Towering palms. Grand boulevards. Eternal summer. This dreamer's town comes sun-baked with a strong blend of frontier reinvention and far-west allure.

 

"The sheer spread of L.A. makes it particularly easy to feel untethered to the whole. It’s up to individuals to seek the city, and that search creates their personal center."

ANN FRIEDMAN

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LOS ANGELES

FIELD GUIDE

$20.00

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LOCAL STORIES, TRAVEL INTEL AND MODERN LORE, INCLUDING:

  • The dozen L.A. albums to add to your vinyl collection

  • Our picks for best flea market, surf shop, denim supply and more

  • A screenwriting tutorial from the Chinatown script

  • Outdoor adventures, from sailing Catalina to the bridge to nowhere

  • Hollywood's history of destroying L.A. on the big screen

  • A timeline of Magic Johnson and the Showtime Lakers

  • The 1992 riots and how the Los Angeles Times won a Pulitzer Prize

  • An interview with beloved chef (and pizza maestro) Nancy Silverton

 
 
 

SUCH GREAT RECOMMENDATIONS. I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN LOS ANGELES, BUT FOUND A LOT OF GEMS IN HERE THAT I HAD NEVER STUMBLED UPON.

- SEARCY T.

 

 
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SURF LEGEND

DICK METZ

Prior to shaping retail brand Hobie into a saltwater juggernaut, Dick Metz bummed his way around the world chasing surf breaks, a story that became the film, The Endless Summer. We interviewed Metz for the Los Angeles field guide.

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ARTIST & ILLUSTRATOR

CAROLINE TOMLINSON

Combining Indian ink and brightly colored pastels, Tomlinson’s energetic work has been exhibited around the world and utilized by brands such as Benefit Cosmetics, Christian Louboutin, and Marc Jacobs.


 
 
 

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