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Global Holiday Bites

By Nathalia Alcantara

I-House alumni share family recipes from Tunisia, Madagascar, Reunion Island, and beyond.

Photo by Jami Smith/UC Berkeley Library.

Mixed Media for This Winter

By Editorial Staff

Books, documentaries, and more, all produced by UC Berkeley faculty and alumni

Illustrations by Patrick Welsh

Cal Curators

By Dano Nissen ’18

Meet Berkeley alumni shaping the art world.

You’ll Never Believe It Came from Berkeley

By Coby McDonald, M.J. ’17

Quantum blue, the mouse, card stunts, and more

Marcus Hanschen

Exit Interview with the Chancellor

By Pat Joseph

After seven years at the helm, Carol Christ hangs up her iconic blue blazer. Before she headed out the door, California sat down with her for a final interview.

SpaceX/NASA (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

To Infinity (Err, Umm, the Moon) and Beyond

By Geoff Koch

NASA astronaut Woody Hoburg Ph.D. ’13 on life in space and why returning humans to the Moon matters.

Photo by Julie Cheshire

Building Trust

By Nathalia Alcantara

With deepfakes rapidly becoming a fact of life and conspiracy theories in no short supply, it’s easy to despair over our digital future. We sat down with Coye Cheshire to explore whether we are doomed or not.

Down Home Music Store. Photo by Nathalia Alcantara

More Berkeley on the Jukebox

By Pat Joseph

Volume II in our growing playlist of Cal-connected music.

60 MINUTES

The Bedrock of Good Journalism

By Francisco Martínezcuello

2024 Alum of the Year Bill Whitaker brings integrity to his storytelling.

HBO

What to Read, Watch, and Listen to This Summer

By California magazine editors

Here are our favorite books, shows, and podcasts by people from Berkeley to enjoy this summer.

Illustrations by Patrick Welsh

Cal Comedians

By Dano Nissen ’18

Maz Jobrani, Sheng Wang, Ali Wong, and more

PHOTOGRAPH BY MARCUS HANSCHEN ’01, M.A. ’04

A Bird’s-Eye View of People’s Park

By Pat Joseph

Where People’s Park stands now