Events

Discuss the connections we share with California’s forests, how their maintenance impacts the state’s wildfire crisis, and more.

Why do we love grisly subject matter? Let's discuss.

Explore Chandler’s relationship with Los Angeles, his female characters, and murder most foul.

Look into the lives of the people who are paid to look into ours.

The Freeman's editor discusses the new wave of authors who have made his must-read California curriculum.

The author sits down with Alta contributor Oscar Villalon for a discussion on Your House Will Pay.

Two Alta contributing cartoonists take us through their process — and punchlines.

In her latest book, the photographer transforms everyday seaweed into stunning art.

If it’s happening in Southern California, author, journalist and frequent Alta contributor has an opinion.

Learn how sci-fi on screen (big and small) keeps pace with the real world.

Can a mom forge a deeper connection with her autistic son — and a divided country — on a 15-day journey along Route 66?

The writer, poet, and educator discusses how the current global movements are represented in the arts.

Take a historical look at the radical pastime of cruising.