Girls of Hollywood

Making It in La-La Land, from Fantasy to Reality

Photos by Kimberly Kane, Styling by Giuliana Mayo Full story

Toupee

These photos were found in a Wendy's men's room in Barstow, California, along with additional handwritten chapters from Brett Gelman's novel Toupee. Full story

My Dad Gets Shoulder-Deep In Cows

My dad is a veterinarian in a small dairy town in Northern California, which means I grew up hauling hay and shovelling horseshit on farms. I often went on cal… Full story

Our House

In the Middle of the Trees

The view of the San Francisco Bay from at the top of a 100-foot coastal redwood is just as panoramic as, say, that from a high-rise apartment in the city's posh neighborhood of Russian Hill. Full story

Victims Of Pain And Blind Justice

Fighting California’s Three Strike Law

In 1997, William Anderson stole a dollar in loose change from a parked car. He was arrested and sentenced under California's voter-approved "three strikes and you're out" law. Full story

California Dream Logicking

Sun Araw Talks Books, Naps, and Cruising the Grey Zone

Most modern music tagged as psychedelic at best resembles the jittery head spins of two cups of black coffee. With tentative reverb puddles the only nod to tripping, these are tame bands embellishing their dull college rock with download hype. Sun Araw is an exception: a vast hea… Full story

Hey Ron! - I Want To Move To California With A Man Named After Toaster Pastries

Welcome true believers and newcomers alike. Once again we find our hero Ron, better known ar… Full story