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Falling (Again) for ‘Dark Waters’

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Fiction: ‘Cookie’

caro de robertis

Writer’s Room: Storytelling for Survival

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The Origin of ‘The Monkey Wrench Gang’

the cy twombly room at the san francisco museum of modern art showcases four paintings and one sculpture by the american artist

Scribbles Are Having a Moment

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yawning booth by sunny atema

Inside the ‘Yawning Booth’

tyler wells at the ecology center tending a fire under a steamship round of beef, cooking over open coals. the scorched foundation of a property destroyed by the eaton fire near betsy restaurant in altadena.

The Chef in the Tent

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Weekly Cartoon: Altatude #9 Issue 32

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On Catalina, a New Exhibition Draws Locals

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Weekly Cartoon: Altatude #8 Issue 32

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FICTION & POETRY

los angeles fires

Poetry: ‘We Are Still Alive in Los Angeles’

mt tam, marin county

‘The Consecration of Mt. Tam’

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‘Renaissance, MT’

year in review, 2024, poetry

Alta Journal’s Poetry of 2024

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Woody Guthrie’s California

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Weekly Cartoon: Altatude #7 Issue 32

john williams biography by tim greiving

Scoring a Legend

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Weekly Cartoon: Altatude #6 Issue 32

gilberto cetina jr, holbox, mercado la paloma, los angeles

‘You Have to Speak Up’

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Weekly Cartoon: Altatude #5 Issue 22

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Weekly Cartoon: Altatude #5 Issue 32

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Weekly Cartoon: Altatude #4 Issue 32

lawrence ferlinghetti, boat drawing

A Tribute Through a Friend’s Eyes

FROM THE ARCHIVE

Members of the norteño band Los Tigres del Norte walk the grounds of Folsom State Prison in April 2018. Their concert there is the subject of a Netflix documentary, Los Tigres del Norte at Folsom Prison, and was recorded for a live album of the same name.

Folsom Prison Blues (Again)

Native son Buck Owens helped define the raw and rough-hewn Bakersfield sound that cemented California’s important role in the evolution of country music.

California’s Role in Country Music

threshold choir

Songs for the Final Passage

thomas campbell, director and ceo of the fine arts museums of san francisco, outside the de young museum, in golden gate park

Museum on the Edge

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ALTATUDES

Weekly Cartoon: Altatude #3 Issue 32

This week’s Sunday funny comes to us from cartoonist Heather Murphy.

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Weekly Cartoon: Altatude #2 Issue 32

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Weekly Cartoon: Altatude #1 Issue 32

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Weekly Cartoon: Altatude #14 Issue 31

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Weekly Cartoon: Altatude #13 Issue 31

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Dashboard Dining in the Golden State

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Issue 32 Crossword Answers

noah davis, artist

Painting Premonition

the cy twombly room at the san francisco museum of modern art showcases four paintings and one sculpture by the american artist

Scribbles Are Having a Moment

walt disney studios, bianca majolie

The Hidden Hand of  Bianca Majolie

illustration of karyn kupcinet

Fiction: ‘Cookie’

road flicks

5 Movies That Capture Unforgettable Trips

road eats

5 Restaurants to Fuel Your Appetite

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Issue 32 Crossword: Hit the Road