November 2015 – The California Sunday Magazine

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2015

Coal. Guns. Freedom.

A week in the life of the town that keeps your lights on

Photographs by Gregory Halpern

White Gold

Foragers flock to Oregon during matsutake mushroom season hoping to find buttons that can earn a fortune in Tokyo’s bustling wholesale markets.

Photographs by Eirik Johnson

Text by Langdon Cook

The Big O

A new pill promises to increase female libido. One drag-racing, fire-spinning sex researcher believes there is a better way to satisfy women.

By Maria Konnikova

Photographs by Lara Alegre, Natalie Krick, Márton Perlaki, and Birthe Piontek

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California Inspires Me: James Franco

Presented by Google Play

A Bicycling Guide to Silver Lake

Commissioned by Shinola

A new exhibit captures residents experiencing the boom and bust of the Bay Area

By Summer Sewell

Meet our photography director, Jacqueline Bates.

By Douglas McGray

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Best Served with Milk: Josef Centeno

Presented by got milk?

The Thread: Rainn Wilson and Eric Earley

Presented by MailChimp

Tim Hwang wants to show you how the world works.

By Allison Arieff

Photographs by Spencer Lowell

Battling nerves, flu, and the inner critic with Empress Of

By Cameron Bird

Photographs by Daniel Shea

Saturday night at a migrant shelter in southern Mexico

By Jesse Alejandro Cottrell

Photographs by Carlos Alvarez Montero

Baijiu is the top-selling liquor in the world. But will Americans drink it?

By Mitch Moxley

Photographs by Michael Magers

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What Makes Your Home a Magical Place: Eames Demetrios

Commissioned by Nest

The Secret City

By Maggie Shipstead

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