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greyhound dogs, greyhound rescue

A Mission to Save the West Coast’s Last Racing Greyhounds

wine snob

Ask a Californian: Grapes of Wrath

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Ask a Californian: Goodies and Baddies

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They Built a 7,000-Pound Raft—and Floated

playwright philip kan gotanda stands center stage with outstretched arms inside an empty theater, smiling in a dark jacket and scarf.

The Playwright Who Found His Stage

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FROM THE MAGAZINE

Eyes on the Central Valley

If you think it’s a straight line through America’s “fruit basket,” you’re mistaken.

ralph steadman, fear and loathing in las vegas illustration

Publisher’s Note: An Issue Dedicated to Road Trips

kurt russell and goldie hawn

Stop Hating on the Golden State

sunset over palisade region of the eastern sierra nevada, view from the white mountains above california owens valley

An Owens Valley Travelogue

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The Original Frozen Dead Guy

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lew welch, illustration
ALTA FOLIO

Alta Folio: ‘I Went Southwest’

illustration of a rider in a red cape galloping on a brown horse while holding a lantern labeled “ai,” symbolizing a historic and forward looking approach to artificial intelligence.

Letter from Cambridge

two cowboys in matching vests and blue shirts share a kiss between their horses at the denton fairgrounds.

Boots, Bucks, and Drag

painting: pablo picasso’s les demoiselles d’avignon—a cubist depiction of five women in angular, abstract form. © estate of pablo picasso. black and white photograph by irving penn: the hand of miles davis, fingers curled in a loose peace sign. © the irving penn foundation.

Publisher’s Note: Building a Culture of Art

abandoned ore mill structure with a sign indicating its name, cloverdale mine, colorado

The Ghosts of Cloverdale

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reading at home

Ask a Californian: America’s Only Child

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Lynell George on ‘Ode to Dena’

new york city

West Coast vs. Upper West Side

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The Country’s Best Trivia Team is in L.A.

california native landscape plants

Bring Back the California Bloom

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FROM THE ARCHIVES

Hopis of Alcatraz

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