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Trespassers at the Golden Gate
A Death in the Bay ‘I did it and I don’t deny it,’ said Laura Fair of killing a California politician. Her crime offers a lens on 19th-century San Francisco.
The Wall Street Journal, March 7, 2025, Books
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Can religion make you happy? Scientists may soon find out.
Religious attendance is consistently correlated with higher levels of contentment and satisfaction. Here's what the research into that connection has revealed.
National Geographic, January 24, 2025
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It’s getting dark out again. Here’s why it’s actually good for your health.
National Geographic, November 1, 2024
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‘Into Unknown Skies’ Review: How the U.S. Achieved Liftoff
The Wall Street Journal, October 22, 2024
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Rowing is hugely beneficial for older women. Here’s why I do it.
National Geographic, August 23, 2024
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The Journey: A Profile of Poet and Memoirist Javier Zamora
Branson Magazine, January 1, 2024
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Guest Essay: Lahaina’s Banyan Tree Stands Yet Much Hawaiian History Is Gone
The New York Times, August 14, 2023
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Bookshelf: “Daughter of the Dragon” Review: The Star From Chinatown
Anna May Wong’s captivating presence made her a global celebrity during film’s silent era. But Hollywood prejudices kept lead roles away.
The Wall Street Journal, August 12, 2023
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Shivering at the Top of the World
A voyage to the Arctic reveals how climate change is tied to extreme weather in California and the West.
Alta Journal, June 1, 2023
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Bookshelf: ‘Mott Street’ Review: Once Upon A Time in Chinatown
At a downtown Manhattan address, Ava Chin discovered a whole side of her family she’d never met. She set out to trace their collective history.
The Wall Street Journal, May 19, 2023
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Bookshelf: ‘The Wager’ Review: Shipwrecked and Worse
A British warship set out in pursuit of a Spanish treasure, but its crew found itself on a journey into a calamity that became maritime legend.
The Wall Street Journal, April 1, 2023
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Bookshelf: ‘Who Killed Jane Stanford?’ Review: A Cold Case on Campus
The Wall Street Journal, May 13, 2022
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Bookshelf: ‘The Gilded Edge’ Review: Bohemian Tragedy
The Wall Street Journal, October 4, 2021
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‘A Horrible Death to Die’
Behind the origin myth of Stanford University lies a century-old murder. The victim: the school’s chief founder and benefactor
The Journal of Alta California, June 1, 2021
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Bookshelf: ‘Facing the Mountain’ Review: Injustice and Valor
Their families held in internment camps, the Japanese-American soldiers of the 442nd found themselves on savage battlefields in Italy and France.
The Wall Street Journal, May 14, 2021
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Archives Discoveries: Louis J Stellman’s Photographs of the Women Who Fought Slavery in San Francisco’s Chinatown
California State Library Foundation Bulletin, October 1, 2020
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‘The Divine Miss Marble’ Review: Serving With a Smile
The Wall Street Journal, August 10, 2020
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The Citizen Scholar Who Led the Hunt for Queen Lili’uokalani’s Lost Diaries
LitHub, July 24, 2020
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COVID-19 forces Californians to confront the overcrowded prisons in our back yards
Sacramento Bee, July 5, 2020
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Op Ed: As Statues Fall, Whom Should We Honor Instead?
San Francisco Chronicle, June 29, 2020
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Op Ed: Asian women fought the West’s slave trade. And then they were written out of history.
Los Angeles Times, August 4, 2019
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Bookshelf: ‘Black Death at the Golden Gate’ Review: San Francisco’s Plague Years
The Wall Street Journal, May 6, 2019
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Seeking Refuge: After the 1906 Earthquake, a Group of More than 60 Chinese Women and Girls Fled to San Anselmo
Marin Magazine, April 19, 2019
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Bookshelf: ‘The Browns of California’ Review: Golden State Dynasty
The Wall Street Journal, September 16, 2018
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The Historic Hawaii Ranch of the Baldwin Family
Descendants of H.P. Baldwin live on one of the state’s largest working cattle ranches
The Wall Street Journal, April 14, 2014
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Greenhouses for Plants and People
These glass houses shelter people as well as exotic blooms
The Wall Street Journal, March 13, 2014
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In Tune With the Islands: Honolulu ukulele legend Eddie Kamae.
