Publisher’s Note: What Audiences Want
By Will Hearst
A Zanjero’s Life
By Marcela Davison Avilés
The West Coast’s Native Oyster
By Lydia Lee
Helping Imperiled Species
By Scott Addeo Young
Poetry: “Our Son Comes Over”
By David L. Ulin
The Coming Psychedelic-Industrial Complex
By Roberto Lovato
Fresno’s New Newsroom
By Brad Balukjian
Street Art Goes Corporate
By Ajay Orona
Why Renoir Speaks to Me
By Guimi You
Toypurina: A Cultural Icon
By Denise Hamilton
Why Are Missing Women of Color So Often Overlooked?
By Louise Farr
The New Hollywood
Three Cinematographers Take the Long View
Moderated by Tim Greiving
Film’s Waning Influence on Fashion
By Monica Corcoran Harel
The Oscars? Give It a Rest
By Will Self
A Middle-Age Rom-Com Boom
By Monica Corcoran Harel
Tightening the Reins on Runaway Production
By Robert Ito
Movies No Longer Allow Us to Hide in the Dark
By David Thomson
Why I Love This Show
- The Secret Power of The Magicians? It Teaches Us About Growing Up. By Jeff Schaffer
- Telling the Story You Want to Tell in I May Destroy You. By Marissa Jo Cerar
- RuPaul’s Drag Race Opens the Door on a Gay-Subculture Art Form. By Justin Noble
- Embracing Fierce Female Friendships in We Are Lady Parts. By Tanya Saracho
- The Oddly Relatable Family Drama at the Heart of Succession. By Kourtney Kang
Alta Picks: An Influencer’s Guide to the New Hollywood
Books
Get to Know California Book Club’s Winter Writers
By Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, Natalie Diaz, and Karen Tei Yamashita
The Bigotry-Based Beef Between Mark Twain and Bret Harte
By Joy Lanzendorfer
Tracy K. Smith’s Many Voices
By John Freeman
A Long-Distance Lit Partnership
By Jesse Katz
Poetry: “Take to the Days a Fist of Starlight”
By Mai Der Vang
Judy Garland’s Biggest Fan
By Sam Wasson
Conducting With Courage
By Catherine Womack
Two Designers’ Finnish Fancy
By Daniel P. Gregory
Berkeley’s Unequal Theaters
By Ishmael Reed
Fiction: “He Dreams About the Bunny Ranch”
By Allie Rowbottom
Trailblazer: Lauren Esposito
By Jessica Klein