Joan Didion There’s always been a black hole in the center of the California sunlight, and the Santa Ana winds blow through ... of essays “Slouching Towards Bethlehem” without at least ...

There’s always been a black hole in the center of the California sunlight, and the Santa Ana winds blow through ... of essays “Slouching Toward Bethlehem” without at least one eye on the ...

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the wildfires in Los Angeles, and the words of writers who were drawn to the city.

a native California writer, said in her 1968 book of essays, Slouching Toward Bethlehem. "(T)he violence and the unpredictability of the Santa Ana affect the entire quality of life in Los Angeles ...

Slouching Towards Bethlehem: There is something uneasy in the Los Angeles air this afternoon, some unnatural stillness, some tension. What it means is that tonight a Santa Ana will begin to blow ...

“The first is more common: the so-called Santa Ana winds. These winds originate far to the east in the desert and become increasingly warmer and drier as they rush towards Southern Californi ...

Powerful Santa Ana winds, with gusts reaching hurricane strength, swept down the mountains outside Los Angeles and spread ...