The Los Angeles Times, April 21, 2013, Travel
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When It Gets Too Noisy in Paradise, They Call The “Frog Whisperer”
The Wall Street Journal, April 4, 2013, Page One
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Creating: Coffee Beyond the Same Old Grind
The Wall Street Journal, March 29, 2013, Weekend
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Creating: When Work is All Fun and Games
The Wall Street Journal, March 2, 2013, Weekend
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Creating: Images for Wine in Down-To-Earth Designs
The Wall Street Journal, February 23, 2013, Weekend
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Creating: Building the Buzz for Artisanal Honey
The Wall Street Journal, January 4, 2013, Weekend
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Creating: Capturing the Sounds of the Centuries
The Wall Street Journal, December 12, 2012, Weekend
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Creating: Tips from A Wine Therapist
The Wall Street Journal, November 23, 2012, Weekend
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Creating: A Breeder’s Quest For Perfect Puppies
The Wall Street Journal, November 2, 2012, Weekend
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Creating: Making a Man Into a Monument
The Wall Street Journal, October 9, 2012, Weekend
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Creating: Giving Glide to Legendary ‘Guns’
The Wall Street Journal, September 28, 2012, Weekend
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‘The Descendants’ Aims to Lay Down the Law in Hawaii
The Wall Street Journal, November 26, 2011, Speakeasy
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The Home Front: Growing a Piece of History
How a 103-year-old created one of California’s most important gardens
The Wall Street Journal, November 25, 2011, Weekend
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Aloha, Lady Gaga: A New Wave Of Hula Gains Sway on the Mainland
Hawaiians Say Some Dancers Have Gone Off the Island; Accused of a ‘Lap Dance'
The Wall Street Journal, November 11, 2011, Page One
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Creating: The Green Man Whose Gardens Defy Gravity
The Wall Street Journal, November 5, 2011, Weekend
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The Home Front: A Handmade Hangout in Hawaii
An artist’s funky compound, assembled over two decades, on Maui’s North Shore
The Wall Street Journal, October 21, 2011, Weekend
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Creating: A Rustic Architect to the Stars
Wall Street Journal, September 11, 2011, Weekend
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The Home Front: Poetry In the Palms
The lush Maui retreat of W.S. Merwin, the U.S. poet laureate
The Wall Street Journal, March 25, 2011, Weekend
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In This Hawaiian Scavenger Hunt, A Princess Seeks Palace Treasures
King’s Bed Went Missing in 1893 Revolt, But Iowa Returns a Mahogany Chair
The Wall Street Journal, February 19, 2011, Page One
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Creating: John Adams, Composer: Busting Out of Musical Lockdown
The Wall Street Journal, January 8, 2011, Weekend
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How to Pronounce Lili’uokalani? Ask Marvin Nogelmeier
Man From Minnesota Teaches Hawaiians a Thing or Two About Their Own Language
The Wall Street Journal, September 18, 2010, Page One
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Bookshelf: “She Found a Way To Celebrate ” – Julia’s review of “The Widow Clicquot”
The Wall Street Journal, November 4, 2008, Weekend
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Napa, Without the Wine – Gardens, architecture, cooking and the arts fuel many other passions in California’s Eden
The Wall Street Journal, May 31, 2008, Weekend
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Napa Valley Secret: A Fruitless Search for Rare Cabernet
Screaming Eagle Winery Isn’t Receiving Visitors; Forget the Mailing List
The Wall Street Journal, April 26, 2007, Page One
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A Successful Vintner Pours His Passion Into Dynastic Dream
Europe’s Wine Clans Inspire Mr. Harlan’s Grand Plan; Grooming a Teenage Son
The Wall Street Journal, July 1, 2006, Page One
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Wine Re-Enactment Runs Into Resistance, And Not Only French
Blind-Tasting Triumph of ’76 Put California on Map; A Chill Over Chardonnay
The Wall Street Journal, May 2, 2006, Page One
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How Naples, Fla., Bested Napa, Calif., At Its Wine Game
East Coast Oenophiles Know How to Treat a Billionaire At Exclusive Charity Event
The Wall Street Journal, June 24, 2005, Page One
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Grape Expectations: In Napa Valley, Winemaker’s Brands Divide an Industry
‘Two-Buck Chuck’ Maker Owns Labels Based in Region; Vineyards Are Elsewhere — An Appeal to Supreme Court
The Wall Street Journal, February 22, 2005, Page One
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Grapes of Wrath: Inside a Napa Valley Empire, A Family Struggles With Itself
Two Rival Mondavi Brothers Are Replaying Past Battles, Imperiling Their Winery Undercut by Two-Buck Chuck
The Wall Street Journal, June 3, 2004, Page One
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Father and Son: In Two Generations, Drug Research Sees a Big Shift
Valium’s Inventor, Now 95, Relied on His Instincts; Markets, Machines Today — Ban on ‘Two-Legged Rats’
The Wall Street Journal, February 11, 2004, Page One
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Transparency Eludes Founder of Davos Forum
Line Between Elite Group And Personal Ventures Is Sometimes Blurry
The Wall Street Journal, January 27, 2000
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Then Came Branson
He’s flamboyant. He’s full of ideas. But is he flying too close to the sun?
Business Week, October 26, 1998, Cover Story
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Millionaire Dons: Entrepreneurship Is Flourishing in Britain’s Academic World
Business Week, March 9, 1998, Cover Story
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