The lithium revolution has arrived at California’s Salton Sea
I’m finally convinced: California’s Imperial Valley will be a major player in the clean energy transition. After a dozen years of engineering, permitting and financing,…
It’s OK if your body wobbles, jiggles, dimples, and rolls – mine does too, social media doesn’t show the full story
SOCIAL media isn't always real and one fitness influencer is here to prove it. She reminded her viewers that posing and lighting was everything in…
The week’s bestselling books, Jan. 28
Hardcover fiction 1. The Fury by Alex Michaelides (Celadon Books: $29) A murder upends a reclusive ex-movie star’s trip to a private Greek island. 2.…
Jeffrey Wright on his first Oscar nod for ‘American Fiction’
Long a stalwart supporting player and something of an actor’s actor, Jeffrey Wright received his first Oscar nomination on Tuesday for his lead performance in…
Are dams good or bad?
The latest forecast has arrived for the West’s largest reservoir — and, stop me if you’ve heard this one, it’s not great. Federal scientists are…
African nations want to tell a different story in Davos
From South Africa to Rwanda to Nigeria, African countries put on a show of force at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland,…
‘Dwell Time’ and the Getty reveal the art of preserving art
I’ve had Nancy Sinatra’s “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’” on repeat for no good reason. I’m Carolina A. Miranda, art and design columnist at…