Hadley Meares

Tales of strange, nocturnal people haunt the region—and so do theories about who they were, from a lost Welsh "tribe" to aliens.

How the fruit helped create the California dream.

Meet these slippery, mischievous reflections of our anxieties about technology.

How city leaders and real estate barons used sunshine and oranges to market Los Angeles.

The fate of Aaron Burr's daughter remains a topic of contention.

Pinball hasn’t always been an all-American game of fun: for decades it was an object of widespread moral outrage.