Culture

Tackling Climate Change on the Home Front

A superefficient, all-electric house is not only better for the environment but also a much better environment to live in. Here’s how architects on the West Coast are building for the future.

Weekly Cartoon: Altatude #12 Spring 2021

This week’s Sunday funny comes to us from cartoonist Kevin Dooley.

Weekly Cartoon: Altatude #11 Spring 2021
This week’s Friday funny comes to us from cartoonist Kendra Allenby.…
The Last Lady of California
Kailyn McCord’s short story is about sacrifice, the life of our land…
The Rumors Are True…I Got a Landline!
Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell confesses to loving her old-school teleph…
May 10, 2021
Aerial Surveys of Arid Landscapes

Michael Light’s aerial photography finds beauty in the traces we leave on the western landscape.
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May 9, 2021
Weekly Cartoon: Altatude #9 Spring 2021

This week’s Sunday gag comes to us from cartoonist Kate Isenberg.

May 7, 2021
Weekly Cartoon: Altatude #8 Spring 2021

This week’s Friday funny comes to us from cartoonist Crowden Satz.
May 6, 2021
Poem: Stillwater Cove

Ada Limón captures the agonizing wait atop coastal cliffs to catch a glimpse of the elusive whale.

May 6, 2021
Alta Picks: Bamboo Toilet Paper

Save the planet with every flush.

May 4, 2021
Alta Roundtable: The Great Reset
The pandemic launched a global experiment in working from home. A year later, three prominent designers are inspired by what they see a…
May 1, 2021
Weekly Cartoon: Altatude #6 Spring 2021

This week’s Sunday cartoon comes to us from artist Bill Thomas.

Apr 30, 2021
Weekly Cartoon: Altatude #7 Spring 2021

This week’s Friday funny comes to us from cartoonist Lars Kenseth.
Apr 29, 2021
Poem: How to Draw the Horizon

Oregon-based poet Mia Nolting transforms the everyday with this illustrated look at our imaginary boundary.
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Apr 28, 2021
The Golden State of Happy Hour

Let’s take a sip of some bold new California spirits.
Apr 26, 2021
Andrea Zittel Goes on the Grid

The artist’s rectangular forms are right at home in the wide-open Mojave Desert.
Apr 23, 2021
Weekly Cartoon: Altatude #5 Spring 2021

This week’s Friday funny comes to us from cartoonist Juan Astasio.

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Apr 21, 2021
California’s White Wine Problem

An open letter to an industry long rooted in racism speaks volumes about its writers and leads to a BIPOC scholarship.
Apr 20, 2021
Trailblazer: Amanda Goldberg

Say goodbye to wallpaper.

Apr 20, 2021
Weekly Cartoon: Altatude #4 Spring 2021

This week’s Friday funny comes to us from cartoonist Robert Leighton.