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5 Favorite Ways to Get Off the Deadline Treadmill

by Frances Anderton, Host of KCRW’s DnA, Producer of To The Point and Which Way, LA?

1. Swimming
There are few greater pleasures than shimmying through cool waters. My ideal venue: rivers, lakes and the sea. But second to nature is the Santa Monica Swim Center at 16th Street and Pico in Santa Monica.

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5 Books for Summer Reading by Frances Anderton

Frances Anderton, Host of Design an Architecture.

Life is so full, it’s hard to fit in reading books, especially when my work on current affairs, and design, shows on KCRW demands constant attention to instant sources of news. But give me a good book, and I am transported. My favorite escapist books are detective stories, but I feel guilty about spending to much time in the world of crime-solving when there are so many non-fiction tomes relating to my current affairs and design work that I should be reading. So I’ve taken to seeking out books that relate to the themes I’m exploring work-wise, but are, most importantly, riveting reads. Following are my five favorite recent reads.

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