Rick Bass's journey through a season of semipro football at 60, exploring grit, camaraderie, and the sport's challenges and triumphs. altaonline.com/dispatches/a6…

In My Time Machine, Carol Lay imagines a California 30 million years in the future. altaonline.com/dispatches/a6…

Southern California is getting brighter, but this national park provides a dark respite. altaonline.com/dispatches/a6…

Tananarive Due’s novel Mazywood is a mysterious family saga set in Hollywood. altaonline.com/books/fiction…

L.A. journalist Andrew Dubbins on his family’s escape from the Pacific Palisades—and the home they left behind. altaonline.com/dispatches/a6…

Janet Fitch recalls the fierce tutelage of Kate Braverman—the L.A. writer who banned clichés, demanded beauty, and changed everything about how Fitch wrote. altaonline.com/books/fiction…

In Tiny Threads, Lilliam Rivera uncovers the horror of adult life. altaonline.com/books/fiction…

After decades of decline, Pacific Bluefin Tuna populations are on the rise. California chefs are cutting in cautiously. altaonline.com/dispatches/a6…

This week’s Sunday funny comes to us from cartoonist Teresa Burns Parkhurst. altaonline.com/culture/carto…

A year in Richmond, England, involves a fictional sports team, real-life truths, and droves of American fans. altaonline.com/dispatches/a6…

Christopher Hawthorne explores the architecture and history of Hangar One. altaonline.com/culture/archi…

Clarence Leonidas Fender’s California. altaonline.com/culture/music…

Make a mango shrub as part of mixologist Lindsay Merbaum’s smash cocktail for Viet Thanh Nguyen’s novel, the California Book Club’s January selection. altaonline.com/california-bo…

Golden State experts Gustavo Arellano and Stacey Grenrock Woods tackle Californians’ skills behind the wheel, apparent moves to Texas, and the best year we ever had. altaonline.com/dispatches/a6…

An L.A. artist’s work conjures driving, labor, the Aztec Sun god, and Mickey Mouse. altaonline.com/dispatches/a6…

Author Adam Hochschild recommends five titles exploring U.S. democracy’s history, its challenges, and the people who have helped shape it. altaonline.com/books/nonfict…

Food writers Brock Keeling and Tamara Palmer list their seven food wonders of California, from classic Italian cioppino to a delicious drive-thru burger. altaonline.com/events/a63252…

The collision of art and science is too broad a topic for an arts festival. But the result is divine. altaonline.com/culture/art/a…

Historian and activist Susan Stryker traces the evolution of gender as a concept. altaonline.com/books/nonfict…

Artsy transplants—and a grateful generation of returning locals—are reimagining the once-forsaken Central Valley city. altaonline.com/dispatches/a6…