Join the Times on a winter walk in Elysian Park
Hello, I'm Deborah Vankin, welfare writer for the Times. I am not sure of you, but 2025 has been one…
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10 Best California Sparkling Wines to Try Right Now
The New Year is approaching and our wine fixations inevitably become effervescent. Traditionally, that would mean Champagne, the world's quintessential…
Los Angeles rapper Jay 305 on his new EP, “Don't Wait Until I Die,” and his love of perfume
For Jay 305, smelling good is holiness. A trail of musks, resinous woods and creamy flowers follow it like an…
The San Francisco Symphony brings synesthesia to Scriabin
It was a cold, wet afternoon as I walked down desolate Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley. A countercultural thoroughfare in the…
Do vegetarians smell different than carnivores?
As I ran along the trails through the oak forests of the Palo Alto hills, I was hit with a…