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‘Pacific Standard Time’: L.A. Comes Into Its Own

Paul Von Blum / Truthdig Nov 22, 2011 Perhaps above all, these exhibitions reveal Southern California to be an authentic rival to New York as a world arts center "Pacific Standard Time" should cause critics and scholars to revise their sectarian outlooks and broaden their geographic horizons. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Portraits of Misery in Coachella

Staff / Truthdig Oct 29, 2011 For those who live there, life at the wrong end of Avenue 54 in Southern California’s eastern Coachella Valley is a hot, rotting hell. As you head east, the “Bermuda shorts, putting greens and picture-window champagne dinners” found in abundance near the Arnold Palmer Golf Course give way to … (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Shaking Up the San Andreas Fault

Staff / Truthdig Aug 20, 2010 While the threat of the Big One in Southern California's earthquake culture is always present, a new report on the San Andreas fault suggests not only that more quakes have occurred along the fault than previously thought, but that California is “overdue for a huge temblor.” Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

California in Flames

Staff / Truthdig Nov 17, 2008 If we're blogging with any added urgency this week, it could be because Truthdig's home base is surrounded by fires, one of which city officials called the worst in nearly 50 years. Firefighters caught a break in the weather Monday, but they're not taking anything for granted. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Whale of a Decision

Staff / Truthdig Nov 13, 2008 While some whales' hearts are as big as cars, the hearts on the Supreme Court that ruled Wednesday against a ban on high-powered sonar in Navy training exercises must be shrinking by the minute. The decision was a defeat to environmentalists, who argue that sonar panics whales, makes their ears bleed and pushes them to beach themselves. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )