Playful Otter Is Stealing Surfboards In California
The otter on Isabella Orduna’s surfboard (Credit: Mark Woodward/ Native Santacruz) Isabella Orduna was paddling out for an…
Ten projects featured in Learning from the Local by Piers Taylor
British architect Piers Taylor advocates a radically local approach to contemporary architecture in his book, Learning from the…
Book excerpt: “1929” by Andrew Ross Sorkin
Viking We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. New York Times financial…
When the bookshelves are full of breaking news – Orange County Register
One of the things people appreciate about books, bookstores and libraries is that they provide a reprieve from…
Dr. Seuss manuscript found in UCSD archives to be published as children’s book next year
When editors from Random House Children’s Books visited the Dr. Seuss collection at UC San Diego’s main library…
25 Years Later, Annie Leibovitz Raises the ‘Question of Women’ Again
In 1988, Annie Leibovitz met Susan Sontag during a shoot to support Sontag’s upcoming work of critical theory,…
Daily reading down 40% as books die in the smartphone era
Let me start off with a confession. Spencer Russell, founder of Toddlers Can Read, joins ‘Fox & Friends…
New book explores Frank Lloyd Wright’s Bay Area movie landmarks
Architect Frank Lloyd Wright was responsible for some of the most iconic buildings of the 20th century. His…
Rare Lobster Shows Off Spooky Halloween Colors
Jackie, the lobster, has extremely rare coloring (Credit: Alyssa Stone / Northeastern University) Just in time for the…
Vogue World fashion show’s best moments from Doja Cat, Kendall Jenner
Vogue World 2025 took Hollywood by storm this weekend. The annual fashion and cultural event, hosted by the…
Cameron Crowe remembers wild times as a teen journalist with Led Zeppelin, Allmans, Bowie
Cameron Crowe doesn’t traffic in regrets, except maybe one. He almost cast David Bowie in “Almost Famous” —…
Enshittification by Cory Doctorow: Why Google, Amazon, and Facebook are worse than ever.
TikTok and airlines have something in common with your search engine, your grocery app, and (increasingly) your car:…