Brick had gotten a new jaw, nose, and cheekbones from a surgeon in California, costing him around $30,000, and still he was furious at women and the world.
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Send in the Clones
A rogue group called the Archangel Ancient Tree Archive is moving cuttings and seeds from California’s ancient sequoia north to Oregon to save the species from the coming effects of climate change. But should they? Maybe in a world faced with global environmental disaster, the old rules no longer apply.
What Remains
Studying glaciers has taught science about the Earth’s age and natural cycles. So what does the death of one California glacier tell us about our future?
When Arnold Schwarzenegger Was the Newest Member of the Gym
From his earliest days in California, Arnold was a polarizing, impossible-to-ignore figure.
Your Wilderness Is Not Permanent
At an uncertain time in her life, Sejal Shah does Burning Man her own way.
The Human Costs of Kamala Harris’s War on Truancy
The “progressive prosecutor” wanted to transform how California responded to students missing school. Parents like Cheree Peoples wound up paying the price.
California Dreaming
It would have been unthinkable a decade ago that the Republican stronghold of Orange County, California would ever be up for grabs by Democrats. But life behind the “red curtain” is changing, and the county might hold the key for turning disgruntled never-Trumpers into blue voters—as long as the Democrats don’t mess it up.
Longreads Best of 2020: Investigative Reporting
Our top picks for investigative journalism this year.
The Canadians
For many teenagers living before the decline of traditional retail, everything important in life happened in the mall. For Canadian Sophie He, who was adapting to life in southern California without a green card, the mall was also the place that first cast her as an outsider.
Down the Rabbit Hole: A Psychedelic Reading List
The science, the strangeness, the promise, of psychedelic journeys.
