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This Trendy Pet Laid a Rotten Egg

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Save the Movie Theaters!

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On Shaky Ground

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Welcome Back Diego Rivera

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The Beach Boys Were Right

anaheim, ca october 04 a wood fired bbq chicken pizza is one of the offerings at "the kitchen," a new eatery at the honda center's remodeled south entrance in anaheim, ca on wednesday, october 4, 2017 photo by kevin sullivandigital first mediaorange county register via getty images

How California Ruined Pizza

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Read This Before You Swim in Lake Tahoe

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"Unbeautiful" Chinatown Was Her Home

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California’s Civil Rights Pioneers

The Starbucks Reserve Roastery aims to be a shrine for coffee lovers.

What’ll It Be? Alta’s Favorite West Coast Coffee.

The California Hall of Fame celebrates the “legendary people who embody [the state’s] innovative spirit and have made their mark on history.” Founded in 2006, the museum admits between 7 and 14 members each year.

10 Californians Who Are Missing from the Hall of Fame

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A Few of Our Favorite Things

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Harrison Ford as Rick Decker in the 1982 film Blade Runner.

California’s Fictional Future

U.S. marshals arrest Harris for draft evasion in 1969 at Struggle Mountain, the Harris-Baez home in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

California, Resist!

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California’s New Normal

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California Is a Cabaret

An Alien sculpture lines the side of the road in the town of Baker, California, which is also known as the 'Gateway to Area 51.'

E.T., Phone Home to California

Tom Frost during his second ascent of the Nose, a climbing route up Yosemite’s El Capitan, in June 1997.

Go Climb A Rock

One portion of the Well of Scribes has been located and will soon be returned to the Los Angeles Central Library.

Solving California’s Cold Cases, One at a Time

A Cal Fire airplane drops retardant on a large hilltop home that caught fire during a 2014 wildfire in San Marcos.

Getting Ready for the Big One—Fire, That Is

California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) photographed at the Phoenix Zoo in Phoenix, Arizona. Status: critically endangered.

Keeping the West Wild

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Wild Horses Can’t Stop These Letters to the Editor

Sergio Gonzales, one of the longest-tenured servers at Musso’s, delivers truffled mac and cheese, crab Louie, and grilled New York steak to a hungry Anniversarist.

The Restaurant That Helped Define Hollywood

Whole roasted San Miguel vermilion, an example of a boat-to-table meal.

Tastes as Big as California

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Changing the Course of LGBTQ History

Close-up of Peru’s beloved ají chiles—grown in California.

Desperately Seeking Peruvian Peppers (in California)

San Francisco native Danny Glover (right) costars in The Last Black Man in San Francisco with Fails (left) and Majors (center).

Don’t Cry For Me San Francisco

Built in 1908, the Gamble House was designed by architects Greene & Greene, for use by David and Mary Gamble (of Procter & Gamble fame) as a winter residence.

10 Oscar-Worthy Landmarks