The California Sunday Magazine

2014

Border Signs

Turning a lens on the tragedy and mystery of the U.S.–Mexico frontier

Photographs by Richard Misrach

Sound art by Guillermo Galindo

Dunkin’ and the Doughnut King

Ted Ngoy overcame poverty and escaped genocide, made a fortune off doughnuts and gambled it all away. Today, Ngoy is back on top – but America’s biggest doughnut chain could threaten the hundreds of California shops that are his legacy.

By Greg Nichols

Photograph by Giulio Di Sturco

The Deepest Dig

The bottom of the ocean is the most remote, least understood place on Earth. But that isn’t stopping us from mining it.

By Brooke Jarvis

Photographs by Corey Arnold

Hearing Pictures

For decades, blind movie fans have relied on frame-by-frame audio description. Now, a blind scientist and a band of amateurs are questioning who decides what they see.

By Chris Colin

Photograph by Talia Herman

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A renowned affordable-housing architect explains how San Francisco can do it right.

By Allison Arieff

Photographs by Mark Mahaney

An Argentine perfumer draws inspiration from spacesuits and sleeping whales.

By Haley Cohen

Watercolor by Jen Garrido

Finding art in the suburbs

Photographs by Larry Sultan

Words by D.J. Waldie

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Things That Live in Our Home by Kate Bingaman-Burt

Commissioned by Nest

The Thread: Ben Gibbard with Mark Kozelek

By MailChimp

Animal Vacation Rental Reviews No. 17

Comissioned by Airbnb

Oakland teenagers on how to talk to their parents, the police, and their grandmas.

By Pendarvis Harshaw and Wendy MacNaughton

Border Signs

Turning a lens on the tragedy and mystery of the U.S.–Mexico frontier

Dunkin’ and the Doughnut King

Ted Ngoy overcame poverty and escaped genocide, made a fortune off doughnuts and gambled it all away. Today, Ngoy is back on top – but America’s biggest doughnut chain could threaten the hundreds of California shops that are his legacy.

The Deepest Dig

The bottom of the ocean is the most remote, least understood place on Earth. But that isn’t stopping us from mining it.

Hearing Pictures

For decades, blind movie fans have relied on frame-by-frame audio description. Now, a blind scientist and a band of amateurs are questioning who decides what they see.

California Inspires Me: Thao Nguyen

Postcards from Outer California: Monterey and Big Sur

Making the rounds at Grand Central Market

A renowned affordable-housing architect explains how San Francisco can do it right.

An Argentine perfumer draws inspiration from spacesuits and sleeping whales.

Finding art in the suburbs

Things That Live in Our Home by Kate Bingaman-Burt

The Thread: Ben Gibbard with Mark Kozelek

Animal Vacation Rental Reviews No. 17

Oakland teenagers on how to talk to their parents, the police, and their grandmas.

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