D.C. native El Cousteau raps through a fraught moment A favorite of A$AP Rocky and Earl Sweatshirt, El Cousteau is a product of the District in every way. On Dirty Harry 2, he unpacks his upbringing with a nuance absent from national debate.

Repair technician Duane Michaels solders a dented saxophone for an LAUSD student. He specializes in woodwind instruments. Jonaki Mehta/NPR hide captiontoggle caption Jonaki Mehta/NPRAt a warehouse in an industrial corridor of downtown Los Angeles, a handful of technicians are hunched over their b...