West Coast

'So, What Do You Do?'

Emile Hirsch | Posted 04.25.2012

Emile Hirsch

Is there really that much of a gap of conversation etiquette or philosophy between the East and West coast that one can't ask "What do you do?" to a new acquaintance in New York?

Riding The "Coast Starlight" From Los Angeles To Seattle

Regina Fraser and Pat Johnson | Posted 05.29.2012

Regina Fraser and Pat Johnson

Built in 1939, the station features classic architecture and is listed on the National Registry of Historical Places.

The Rebirth of Middle America

Jay Pelosky | Posted 05.13.2012

Jay Pelosky

For the first time in decades, Middle America is beginning to generate private sector interest and investor dollars. While the East Coast works off the financial bubble and the West Coast encounters a defense spending down cycle, the heartland beckons as America's new area of economic opportunity.

West Coast Hip Hop Photos And East Coast Snapshots

Posted 02.07.2012

If you were to believe Westside Connection back in the late 90s, then "Gangstas Make the World Go Round." In a new exhibition at Known Gallery in Los ...

Pardon My French: Our Heroine Gets Lost In Portland

Katie Beck | Posted 03.15.2012

Katie Beck

It's not Provence, but the view from Northwest is pretty nice.

Thoughts From A Road Trip of Reflection

Porter Gale | Posted 11.01.2011

Porter Gale

A variety of families from different parts of California gather at the hippie camp for a week of "temporary community." Days are spent picking berries, gathering eggs, floating on inner tubes and milking Delilah the cow.

Earthquake Etiquette: In the Eye of the Storm Don't Put Your Foot in Your Mouth

Christal Smith | Posted 10.24.2011

Christal Smith

It will take several days to gauge the overall fall out from yesterday's estimated 5.9 quake centered in Virginia, but it didn't take long for West Coasters to get extra snarky on Twitter and Facebook.

LA Memories of Cape Cod Summers

Bill Blanning | Posted 10.24.2011

Bill Blanning

I've mostly adapted from my Cape Cod roots to Southern California. But summer isn't really summer until I get back to the Cape, with gin and tonics at sunset and the glow of a sunburn at the end of the day.

Like Crabs Pulling Down Our Environment: Wyland vs. the California Coastal Commission

Steve Creech | Posted 10.05.2011

Steve Creech

When Wyland loaned one of his works of art to the Coastal Commission, I'm sure the last thing on his mind would be attempts by the "friends of the Coastal Commission" to pull his years of environmental outreach efforts down.

Earning Your Stripes: Internships & Business

Rise Birnbaum | Posted 08.29.2011

Rise Birnbaum

With the job market really dry out there for newly-minted college grads, what's a kid to do?

A U.S. Health Meltdown Over Japan's Nuclear Crisis

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.

Far too many people are worrying themselves sick over the remote possibility that they and their families might be exposed to massive amounts of radiation from Japan.

Census Bureau Survey Draws Attention to Need for More Proactive Multicultural Approach

Louis Provenzano | Posted 05.25.2011

Louis Provenzano

The release this past week of the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) makes it clear that America's ethnic makeup is changing much quicker...

Round Up and Slaughter Wyoming's Response to Too Many Horses

Paula B. Mays | Posted 05.25.2011

Paula B. Mays

Is the plan to stun the horses in the head and then slaughter them humane? Many in Wyoming believe that it is not.

Why East Coast Natives Should Eat More West Coast Oysters (VIDEO)

Liza de Guia | Posted 05.25.2011

Liza de Guia

Shared from food. curated. So where do YOUR loyalties lie? East Coast or West Coast Oysters? I found a Native New Yorker who wants to share why she t...

Every Break Will Change

Robbie Gennet | Posted 05.25.2011

Robbie Gennet

Every break will change. Pipeline. Teahupoo. Your local favorite. Some may get better, some may disappear. There will be new ones. But every surf break will change when the oceans rise.

Jason Linkins

Obama Announces Drilling Policy In Front Of Toyota Prius Of Fighter Planes

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

President Barack Obama, despite having previously supported a moratorium on offshore oil drilling during the 2008 presidential campaign, has announced...

Jason Linkins

SHOCK: Offshore Drilling Decision Seems Unlikely To Result In GOP Support

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

As mentioned before, the conventional wisdom on President Obama's decision to backtrack on his previous support for a moratorium on drilling is that h...

Obama Oil Drilling Plan: East Coast, Alaska Waters Could Open For Drilling

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Scroll down to watch video of President Obama arguing against offshore drilling during his 2008 presidential campaign. (Washington/AP) Reversing a ba...

Vampire Weekend's Cali-inspired Contra Hits NY Crowds

Alex Lebowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Alex Lebowitz

The lucky ones who scored tickets for this show heard great music, and based on the head-bopping, dancing, and fist-pumping, they also had a great time.

Dream Hits (Photos)

Cali Thornhill deWitt | Posted 05.25.2011

Cali Thornhill deWitt

December saw some visitors from far off lands, a poetry reading/book release party, a group show at Family Books and a long drive up the coast.

Sleep Loss in America: The Decade That Didn't Sleep and Why It's Complicated

Qanta Ahmed, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

Qanta Ahmed, MD

We have been on a roller coaster when it comes to how we now sleep and what a ride we have been on.

Sin Map: 7 Deadly Sins Mapped Across U.S.

Wired | Posted 11.17.2011

"...A team at Kansas State just served up a feast: maps of sin created by plotting per-capita stats on things like theft (envy) and STDs (lust)."...

Farm-Raised Salmon Are Turning Our Oceans Into Polluted Feedlots

Tara Lohan | Posted 05.25.2011

Tara Lohan

Farming salmon, once a dream fish, has become a nightmare for the environment.

Moonshadows: Part 4

Grant Whitney Harvey | Posted 11.17.2011

Grant Whitney Harvey

Unlike the suddenness and great contrast that Billy had experienced before, the turnover from spring to summer at USC seemed to overlap as smoothly as...

Moonshadows: Part 1

Grant Whitney Harvey | Posted 11.17.2011

Grant Whitney Harvey

I Never in his twenty three years of life had Billy Gladsten made so much money. It afforded him a roomy one-bedroom apartment in Westwood, of all p...