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Tatsuya Nakadai, Japanese Star Known for ‘Ran’ and Other Classics, Dies at 92

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The Hollyhock House: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Ode to California The centerpiece of Aline Barnsdall’s artistic vision remains as vibrant as ever nearly 100 years after she gifted it to the City of Los Angeles.

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Mark Ruwedel - The Western Edge Once on a departing flight from LAX, Mark Ruwedel glanced down from the height of his window seat and noticed a short tract of sand between the runway and the coastal highway. What stretched out below...

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YouTube video by 404 Media Meet a Man Keeping 'The Lost Art' of Neon Glowing

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California's State Snake: The Giant Gartersnake - Save The Snakes A Conservation Victory: The Giant Gartersnake is the Official State Snake of California! On October 9, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 765 into law, officially designating the giant gar...

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Life, Recast Arizona & the Data Center Rush / AI Arms Race

Stunning piece tying together the military-industrial complex in the desert southwest, AI / tech overlords, wars in Gaza and Ukraine, perpetual drought conditions, etc. A sobering and essential read by Melinda Matson Spina:
Life, Recast
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Aux Meadows heading to southern California! Come see us...

Fri 10/3 The Philosophical Research Society in LA
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Sat 10/4 Vine Long Beach

Sun 10/5 Mojave Gold in Yucca Valley
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Requiem For Holy Mountain Records A celebration of the late Portland-based label owner John Whitson's uniquely eclectic vision. Dave Segal acts as our psychedelic explorer, guiding us through highlights from Holy Mountain's catalog.

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Kaleb Horton RIP A farewell to my friend Kaleb Horton, a great writer who died unexpectedly this past weekend.

Kaleb Horton RIP
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The last magazine writer What left with Kaleb Horton.

Very sad to hear of the passing of writer Kaleb Horton at the age of 37. Loved his writing from afar and his dedication to and complicated relationship with his home town of Bakersfield, CA. Nice remembrance here: mattdpearce.substack.com/p/the-last-m... by @mattdpearce.com

YouTube video by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory From Taters to Terabits: NASA Wraps Up Deep Space Laser Test

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Oakley Headquarters | Zahner Oakley Headquarters & Technical Center The project features a blackened steel interior metalwork throughout, a spun aluminum architectural motif exterio ...

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Concert poster for Aux Meadows with the following dates - - Sun 9/28 at Apple Jack’s in La Honda, CA (Royal Oakie Fest) - Fri 10/3 at The Philosophical Research Society in LA - Sat 10/4 at Vine in Long Beach - Sun 10/5 at Mojave Gold in Yucca Valley - Thu 10/16 at Ivy Room in Albany, CA

Aux Meadows hitting the road! Come say hi –

Sun 9/28 at Apple Jack’s in La Honda, CA
Fri 10/3 at The Philosophical Research Society in LA
Sat 10/4 at Vine in Long Beach
Sun 10/5 at Mojave Gold in Yucca Valley
Thu 10/16 at Ivy Room in Albany, CA

Ticket links at auxmeadows.bandcamp.com

YouTube video by InFiné Music Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore - Perpetual Adoration (Live Session From San Diego, CA)

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Craig Ellwood’s Best-Preserved Case Study House Seeks $5.4M in L.A. The meticulously maintained Bel Air home is a midcentury time capsule that still stands true to the architect’s vision.

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Inside the Most Valuable Team in Women’s Sports

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In photos: California’s youth squaring up to an uncertain future Desperate, Scared, But Social — Amid a tumultuous year, the 2025 California Biennial focuses on those coming of age into a climate crisis, widening…

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See the best night sky images from Capture the Dark 2025 Across planet Earth, dark and pristine night skies are an increasingly rare resource. These photos showcase the best of what we still have.

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Two people completed a 1,600-foot air-walk near Golden Gate Bridge — without falling A group of extreme slackliners rigged a walking line nearly one-third of a mile through the air at Kirby Cove in Marin.

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The Luckiest Gas Station in America

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Catch a break: surf adventures in the California sun – in pictures Surfer Todd Weaver takes magical pictures of the Golden State – from ombre skies reflected in the sea to crashing waves and rising full moons

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Labor Day longread: The Silverton strike of 1939 The rise and fall of organized labor in the San Juan mining camps

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The LA chefs and shops delivering food to immigrants scared to go out: ‘I know how to feed people’ After Ice’s infiltration of LA, the community is rallying to provide essentials for survival for those forced to stay home

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Tristan Duke Sees Things We Don’t

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One of Earth's oldest plants sits in the Calif. desert, and no one cares A secret high desert stop was 11,700 years in the making.

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A popsicle molded into the shirtless torso and head of Daniel Craig, with a Del Monte popsicle stick on the bottom

Del Monte Daniel Craig Popsicles (2009-2009): To celebrate National Ice Cream week in the UK, Del Monte decided to release cranberry, blueberry, and pomegranate "ice lollies" modeled after the shirtless torso and head of actor Daniel Craig

Dale Webster, The Man Who Surfed For 14,641 Consecutive Days, Has Passed Away

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Exclusive: Inside San Francisco's Robot Fight Club A new combat sport has entered the arena

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Cam Lindfors’ Euphoric Portrait of a Fading Californian College Town Captured in Isla Vista, California, the photographer’s new book depicts a dilapidated paradise alive with the sweat, chaos, and closeness of youth

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