Los Angeles Field Guide

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

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