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illustration of russell chatham

Falling (Again) for ‘Dark Waters’

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illustration of karyn kupcinet

Fiction: ‘Cookie’

caro de robertis

Writer’s Room: Storytelling for Survival

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illustration of edward abbey

The Origin of ‘The Monkey Wrench Gang’

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the cy twombly room at the san francisco museum of modern art showcases four paintings and one sculpture by the american artist

Scribbles Are Having a Moment

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Culture

summer tour documentary, grateful dead tour

Goin’ Down the Road on Dead & Company’s Endless ‘Summer Tour’

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altatude, cartoon, issue 35, joe dator and kevin maher

Weekly Cartoon: Altatude #4 Issue 36

coroner to the stars, documentary, dr thomas noguchi

The Coroner to the Stars

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altatude, cartoon, issue 35, hilary fitzgerald campbell

Weekly Cartoon: Altatude #3 Issue 36

casino bar and grill, bodega, california

The Last Great Roadhouse

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FICTION & POETRY

chicago, short story by emily adrian, illustrations by victor juhasz

Fiction: ‘Chicago’

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two horses grazing in a field during sunset, near and far, poem by jake rose

Poetry: ‘Near & Far’

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illustrations, fiction, glass house, by jose vadi

Fiction: ‘Glass Houses’

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two hands holding each other in a natural outdoor setting

Poetry: ‘Bay Area Uta Nikki’

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THE LATEST IN CULTURE

altatude, cartoon, issue 35, kyle bravo

Weekly Cartoon: Altatude #2 Issue 36

a group of cartoon animals posing together with a red background

Issue 36 Crossword: It’s All Relative Solutions

a group of cartoon animals posing together with a red background

Issue 36 Crossword: It’s All Relative

altatude, cartoon, issue 35, juan astasio soriano

Weekly Cartoon: Altatude #1 Issue 36

letter from berlin, art, david lynch

Letter from Berlin: On Location

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ilka hartmann, photographer, bolinas california

Bearing Witness

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voices of our city choir, creative director steph johnson, san diego

The Choir That Sings from the Streets

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james conlon, los angeles opera

James Conlon’s Swan Song

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cartoon, sharks shopping, altatude, scott masear

Weekly Cartoon: Altatude #12 Issue 35

FROM THE ARCHIVE

Members of the norteño band Los Tigres del Norte walk the grounds of Folsom State Prison in April 2018. Their concert there is the subject of a Netflix documentary, Los Tigres del Norte at Folsom Prison, and was recorded for a live album of the same name.

Folsom Prison Blues (Again)

Native son Buck Owens helped define the raw and rough-hewn Bakersfield sound that cemented California’s important role in the evolution of country music.

California’s Role in Country Music

threshold choir

Songs for the Final Passage

thomas campbell, director and ceo of the fine arts museums of san francisco, outside the de young museum, in golden gate park

Museum on the Edge

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two women conversing outdoors, cartoon, hilary campbell, altatude, issue 35
ALTATUDES

Weekly Cartoon: Altatude #11 Issue 35

This week’s Sunday funny comes to us from cartoonist Hilary Campbell.

ellen liebenthal, cartoon, sesame street, ice, altatude, issue 35

Weekly Cartoon: Altatude #10 Issue 35

anika orrock, star wars, cartoon, altatude, issue 35

Weekly Cartoon: Altatude #9 Issue 35

two birds perched on a branch with a person observing them, jonathan rosen, cartoon, altatude, issue 35

Weekly Cartoon: Altatude #7 Issue 35

group of people on a film set with a cameraman, nathan cooper, cartoon, altatude, issue 35

Weekly Cartoon: Altatude #6 Issue 35

yoko ono in half a room (1967), installed at half a wind show at lisson gallery, london, 1967

Before the Myth, There Was Yoko Ono

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tom frost, yosemite

The Trouble with a Hero Like Tom Frost

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ali solomon, cartoon, altatude, issue 35

Weekly Cartoon: Altatude #8 Issue 35

todd gray's octavia's gaze, lacma, david geffen galleries

LACMA’s Geffen Galleries Reimagined

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roller coaster ride with excited passengers, lynn hsu, urn, cartoon, altatude, issue 35

Weekly Cartoon: Altatude #5 Issue 35

brown horse band, total dive album, us west coast tour

Brown Horse Heads West

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lars kenseth, difficult party guests, cartoon, altatude, issue 35

Weekly Cartoon: Altatude #4 Issue 35

robert altman, the long goodbye, noir, elliot gould

‘The Long Goodbye’ Is Worth a Rewatch

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a motion capture setup in a studio, ivan ehlers, cartoon, altatude, issue 35

Weekly Cartoon: Altatude #3 Issue 35