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tourism
Earth Focus
Closures, Thoughtless Visitors Try Big Sur Locals' Patience
Post date:Businesses outside the road closure area are still open, and visitors are welcomed. Just remember that not everyone there is on vacation.
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Joshua Tree National Park
Earth Focus
Visiting Joshua Tree? Here are Four Easy Ways to Reduce Your Impact
Post date:With millions of visitors a year even the smallest thoughtless acts have a way of multiplying. If you don't want to make things worse, follow these guidelines.
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National Parks
Earth Focus
Parkour Team's Joshua Tree Spree: Why We Can't Have Nice Things
Post date:Chalk up another example of visitors abusing Joshua Tree National Park for their own ends.
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Cultural Politics
Artbound
The Third Life of the Hollywood Sign
Post date:The Hollywood Sign has lived three distinct lives throughout it's history. Most recently it has become a symbol of the Third L.A — where technology and obstructionism mix, and battles over access and shared space exist.
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History
Lost LA
A Tourist's Trolley Trip Through Early-1900s Los Angeles
Post date:In the early 20th century, countless visitors toured Los Angeles on the red cars of the Pacific Electric's Balloon Route.
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Rick Steves' Europe
The 4 Most Gorgeous Châteaux in France's Loire Valley
Post date:Get ready for the open house tour of a lifetime as Rick Steves guides us through this French region's most evocative castles and palaces.
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Italy
Rick Steves' Europe
Explore Quintessential Venice
Post date:Get swept away by the city built on water. Rick Steves breaks down the Venetian must-do's.
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Rick Steves' Europe
The Allure of Basque Country
Post date:Rick Steves gives us a glimpse at what makes this area between Spain and France worth a visit.
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Denmark
Rick Steves' Europe
Denmark: 5 Unforgettable Towns Beyond Copenhagen
Post date:Venture beyond the Danish capital to experience the cute and cozy atmosphere of Denmark's countryside villages. Rick Steves, writer and expert of European travel, guides the way.
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France
Rick Steves' Europe
5 Perfect Road Trip Stops in Provence
Post date:Rick Steves points out a few must-see villages and sights of this southern region of France.
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Austria
Rick Steves' Europe
Storybook Austria: Salzburg, Salzkammergut, and Hallstatt
Post date:From summer bobsledding to romantic lake cruises, Rick Steves unveils all the fun and splendor this alpine region has to offer.
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!["Vulcanizing," Butte St., Randsburg, CA. 2014. | Photo: Osceola Refetoff.](https://www.kcet.org/sites/kl/files/styles/kl_image_medium/public/atoms/article_atoms/www.kcet.org/arts/artbound/images/vulcanizing-butte%2520st-randsburgca-2014.jpg?itok=0ILt-XLk ""Vulcanizing," Butte St., Randsburg, CA. 2014. | Photo: Osceola Refetoff.")
Visual Arts
Artbound
'Abandonment Chic' and the Modern Desert
Post date:Writer/ photographer duo High & Dry step into Randsburg, CA: a town straddling the worlds of tourist destination, motorcycle Valhalla and diminished landscape where civilized specters remain.
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History
SoCal Wanderer
Bodie Ghost Town Gets Spooky This Summer
Post date:The historic park will host three late night tours guiding guests through its "most fascinating ghost stories and legends."
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Where We Are
History & Society
Re-reading L.A.: '7 Days in Los Angeles' from 1932
Post date:The history of Los Angeles may be shallow by comparison with other cities, but it's crowded with incidents that amuse, stir, puzzle, and sadden in "Los Angeles in 7 Days" from 1932.
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Where We Are
History & Society
Re-reading LA: 'A Tenderfoot in Southern California' from 1918
Post date:Sunshine, geraniums, and fleas. Also potholed streets, eccentric residents, and a culture of aggressive salesmen. In the popular literature of Los Angeles at the turn of the 20th century, it's already the city we almost know.
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literature
Artbound
Genius Loci: The Strange Alchemy of California's Literary Shrines
Post date:California has a rich -- though often underappreciated -- literary heritage.
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technology
SoCal Focus
Selling Your Town: Next Up, Simi Valley
Post date:Paris did not need to promote itself but P.T. Barnum did, and he did so with a vengeance.
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Health
SoCal Connected
'Birth Tourism,' Fair Path to Citizenship or Legal Loophole?
'Birth Tourism,' Fair Path to Citizenship or Legal Loophole?
Post date:They are tourists. They are pregnant. And they are here for a reason.
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commentary
SoCal Focus
The Paradise Paradox: Where Have All The Wildflowers Gone?
Post date:The Sahara mustard -- a fast-growing invasive weed -- has begun to crowd out desert wildflowers. Ecologies and economies are at risk.
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Indio
Artbound
Harem Girls and Camel Races: Middle Eastern Fantasies in the Deserts of Southern California
Post date:The towns in the eastern side of the Coachella Valley have long utilized romanticized portrayals of the Middle East to shape views of their own desert backyard.