As the L.A. fires rage, we’re reminded of movies, books and songs that speak to the city’s love-hate relationship with the ...

Apocalypse as a happy ending? Only in Los Angeles. It's an idea that's epicentral to the identity of the place.

Helping drive the wildfires in the US city of Los Angeles are the so-called Santa Ana winds, a weather phenomenon known ...

If you grew up in Southern California, you don’t need a weather person to know which way the Santa Ana winds blow. These dry ...

The city burning is Los Angeles’s deepest image of itself. . . . The wind shows us how close to the edge we are.” This was ...

Now, the city burns, and its dreams smoulder in the ash Joan Didion, that most perceptive observer of Los Angeles life, was obsessed with the Santa Ana winds and the fires they carried in their wake.

Joan Didion. The dread carries over to music, too, and the shiny hits of the city’s recording studios. “Here come those Santa Ana winds again …” You can hear the line in your head ...