics huge -- has a new project with Disney called Time Jumper. It's a movie/comics hybrid called a "motion comic." Here's a long version of the group interview he gave at San Diego Comic Con on Thursday, July 23d, to John Rabe and ...
Two things: First, the whole Off-Ramp crew is Tweeting and we'd love to have you follow us. Secondly, John made what might be the first videographic Tweet treatment. Come inside for the movie:
In case you didn't hear it, <a href="http://www.cyberfrequencies.com/">CyberFrequencies</a> was on NPR's <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=7">Weekend Edition</a> with Scott Simon. After Scott interviewed Tanya and I, we asked him a few questions. And as a result, Scott Simon's this week's CyberFrequencies guest star!
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We're also guest blogging for NPR's <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/sundaysoapbox/">Soapbox</a>. Here's our (edited) first post:
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KIDS ON THE WEB<br />
It's truly amazing what kids can do on the web these days. NPR's Scott Simon says that when he got his iPhone "literally within two minutes" his six-year-old daughter showed him how to take pics and eventually download aps! My friend's six-year-old, Lola, wants to be a
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z07_xMZnF-Y">star on the Web</a>.
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And her cousin Ocelotl loves to go to the <a href="http://www.jacksonpollock.org/">Jackson Pollack</a> site where he can make his own paint-splattered homage. But still, every parent I know is conflicted. Should my kid go online? Is it safe?
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<a href="https://twitter.com/MariaK">Maria Knee</a> says it's our responsibility to teach kids how to be
<a href="http://media.scpr.org/audio/upload/2009/07/17/CyberFreq-071809-Final-WEB.mp3">safe online</a>.
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She's a kindergarten teacher who <a href="http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=51141">blogs</a> with her students and we asked her: aren't Kindergartners too young to be on the Internet? Mrs. Knee says that unlike TV, the Internet isn't just a source of entertainment. It's becoming our primary source of information.
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So... What do you think? If you have any questions about your kid and the 'net? <a href="mailto:cyberfrequencies@gmail.com">Email</a> us and and we'll pass them onto Mrs. Knee and let you know what she says!
Jim Washburn is a music writer, record collector, and guest curator of the new <a href="http://www.ci.fullerton.ca.us/depts/museum/">Worst Album Covers</a> exhibit at the Fullerton Museum. The exhibit opens Saturday, August 1. Jim talked with Off-Ramp's Kevin Ferguson to discuss some of the biggest missteps in the history of rock'n'roll packaging.
Every year, the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in downtown Los Angeles highlights the best costumes on TV. And every year they throw a party. John Rabe cleaned up, put on a jacket, and brought his camera. He made two movies -- come inside for the world's chic-est hat, and Charles Phoenix's new beard.
What was all the fuss about the Sunset Strip in the 1960s? The answer comes in a series at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood this weekend (starting Friday July 31st, if you're checking out this website early), introduced by Domenic Priore, author of "Riot on the Sunset Strip: Rock 'n' Roll's Last Stand in Hollywood." John talks with him about Saturday's movies.
Off-Ramp correspondent Jackson Musker goes on a beach safari with the Los Angeles Urban Rangers, who stand up for your right to enjoy the public beaches in front of billionaire's estates. The Rangers are hosting FREE Malibu Beach Safaris in August ... (DETAILS INSIDE)
