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Find your compass with stories that reveal different facets of the Southern California you thought you knew. Unearth powerful histories that only this city’s unassuming street corners could tell. Explore beyond your borders and savor the complex flavors of Southern California.

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"La Femme a la Peau Bleu:" A woman with a blue face mask and blue dress sits in front of a blue device.
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Bokoesam, Almas Fronterizas, Vendredi sur Mer, francisco, el hombre, Gotch and Frankie Rose
A bubble-type shape appears against a void.
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Charlotte Dos Santos, Kirin J Callinan, ANIA, Ariel Pink, Anton Kubikov and Sugai Ken
Still from Tigris Video: A masked figure floats toward the viewer.
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Khruangbin, Jumping Back Slash, Tigris, Shiro Schwarz, Hidrogenesse and The Comet is Coming
Still from "Populous:" Two illustrated purple parrots
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KOKOKO!, Lido Pimienta, La Chamba, Populous and A.r.t. Wilson
Still from Border Blaster 506, "Rhythmic Rituals:" A woman stands in front of a white hall with two white dogs on leashes.
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Sudan Archives, ÌFÉ, La ReDaDa, Junip, Arto Lindsay and Doug Hream Blunt.
Still from Visible Cloaks video: multicolor abstract hexagonal shape
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Mitsume, Lali Puna, Magic Island, el tipo este, Konono No. 1, Juana Molina and Visible Cloaks
Border Blaster s5e8 - Reframing Banner
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Liars, Aquaserge, Phum Viphurit, Ifriqiyya Electrique, Waju, Kate Tempest and Cornelius
La Cita Sign with LA skyscraper in the back: Mexican flag, ":Cocktails," "Dancing" | Samanta Helou
For more than 60 years, La Cita bar has wrapped its arms around a diverse set of the city’s residents — from recent Central American immigrants to second generation Chicanx feminists — making people feel at home amid its red tiles and sparkling lights.
Still from S05E02 of Border Blaster: A white wrangler with women in red outerwear crosses the desert.
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Perera Elsewhere, Alex Anwandter, Inna de Yard, Ceci Bastida, A-WA, Ennanga Vision and Umoja.
A crowd watches structural testing of the Watts Towers, July 1959
In the late 1950s, the city of Los Angeles issued a condemnation order for the towers. Today, they're celebrated as a landmark work of art.
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