The California Sunday Magazine

2016

The Noma Way

One chef, ten weeks, thirty dishes, and hundreds of new ingredients. How Danish superstar René Redzepi created an entirely new restaurant in Australia.

By Tienlon Ho

Photographs by Mark Mahaney

Crowd Source

Inside the company that provides fake paparazzi, pretend campaign supporters, and counterfeit protesters

By Davy Rothbart

Illustrations by Jon Adams, Big Mouth, and Jocelyn Tsaih

Thrashed

Jake Phelps has run the bible for skaters for more than two decades. He’s nearly died a few times in the process.

By Willy Staley

Photographs by Andrew Paynter

To Live and Die in Mumbai

A sensational murder involving one of the country’s most celebrated couples has mesmerized India and exposed some of its darkest fears.

By Sonia Faleiro

Photographs by Poulomi Basu and Vivek Singh

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Best Served with Milk: Josef Centeno

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Backstage

Behind the scenes with Pop-Up Magazine’s music director, Minna Choi

By Douglas McGray

Photograph by Paige K. Parsons

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The Thread: Ben Gibbard with Mark Kozelek

By MailChimp

Fifteen years and thousands of miles away from the fall of the World Trade Center, a small town wonders how to remember it.

By Brooke Jarvis

Photographs by Ian C. Bates

More than 20 species of wildflowers have bloomed in Death Valley — a once-in-a-decade event.

Photographs by Jim Mangan

Text by Summer Sewell

Thao Nguyen and Merrill Garbus on working together, eating together, and making music personal

By Cameron Bird

Illustration by Hsiao-Ron Cheng

Along the route of the Nicaraguan canal

Photographs by Rose Marie Cromwell

Text by Francisco Goldman

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California Inspires Me: Mark Mothersbaugh

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The Last Holdout

By Lindy West

Photographs by Katy Lester

The Noma Way

One chef, ten weeks, thirty dishes, and hundreds of new ingredients. How Danish superstar René Redzepi created an entirely new restaurant in Australia.

Crowd Source

Inside the company that provides fake paparazzi, pretend campaign supporters, and counterfeit protesters

Thrashed

Jake Phelps has run the bible for skaters for more than two decades. He’s nearly died a few times in the process.

To Live and Die in Mumbai

A sensational murder involving one of the country’s most celebrated couples has mesmerized India and exposed some of its darkest fears.

Best Served with Milk: Josef Centeno

Backstage

Behind the scenes with Pop-Up Magazine’s music director, Minna Choi

The Thread: Ben Gibbard with Mark Kozelek

Fifteen years and thousands of miles away from the fall of the World Trade Center, a small town wonders how to remember it.

More than 20 species of wildflowers have bloomed in Death Valley — a once-in-a-decade event.

Thao Nguyen and Merrill Garbus on working together, eating together, and making music personal

Along the route of the Nicaraguan canal

California Inspires Me: Mark Mothersbaugh

The Last Holdout

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